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• Indicator 4. Proportion and country of origin of female and male asylum seekers who have<br />
obtained the status of refugee, or benefit from subsidiary protection.<br />
It is clear from the discussions in the French Presidency report that the indicators are a first step in<br />
trying to measure progress in this field. They only address some of the strategic objectives in this<br />
area. This topic spans a broad field of activities, which can be divided into three subfields. One<br />
subfield concerns what MS do within the EU. This raises questions whether sectors such as defence,<br />
security and foreign policy are gender balanced and how gender mainstreaming activities have been<br />
organised. This is the focus of indicators 1 and 2. Another subfield regards MS and the EU in<br />
relation to third countries and asks: how are gender issues taken into account when EU MS come to<br />
the rescue or intervene in third countries? Do MS consider gender-related violence when they<br />
receive refugees from violent areas in third countries? Are processes of mediation, peace building<br />
and reconstruction gender mainstreamed? Do MS and EU personnel deployed in third countries<br />
treat local women and men with gender awareness in mind? Indicator 3 and 4 are concerned with<br />
this subfield. There is a third subfield, the promotion of a culture of peace, of non-violence and the<br />
reduction of military spending and availability of armaments corresponding to Beijing strategic<br />
objectives E 2 – E 4, for which no indicators have been developed.<br />
Indicator 1: measures how many staff members have undergone gender training. No quantitative<br />
data are available for this indicator. The French Presidency’s survey did not address this indicator in<br />
quantitative terms but in terms of yes/no.<br />
Indicator 2: measures the balance between men and women in areas that are relevant to decision–<br />
and policy-making and to activities related to armed conflict and conflict resolution. Eurostat data<br />
are limited.<br />
Indicator 3: no data are available.<br />
Indicator 4: is concerned with the treatment of refugees. The data provided on how many refugees<br />
are accepted and the number of women and men are limited.<br />
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