Gender mainstreaming is, according to the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), a strategy towards realising gender equality, involving “the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies, regulatory measures, and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equality between women and men, and combating discrimination”. Gender mainstreaming is not a policy goal in itself, but a means to achieve gender equality. Equality between women and men is recognised by the EU as a fundamental right, a common value of the EU, and a necessary condition for the achievement of the EU objectives of growth, employment, and social cohesion.

Source: European Institute for Gender Equality, “What is gender mainstreaming?”, https://eige.europa.eu/gender-mainstreaming/what-is-gender-mainstreaming

Gender mainstreaming in research, i.e., gender-sensitive research, demands that we consider gender at every stage of the process, wherever it is appropriate, while formulating the research questions, gathering the team, and organising the work; deciding upon the research methods used; data collection and analysis; the presentation/reporting of the findings.

Source: SAGE. Systemic Action for Gender Equality, “Guidelines for Sex/Gender into Scientific Research”, 2019, https://www.khas.edu.tr/sites/khas.edu.tr/files/docs/2019-04/Gender_Sex_in_Research.pdf