International Gender Equality Mechanisms 

Taking as its base the EU Standards and mechanisms developed in accession countries, the presentation compared the approaches adopted by Hungary, Bulgaria and Lithuania and outlined the relative merits and disadvantages of each.   This session, therefore, served as an example of best practices that Kosovo could consider in the shaping of itsown local structures.

Gender-Sensitive Statistics and Indicators

The session centered around the empowering role that the integration of the collection and dissemination of sex-disaggregated data can play in working towards gender equality in a society.  By highlighting the existing problems, and investigating interrelations among different groups within a given society, gender statistics can, and should, be used by policy makers to formulate projects and programmes to close these gender gaps.  The presentation also pointed out the current dearth of such statistics in Kosovo, highlighting the need for their production.