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Résumé Cet article analyse la mutation intervenue, en 2006, dans la politique européenne d'égalité des sexes, près de dix ans après l'adoption, en 1997, de l'article 13 du traité d'Amsterdam interdisant toute discrimination fondée sur le sexe, la race ou l'origine ethnique, la religion ou les croyances, l'existence d'un handicap, l'âge ou l'orientation sexuelle. L'inclusion du sexe dans l'article 13 l'a dilué dans l'ensemble des autres 'catégories' plus qu'il n'a permis d'en étendre le champ d'application au-delà du marché du travail. Cette étude s'appuie sur la comparaison des textes officiels de l'Union européenne ( ue ), notamment des trois derniers Programmes d'action communautaire ( pac ) mis en place depuis 1996 et des trois derniers règlements du Fonds social européen ( fse ) mis en place depuis 1994 2 .

International audience ; This article examines the development of a gender mainstreaming strategy in the EU by illustrating how this strategy was shaped by other than gender equality policy goals. Gender mainstreaming was originally launched in 1996 to promote gender equality in all EU policies, in the context of international and European mobilization on women's issues. It was aimed to transform mainstream policies by introducing a gender equality perspective. However, it has been largely used as an alibi for neutralizing positive action. The successful implementation of positive action in political decision-making had challenged the gender distribution of political power over policy institutions and technical, human and financial resources. This led to policy softening and institutional weakening due to counteracting by the EU political and administrative hierarchies. The argument is based on text analyses of relevant Community acts and on direct observations of the policy process, based on personal working experiences in the European Commission.

This article examines the development of a gender mainstreaming strategy in the EU by illustrating how this strategy was shaped by other than gender equality policy goals. Gender mainstreaming was originally launched in 1996 to promote gender equality in all EU policies, in the context of international and European mobilization on women's issues. It was aimed to transform mainstream policies by introducing a gender equality perspective. However, it has been largely used as an alibi for neutralizing positive action. The successful implementation of positive action in political decision-making had challenged the gender distribution of political power over policy institutions and technical, human and financial resources. This led to policy softening and institutional weakening due to counteracting by the EU political and administrative hierarchies. The argument is based on text analyses of relevant Community acts and on direct observations of the policy process, based on personal working experiences in the European Commission