%0 Journal Article
%A Bustelo Ruesta, María Dolores
%A Minto, Rachel
%A Mergaert, Lut
%T Policy evaluation and gender mainstreaming in the European Union: the perfect (mis)match?
%D 2020
%@ 2515-1088
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130950
%X This article assesses the ability of the European Commission’s current approach to policy evaluation to evaluate gender mainstreaming and, in turn, other cross-cutting social agendas (Articles 8–10 TFEU). Taking European Union research policy as a case study, through our analysis, we reveal mismatches between current evaluation standards adopted within the Better Regulation framework and requirements for effectively assessing progress towards cross-cutting social objectives, such as gender equality. The article concludes with a series of recommendations to overcome the identified shortcomings. Our analysis constitutes a key contribution to the development of feminist scholarship on the post-implementation phase of the policy process.
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