GENDER EQUALITY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

How can a city be gender inclusive and equal? Let’s learn from the best practices!The webinar is aimed at sharing knowledge on best practices in promoting gender equality in local governments.

About this event Torino Città per le Donne, TOxD (Turin City for Women) is proud to present a panel of inspiring local policymakers, who will explore how gender equality is being promoted in the administration of the cities they represent.

Torino Città per le Donne is a non-governmental women’s organisation driven by the mission to promote gender equality at the local level, in partnership with local communities and civic organisations, local stakeholders, national, European and international institutions and NGOs. In the past few months, TOXD has carried out a study on gender mainstreaming within the planning and administration of local governments, analysing international and European best practices, among which Barcelona (Spain), Ümea (Sweden), Montréal (Canada), the Pais Vasco and Vienna (Austria).

The research is supported by Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. Gender equality at the local level implies promoting women’s leadership at all political and management levels, collecting and monitoring gender data, and adopting a governance model to evaluate and shape policies and actions in all sectors to generate positive impacts on women’s lives, wellbeing and opportunities, designing and realizing inclusive public spaces and services, training staff, involving and engaging with local and women’s organisations.

Webinar's objectives:

• to present and discuss selected policies and activities on gender mainstreaming promoted and implemented by local governments;

• to consolidate the network of cities, organisations and experts working towards gender equality in local governments

• to promote exchange, learning and action in Torino and other Italian and European cities

Speakers:

• Welcome and introduction Torino Città per le Donne and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo

• Jacopo Rosatelli, Deputy Mayor on Social Welfare and rights, Municipality of Torino

• Ander Bergara, Head of Institutional Cooperation Area, Emakunde, País Vasco

• Linda Gustafsson, Gender Equality Officer at the Municipality of Umeå, Sweden

• Sonia Ruiz Garcia, Director Gender and Time Policy Services Municipal Management, Barcelona, Spain

• Anuradha Dugal, Présidente, Conseil des Montréalaises, Montréal, Canada

• Simone D’Antonio, National URBACT Point , ANCI

Who can join? Everyone interested in and/or working on gender equality from social, cultural, economic, and civic points of view; gender mainstreaming in local administration; equality and inclusion within local governments’ planning and action.

For more information contact: torinocittaperledonne@gmail.com