Data

General Issues
Identity & Diversity
Specific Topics
Gender Equality & Equity
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Vienna
Vienna
Austria
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Overview: Citizens' Council on Being a Woman in Vienna
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Report: Citizens' Council on Being a Woman in Vienna
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Approach
Consultation
Total Number of Participants
15
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
Targeted Demographics
Women
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
The Vorarlberg Bürgerrat model, aka Citizens' Councils
Civic Lottery
Public Hearing
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
General Agreement/Consensus
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Primary Organizer/Manager
ÖGUT - Austrian Society for Environment and Technology
Type of Organizer/Manager
National Government
Funder
The Women's Department of the City of Vienna
Type of Funder
Local Government

CASE

Citizens' Council: Being a Woman in Vienna

August 24, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
August 20, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Identity & Diversity
Specific Topics
Gender Equality & Equity
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Vienna
Vienna
Austria
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Overview: Citizens' Council on Being a Woman in Vienna
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Report: Citizens' Council on Being a Woman in Vienna
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Approach
Consultation
Total Number of Participants
15
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
Targeted Demographics
Women
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
The Vorarlberg Bürgerrat model, aka Citizens' Councils
Civic Lottery
Public Hearing
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
General Agreement/Consensus
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Primary Organizer/Manager
ÖGUT - Austrian Society for Environment and Technology
Type of Organizer/Manager
National Government
Funder
The Women's Department of the City of Vienna
Type of Funder
Local Government

In September 2014, the 15 members of the Citizens' Council on Being a Woman in Vienna met to answer the question, "How can we work even better towards equality between women and men in Vienna?"

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

References

External Links

Notes

Data was sourced from OECD (2020), Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/339306da-en