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To create a European task force (platform/Think tank) for discussion and evaluation of equal opportunities policies, methods and tools; composed of the three principal actors: women's organisations, policy makers, and women's studies/equal opportunities in academia.
To create a European task force (platform/Think tank) for discussion and evaluation of equal opportunities policies, methods and tools; composed of the three principal actors: women's organisations, policy makers, and women's studies/equal opportunities in academia.
To develop (new) strategic policy objectives for equal opportunities (or redefine old targets, adjusted to actual situation).
The exchange of good practices in equal opportunities
Possible outcome: (ODL-) Training of gender experts in the field of equal opportunities - (or training module).
Introduction of the topic "equal opportunities" into the university curriculum, strongly linked to "women/gender-studies", political sciences, social administration studies, economics, psychology or human sciences, medecine.

Building up "infrastructures" for dialogue between the actors.
Analyzing the bottlenecks, advantages and disadvantages of the implementation of equal opportunities policy in different countries on different levels.
Quantitative and Qualitative research and surveys.
Seminars with presentation of products and other activities.

a European platform or 'Task Force' for discussion and evaluation of equal opportunities policy.
year 1/3: discussion papers (electronically available and printed documents).
year 2: Database of experts in the field of equal opportunities (theory; policy development; training, implementation, information and evaluation).
year 2/3: inventory and evaluation of policy tools on equal opportunities and mainstreaming.
year 2/3: inventory and best practices of training possibilities on equal opportunities.
year 3: Development of new policy recommendations and tools on E.O.
year 3: teaching material on equal opportunities and the implementation of equal opportunities policy.
dissemination articles, books

	Activities	Products
Year 1	1 general meeting 2 WG meetings (in Belgium) The second WG meeting is an Expert meeting group	Platform/Task Force Discussion papers on E.O policy (electronically available)
Year 2	1 general meeting 2 WG meetings (in Belgium) the second WG meeting is an Expert meeting group	Database of experts in the field of equal opportunities (theory; policy development; training,implementation, information and evaluation-women's organisations, women's studies, policy makers); Discussion papers on E.O. policy; Inventory of policy tools on E.O.; Inventory of training possibilities
Year 3	1 general meeting 2 WG meetings	Development of new policy recommendations and tools on E.O Best practices of policy tools and training possibilities Development of teaching material on E.O. and the implementation of E.O. policy Discussion papers on E.O. policy (electronically available) - The start of a Journal on Equal Opportunities