Working Party 6: Team of Specialists on Gender-Responsive Standards

Item

Subject

Timing

1

Approval of the agenda

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2

Invited guest speaker:

Leonhard den Hertog, Policy Officer,

European Commission Director-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST), Unit D3 – Gender Equality [Bio][PPT]

Commission directive on gender balance in decision-making which includes some elements of quotas

• 20 minute presentation followed by discussion/ QA

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3

Brief update from the WP.6 34th Annual Session 26-28 August

Background information presented to the 34th WP.6 Session:

• Presentation from Michelle Parkouda (GRS Chair)
• Presentation from Lance Thompson (WP.6 Secretary)
• Presentation from Rachel Miller (ISO)
• Presentation from Monica Sanzo Gil (UNE, Spain)
• Overview of PTB work on gender from Tobias Diergardt (PTB)
• Overview of Beijing 30+ from Sofia Calltorp (UN-Women)

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4

Guide on GRS-related gender action plans (see ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/7)

• Discussion of next steps
• Any further standards bodies able to respond to the GAP survey?

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5

Brief update on project for gender mainstreaming throughout the quality infrastructure for trade

Background information presented to the 34th WP.6 Session:

• Presentation from Lance Thompson (WP.6 Secretary)
• Presentation from Kostanca Dedja (DPS, Albania)
• Presentation from Davit Tkemaladze (GeoSTM, Georgia)

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6

Next steps within GRS over the next 12 months (from the PoW):

• Enhance implementation of Rec. U and signatories of Dec.
• Develop model best practice for GAP (item 4 above)
• Enhance research on gender mainstreaming throughout QI (item 5 above)
• Exchanges of experience
• Further areas where GRS could add guidance

Discussion and brainstorming on next steps

• Ideas for future speakers?
• Volunteers to share on their implementations for future meeting?
• Other guidance to plan (brochures targeting specific stakeholder groups, or other)?

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7

Update from the Secretariat

• Reorganization of the GRS-segment of the website (please provide input on what you would ideally like to have)
• Publication on GRS Glossary
• Work on gender code lists

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8

Any other business

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9

Next meetings of ToS-GRS: 6 Nov. 2024 (we will discuss the schedule of meetings for 2025 at this meeting, among other things)