BGI Consulting performed the evaluation of the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of gender equality trainings and other proactive actions implemented under the Priority Axis I of 2007-2013 Operational Programme for Human Resource Development (OP HRD).
In the 2007-2013 programming period, the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania implemented 6 measures under the Priority Axis I of the OP HRD (“Promotion of social dialogue” (No. VP1-1.1-SADM-02-K), “Human resource development in enterprises” (No. VP1-1.1-SADM-01-K), “Human resources INVEST LT+” (No. VP1-1.1-SADM-11-V), “Promotion of youth employment and motivation” (No. VP1-1.2-SADM-05-V), “Integration of persons at risk of social exclusion in the labour market” (No. VP1-1.3-SADM-02-K) and “Fight against discrimination and prevention of social issues in the labour market” (No. VP1-1.3-SADM-01-K)) which included the preference or requirement for their project promoters to organize trainings and (or) other proactive actions aimed at gender equality promotion.
The main aim of the evaluation was to assess the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of gender equality promotion actions implemented under the abovementioned measures, in order to improve gender mainstreaming in the interventions funded from the EU Structural Funds in the 2014-2020 programming period.
In order to carry out the objectives of the evaluation, different evaluation methods were applied, including analysis of documents, secondary sources and monitoring data, surveys of project promoters and participants of gender equality promotion actions, case studies, roundtable discussion and theory-based impact evaluation.
As a result of the evaluation, the scope and effectiveness of the selected model for gender equality promotion, as well as the quality, efficiency and impact of gender equality promotion actions carried out under the measures of the Priority Axis 1 of the OP HRD, have been assessed. In addition, good practice examples of gender mainstreaming in the projects financed from EU Structural Funds in other countries have been analysed and recommendations for improving the model for gender equality promotion in the 2014-2020 programming period have been developed.
The evaluation results were presented to the stakeholders 29 April 2016 during promotional event in the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania and are provided in the evaluation report.
The evaluation was commissioned by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania.