Gender Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018-2022.

The Gender Action Plan (GAP BiH 2018-2022) relies on strategic goals, priorities and measures of GAP BiH 2013-2017, State and Entity development strategy, European Union Strategy for equality of men and women and other relevant strategic documents of the Council of Europe, European Union and United Nations. This is a framework strategic document providing guidelines for the development of operational plans of institutions at all levels of organisation of the BiH authorities. This strategic document contains all areas of social life, however, prioritised and cross-cutting areas have been defined, as well as areas related to strengthening the system, mechanisms and instruments to achieve gender equality as well as co-operation and partnership. In this manner, the obligations of institutional gender equality mechanisms and the obligations and responsibilities of competent ministries in each priority area have been clearly defined.
GAP BiH 2018-2022 contains three strategic goals defining priority areas of activities—namely, programmes and measures needed to achieve each goal. STRATEGIC GOAL 1: Development, implementation and monitoring of the programme of measures for advancement of gender equality within the governmental institutions, as per priority areas: I.1. Preventing and combating gender-based violence, including domestic violence and trafficking in human beings; I.2. Public life and decision making; I.3. Labour, employment and access to economic resources; I.4. Education, science, culture and sport; I.5. Health, prevention and protection; I.6. Social protection; I.7 Gender and security.
STRATEGIC GOAL 2: Establishing and strengthening the system, mechanisms and instruments to achieve gender equality. Priority areas: II.1. Coordination of and supervision over implementation of GAP BiH; II.2. Monitoring and improvement of application of international and domestic gender equality standards; II.3. Strengthening and cooperation of institutional gender equality mechanisms; II.4. Raising awareness of gender equality in all segments of society; II.5. Support to institutional and non-institutional partners in the process of inclusion of the gender equality principle; II.6. Monitoring and assessment of progress in reaching gender equality.
STRATEGIC GOAL 3: Establishing and strengthening of co-operation and partnership. Priority areas: III.1. Cooperation at the regional and international level; III.2. Cooperation with the civil society organizations, social partners and academic community.