Guidelines on the promotion and implementation of gender equality and women’s empowerment

This document gives guidance on how to promote and implement gender equality and women’s empowerment. It offers guidelines for organizations to develop the capabilities to achieve a culture of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The guidelines include the framework, resources, policies, tools and good practices enabling contextualization, promotion and implementation of gender equality.
This document focuses on the inequality resulting from the gender specific roles assigned to women, girls, men and boys and is applicable to all types of organisations - public or private, regardless of their size, location and field of activity. This document does not address the specific aspects of relations with labour unions or work councils, countries specific compliance and legal requirements on gender diversity.
Note: Please refer to 3.5 (now) definition of gender and 3.21 (now) definition of diversity

Lignes directrices relatives à la promotion et à la mise en œuvre de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et à l’empouvoirement des femmes

Lignes directrices techniques sur la façon de promouvoir et de mettre en œuvre l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes dans tous les types d’organisations, publiques ou privées, quels que soient leur taille, leur localisation géographique et leur domaine d’activité.
L’objectif est d’élaborer des lignes directrices sur :
Les concepts, termes et définitions;
L'identification des bonnes pratiques exisantes;
La définition d’actions, de stratégies, de politiques pour la promotion et la mise en œuvre de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes  
Sont exclus : les travaux de normalisation connexes sur la diversité dans la gestion des ressources humaines, tels que couverts par l’ISO/TC 260 « Management des ressources humaines »

Smernice za promocijo in uveljavitev enakosti spola ter opolnomočenje žensk

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19-May-2024
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6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
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Due Date
20-Jul-2024
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST ISO 53800:2024
01-julij-2024
Smernice za promocijo in uveljavitev enakosti spola ter opolnomočenje žensk
Guidelines on the promotion and implementation of gender equality and women’s
empowerment
Lignes directrices relatives à la promotion et à la mise en œuvre de l’égalité entre les
femmes et les hommes et à l’empouvoirement des femmes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ISO 53800:2024
ICS:
03.100.02 Upravljanje in etika Governance and ethics
SIST ISO 53800:2024 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST ISO 53800:2024
International
Standard
ISO 53800
First edition
Guidelines for the promotion and
2024-05
implementation of gender equality
and women’s empowerment
Lignes directrices relatives à la promotion et à la mise en œuvre
de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et à l’empouvoirement
des femmes
Reference number
ISO 53800:2024(en) © ISO 2024

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Methodology . 8
4.1 Overview of the methodology .8
4.2 Steps in the implementation of the methodology .9
4.2.1 General .9
4.2.2 Understanding the document and its terminology .10
4.2.3 Analyse the current situation in regard to gender equality .10
4.2.4 Identify the stakeholders .10
4.2.5 Identify and prioritize issues on gender equality .10
4.2.6 Involve stakeholders with issues .10
4.2.7 Implement a continuous improvement approach (PDCA cycle) .10
4.3 Integrate the approach into the organization’s sustainability and social respo
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International
Standard
ISO 53800
First edition
Guidelines for the promotion and
2024-05
implementation of gender equality
and women’s empowerment
Lignes directrices relatives à la promotion et à la mise en œuvre
de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et à l’empouvoirement
des femmes
Reference number
ISO 53800:2024(en) © ISO 2024

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Methodology . 8
4.1 Overview of the methodology .8
4.2 Steps in the implementation of the methodology .9
4.2.1 General .9
4.2.2 Understanding the document and its terminology .10
4.2.3 Analyse the current situation in regard to gender equality .10
4.2.4 Identify the stakeholders .10
4.2.5 Identify and prioritize issues on gender equality .10
4.2.6 Involve stakeholders with issues .10
4.2.7 Implement a continuous improvement approach (PDCA cycle) .10
4.3 Integrate the approach into the organization’s sustainability and social responsibility
policy .11
4.4 Organization's status regarding gender equality .11
4.4.1 General information .11
4.4.2 Identifying stakeholders . 12
4.5 Collecting and analy
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ISO 53800
Première édition
Lignes directrices relatives à la
2024-05
promotion et à la mise en œuvre
de l’égalité entre les femmes et les
hommes et à l’empouvoirement
des femmes
Guidelines for the promotion and implementation of gender
equality and women’s empowerment
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ISO 53800:2024(fr) © ISO 2024

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Avant-propos .iv
Introduction .v
1 Domaine d’application . 1
2 Références normatives . 1
3 Termes et définitions . 1
4 Méthodologie . 9
4.1 Présentation de la méthodologie .9
4.2 Étapes de mise en place de la méthodologie .10
4.2.1 Généralités .10
4.2.2 Comprendre le document et sa terminologie .11
4.2.3 Faire un état des lieux en matière d’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes .11
4.2.4 Identifier les parties prenantes .11
4.2.5 Identifier et prioriser les domaines d’action liés à l’égalité entre les femmes et
les hommes .11
4.2.6 Associer les parties prenantes aux domaines d’action .11
4.2.7 Mettre en œuvre une approche d’amélioration continue (cycle PDCA). 12
4.3 Intégrer la démarche au sein de la politique de responsabilité sociétale de l’organisme . 12
4.4 Statut de l’organisme en matière d’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes . 12
4.4.1 Généralités . 12
4.4.2 Identification des parties prenantes . 13
4.5 Collecte et analyse de données sur la situation de l’égalité entre les femmes et les
hommes au sein de l’organisme .
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST ISO/DIS 53800:2023
01-maj-2023
Smernice za promocijo in uveljavitev enakosti spola ter opolnomočenje žensk
Guidelines for promotion and implementation of gender equality and women’s
empowerment
Lignes directrices relatives à la promotion et à la mise en œuvre de l'égalité entre les
femmes et les hommes et de l'autonomisation des femmes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ISO/DIS 53800
ICS:
03.100.02 Upravljanje in etika Governance and ethics
oSIST ISO/DIS 53800:2023 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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Introduction .v
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2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Methodology . 8
4.1 Overview of the methodology .8
4.2 Steps in the implementation of the methodology .9
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4.2.2 Understanding the document and its terminology .10
4.2.3 Analyse the current situation in regard to gender equality .10
4.2.4 Identify the stakeholders .
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ISO/PC 337
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Guidelines for promotion and implementation of gender equality and
women’s empowerment
Lignes directrices relatives à la promotion et à la mise en œuvre de l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et
de l'autonomisation des femmes
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Foreword . v
Introduction. vi
1 Scope .8
2 Normative references .8
3 Terms and definitions .8
4 Methodology . 16
4.1 Overview of the methodology . 16
4.2 Steps in the implementation of the methodology . 17
4.2.1 General . 17
4.2.2 Understanding the document and its terminology . 18
4.2.3 Analyse the current situation in regard to gender equality . 18
4.2.4 Identify the stakeholders . 18
4.2.5 Identify and prioritize issues on gender equality . 19
4.2.6 Associate stakeholders with issues . 19
4.2.7 Implement a continuous improvement approach (PDCA cycle) . 19
4.3 Integrating the approach into the organization’s sustainability and social responsibility policy . 19
4.4 Organization's status regarding gender equality . 20
4.4.1 General information . 20
4.4.2 Identifying stakeholders . 20
4.5 Collecting and analysing data on the status of gender equality within the organization . 21
4.5.1 General . 21
4.5.2 Qualitative and quantitative data collection .
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