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.
… prize money in order to organise activities to promote gender equality in politics. The problem is at local level … EAF is an independent non-profit organisation, promoting gender equality. It combines designated scientific expertise … and presentation, motivation, feedback, networking and gender and politics. EAF Berlin supports and advises award …
… one factor that has contributed to a small improvement in gender representation in recent elections, as well as a … sex – i.e. each woman – elected. Finally in 2008 40% genderquotas were introduced: political parties are obliged to …
… People’s Party (PP), which had previously opposed quotas. A good previous record In Spain, even before the … The two main political parties have somewhat different gender profiles: after the 2004 general election 43% of … good practice features Among other provisions, the Spanish gender equality law (organic law 3/2007 of 22 March 2007) …
… of the campaign were the introduction of electoral quotas, constitutional reform and a women-friendly … for and raising awareness on this issue. It supports genderquotas, and believes that if there are more women in politics this will result in more gender-sensitive policy-making, which could make a major …
… Commission has proposed a European law for boosting gender balance in company board rooms," said Vice-President … the European Commission proposed legislation to improve gender balance on company boards based on merit and … the European Parliament has called for legally binding quotas at EU level in several Resolutions. A report by the …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) marks the International Women’s Day by … the European Parliament will be held in May and the first Gender Equality Index for the European Union shows that the biggest gender gap in the EU is in the area of Power. As the Index …
… reform, Greece has implemented a nationwide programme of gender training. It targets women who are councillors, … 30 women, and are divided into five sessions, which cover gender policy, self-empowerment and time management, the … of women in decision-making. Although the law provides for quotas for women (one-third of candidates in national, …
… The slow road to equality In Germany a significant gender gap still exists in the media – both in the … job, it is another man that follows. Thanks to the last Gender Media Monitoring Project (GMMP 2010) we have learned … conditions. It runs several projects dealing with the gender gap and gender equality, such as a project to promote …
… What is gender-responsive public procurement Definition of gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) GRPP is … The criteria also include the application of genderquotas or equality quotas during the performance of the …