The use of funds for gender equality in Poland : in-depth analysis

This research article was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. It was commissioned, overseen and published by the Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs. The focus of the study is to assess how gender equality funds for 2014-2020 are allocated in Poland. The focus is mainly on the ESIF's funding within the National and Regional Operational Programmes, as well as the Horizon 2020 and the REC Programmes on the Gender Equality Objective, and the follow-up of Daphne Programmes on violence against women. The reference period is 2014-2016. The report presents to what extent the rules of projects' selection procedures determine the implementation of gender equality principles within operational.