The OECD public governance as well as the gender equality reviews confirms that the ability of governments to act in a “whole-of-government” manner is crucial for advancing gender equality reforms. Governments must have the capacity' to identify clear directions, priorities, objectives and incentives as well as to establish effective co-ordination mechanisms to support women’s full empowerment and mobilisation. The next chapter focuses on the third element - mechanisms to enable effective gender-sensitive policy making and gender mainstreaming. The vision can define directions and shape understandings that, in turn, impact the expectations and behaviours of both men and women, while the strategy can help set the tone and guide the development of concrete policy actions across the government to enable a comprehensive and sustainable development and implementation of gender equality reforms.