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Gender Impact Assessments

As part of our gender advocacy work, Women’s Health Victoria collates topic-based Gender Impact Assessments (GIAs). These assessments demonstrate the disconnection between gendered evidence and policy and practice that does not consider gender (is gender blind).

The purpose of a GIA is to inform and strengthen existing or proposed policies in order to neutralise any discriminatory effects, and to promote gender equality as an outcome. GIAs are clear, concise tools that highlight gender differences and the absence of gender-responsive policy and practice.

Gender Impact Assessments (GIAs):


Women and ageing: GIA (PDF, 112.29KB, November 2009)
Women and alcohol: GIA (PDF, 79.46KB, January 2010)
Women and body image: GIA (PDF, 84.22KB, February 2009)
Women and cardiovascular disease: GIA (PDF, 65.14KB, December 2008)
Women and climate change: GIA (PDF, 144.56KB, July 2009)
Women and corrections: GIA (PDF, 76.87KB, August 2008)
Women and depression: GIA (PDF, 66.47KB, August 2007)
Women and diabetes: GIA (PDF, 114.10KB, May 2010)
Women and drugs: GIA (PDF, 65.25KB, August 2008)
Women and financial security: GIA (PDF, 65.94KB, August 2008)
Women and informal caregiving: GIA (PDF, 69.37KB, December 2008)
Women and mental health: GIA (PDF, 57.53KB, October 2007)
Women and physical activity: GIA (PDF, 122.56KB, February 2010)

Gender Impact Assessment templates

To assist the development and collation of GIAs by others, our GIA template we use to develop our own GIAs is available for download.

Content Reviewed: 14 January 2009
Last Updated: 14 January 2009