Summary : The primary audience for this Toolkit is European Commission staff working in development cooperation both in Headquarters and in Delegations. EC staff, be they policy-makers or practitioners, may not need to become gender experts, but nevertheless they need information about EC commitments to integrating gender equality in development cooperation and information as to the means of implementing these commitments. It is expected that the Toolkit will also be used by national partners (government and non-governmental), and other donors, as well as by experts engaged to provide technical assistance in the design and implementation of development programmes.