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1B. HOW TO USE THIS REPORT

This URBACT report is designed to inform and inspire policy makers to take action in their cities. Gender equality is a cross-cutting issue which touches on many aspects of municipalities work. To make the information as accessible as possible, the content is broken into seven key themes and sub-themes.

These are key areas where cities can work towards gender equality. They reflect regional and global priorities as outlined in the Council of European Municipalities and Regions Charter for Equality, as well as some of the 12 areas of the Urban Agenda for the European Union and targets included in Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 11. Each of these sections provides some context and tangible actions cities can take towards

gender equality. Case studies of good practices, highlighted on the map on the following page, illustrate how gender equality is actively addressed by cities all over Europe. The data and case studies in this report are cited and have been fact-checked. The views expressed here are of the authors and not necessarily those of URBACT or of the institutions mentioned. The case studies were sourced from a combination of first-hand accounts, URBACT networks and partners, good practices and examples from the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) Observatory, European Institute on Gender Equality (EIGE), Urban Innovative Actions (UIA), the European Women s Lobby, Eurocities and desk research.

1C. GENDER AS A CROSS-CUTTING ISSUE

Gender mainstreaming can help cities achieve many other goals in addition to equality and reduction of discrimination, from sustainability to the labour market. To achieve this, however,

city departments need to work together in an integrated way, to literally mainstream the gender perspective in all actions. Find some examples on the next page.

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