This approach aims to shed light on the potentially differentiated impacts of procurement projects on men and women. In Austria, since 2013, all new or amended laws and regulations as well as major investment or procurement contracts at the federal level must include a mandatory ex ante impact assessment on gender equality, along with other assessments of potential socio-economic and environmental impacts. Quantitative and qualitative thresholds ensure the proportionality of these efforts in relation to the respective law or regulation.