SIST EN ISO 53800:2025

Guidelines for the promotion and implementation of gender equality and women’s empowerment (ISO 53800:2024)

This document gives guidance on how to promote and implement gender equality and women’s empowerment. It provides guidelines for organizations to develop the capabilities to achieve a culture of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The guidelines include the framework, resources, policies, tools and good practices for contextualizing, promoting and implementing gender equality.
This document focuses on the inequality resulting from the gender specific roles assigned to women, girls, men and boys and is applicable to all types of organizations (public or private), regardless of their size, location or field of activity.
This document does not address the specific aspects of relations with labour unions or work councils, nor the country-specific regulations and compliance relating to gender diversity.

Leitfaden für die Förderung und Umsetzung der Geschlechtergleichstellung und das Empowerment von Frauen (ISO 53800:2024)

Lignes directrices relatives à la promotion et à la mise en oeuvre de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et à l’empouvoirement des femmes (ISO 53800:2024)

Le présent document fournit des recommandations relatives à la manière de promouvoir et de mettre en œuvre l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et l’empouvoirement des femmes. Il fournit des lignes directrices permettant aux organismes de développer les capacités nécessaires à l’instauration d’une culture de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et de l’empouvoirement des femmes. Les lignes directrices comprennent le cadre, les ressources, les politiques, les outils et les bonnes pratiques permettant la contextualisation, la promotion et la mise en œuvre de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes.
Le présent document se concentre sur les inégalités engendrées par les rôles genrés assignés aux femmes, aux filles, aux hommes et aux garçons, et s’applique à tous les types d’organismes (publics ou privés) quels que soient leur taille, leur localisation et leur domaine d’activité.
Il n’aborde pas les aspects spécifiques des relations avec les syndicats ou les comités d’entreprise ni les réglementations et la conformité propres à chaque pays en matière de diversité des genres.

Smernice za spodbujanje in uveljavitev enakosti spolov ter krepitev vloge žensk (ISO 53800:2024)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 01-Jun-2025
• Publication Date: 01-Sep-2025
• ICS: 03.100.02 - Governance and ethics
• Technical Committee: VZK - Quality management and quality assurance
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 20-Aug-2025
• Due Date: 25-Oct-2025
• Completion Date: 02-Sep-2025
• Ref Project: EN ISO 53800:2025 - Guidelines for the promotion and implementation of gender equality and women’s empowerment (ISO 53800:2024)

Relations

• Incorporates: SIST ISO 53800:2024 - Guidelines on the promotion and implementation of gender equality and women’s empowerment
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2025

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2025
Smernice za spodbujanje in uveljavitev enakosti spolov ter krepitev vloge žensk
(ISO 53800:2024)
Guidelines for the promotion and implementation of gender equality and women’s
empowerment (ISO 53800:2024)
Leitfaden für die Förderung und Umsetzung der Geschlechtergleichstellung und das
Empowerment von Frauen (ISO 53800:2024)
Lignes directrices relatives à la promotion et à la mise en oeuvre de l’égalité entre les
femmes et les hommes et à l’empouvoirement des femmes (ISO 53800:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 53800:2025
ICS:
03.100.02 Upravljanje in etika Governance and ethics
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 53800
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 03.100.02
English Version
Guidelines for the promotion and implementation of
gender equality and women's empowerment (ISO
53800:2024)
Lignes directrices relatives à la promotion et à la mise Leitfaden für die Förderung und Umsetzung der
en oeuvre de l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes Geschlechtergleichstellung und das Empowerment von
et à l'empouvoirement des femmes (ISO 53800:2024) Frauen (ISO 53800:2024)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 August 2025.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2025 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 53800:2025 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
The text of ISO 53800:2024 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TMBG "Technical
Management Board - groups” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been
taken over as EN ISO 53800:2025 by CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2026, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 53800:2024 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 53800:2025 without any modification.

International
Standard
ISO 53800
First edition
Guidelines for the promotion and
2024-05
implementation of gender equality
and women’s empowerment
Lignes directrices relatives à la promotion et à la mise en œuvre
de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et à l’empouvoirement
des femmes
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ISO 53800:2024(en)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Methodology . 8
4.1 Overview of the methodology .8
4.2 Steps in the implementation of the methodology .9
4.2.1 General .9
4.2.2 Understanding the document and its terminology .10
4.2.3 Analyse the current situation in regard to gender equality .10
4.2.4 Identify the stakeholders .10
4.2.5 Identify and prioritize issues on gender equality .10
4.2.6 Involve stakeholders with issues .10
4.2.7 Implement a continuous improvement approach (PDCA cycle) .10
4.3 Integrate the approach into the organization’s sustainability and social responsibility
policy .11
4.4 Organization's status regarding gender equality .11
4.4.1 General information .11
4.4.2 Identifying stakeholders . 12
4.5 Collecting and analysing data on the status of gender equality within the organization . 12
4.5.1 General . 12
4.5.2 Qualitative and quantitative data collection . 13
4.5.3 Specific focus on quantitative elements .14
5 Guidelines on gender equality .15
5.1 Internal dimension of the organization . 15
5.1.1 Governance . 15
5.1.2 Labour practices .17
5.1.3 Raising awareness among internal stakeholders .18
5.1.4 Support for internal stakeholders.19
5.2 Activity and investments of the organization . 20
5.2.1 Provision of gender responsive goods and services . 20
5.2.2 Sustainable procurement .21
5.2.3 Gender-responsive budgeting . 22
5.3 External relations of the organization . 23
5.3.1 Outreach to External Stakeholders . . 23
5.3.2 Setting up partnerships . 23
5.4 Internal and external communication.24
5.4.1 Editorial content .24
5.4.2 Communication actions . 25
Annex A (informative) Guideline for the development of a grievance mechanism to prevent,
detect and respond to gender-based violence (GBV), including sexual exploitation,
abuse, and harassment (SEAH) internally as well as in engagement with external
stakeholders .26
Annex B (informative) Indicators of the comparative situation of women and men.32
Annex C (informative) Good practices and practical examples .35
Bibliography .50

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ISO 53800:2024(en)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each
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