Positive measurement instrument aimed at accelerating the achievement of gender-balanced participation and representation by establishing a defined proportion (percentage) or number of places or seats to be filled by, or allocated to, women and/or men, generally under certain rules or criteria.
… support and networks. In this context, the issue of gender-sensitive parliaments is highly relevant. Parliaments … their efforts to work towards fairer societies include a gender dimension. Although in recent years there has been … as well as attempts by the EU to implement genderquotas and raise awareness of this issue, women remain …
… no significant increase since 2010. Research shows that quotas regulating the share of women in the boardroom do not … the number of female CEOs. This event aims to discuss gender inequality in senior leadership roles in the business … and builds on the 2015 event ‘Changing the Game - Gender Equality in Business’ Practical Tuesday February 7, …
… Congratulations to North Macedonia for their first national Gender Equality Index! This EU candidate country achieved a … "We welcome the publication of North Macedonia’s first Gender Equality Index, which shows that North Macedonia is … praise, partly thanks to the country’s 17-year-old gender quota for members of parliament. In general, this …
… Over the last 20 years, gender balance (quota of at least 40 % of each gender) has improved in EU Member States’ parliaments. And the application of legislative quotas that aims to ensure a minimum proportion of each …
… Efforts to achieve gender balance in business and finance are losing momentum as governments continue to waver on introducing hard quotas to boardrooms, according to EIGE’s latest data . … is a decisive step forward towards achieving greater gender equality in our society. “EIGE’s publication on gender …
… PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework In Sweden, the … moderate preferential treatment of the underrepresented gender when hiring, provided it promotes gender equality and … gender representation in governing organisations. Although quotas are not mandatory, decision-making boards, committees …