… programmes. It aims to invest in STEM education for young women and generate a crop of future employees who are ready … in Croatia’s ICT sector, 12,803 of whom (37.2%) were women. The proportion of women has actually fallen compared … perceived differently in terms of their skills. While the executives perceived women as better skilled in areas such as …
… audit reports (International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics: 2016). Overseeing the executive’s actions … own gender-sensitivity (International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics: 2016). Read more about the oversight … laws do not directly or indirectly discriminate against women and girls, as well as monitoring adherence to …
… – France: Constitutional law on equality between women and men The constitutional law of 8 July 1999 on equality between women and men authorises legislators to take affirmative … with the following item: ‘The law favours equal access of women and men to electoral mandates and elective positions.’ …
… negative consequences for the state of equality between women and men. Gender budgeting : A gender-based assessment … are established to measure and compare the situation of women and men over time. Gender indicators can refer to … broken down by sex) or to qualitative indicators (based on women’s and men’s experiences, attitudes, opinions and …
… economy has a major weakness: the uneven concentration of women and men in studies and at work. This makes the labour … untapped potential and unfulfilled career aspirations. Women make up less than 20 % of ICT graduates in the EU, a … in recent years. Despite labour shortages in the sector, women will keep missing out on these job opportunities …
… of the vast inequalities within a few selected groups of women and men based on age, disability, family status, … Equality Joanna Maycock , Secretary General, European Women’s Lobby 11:00–11:30 Coffee break 11:30–13:00 PANEL … independence and equal sharing of care duties between women and men? 13:00–14:30 Lunch Press conference 14:30–15:40 …
… Gender budgeting is a strategy to achieve equality between women and men by focusing on how public resources are … process, for example by undertaking steps to involve women and men equally in budget preparation; to advance gender equality and women’s rights. Read more about the purpose of gender …
… power relations, the participation and representation of women and men in all their diversity, the access and control … legislation and organisational rules. ‘Lived realities’ of women and men ‘in all their diversity’ ‘Lived realities’ of women and men ‘in all their diversity’ It is important to …
… and services that respond to the different needs of women and men. Definition and purpose Gender awareness … gender-related challenges, for instance, violence against women and the gender pay gap. It also aims to show how values … awareness raising plays an important role in informing women and men about gender equality, the benefits of a more …
… to, and progress in, addressing violence against women through legislation, policy and service development. … information on the prevalence of sexual violence for women and men in Ireland. It specifically highlighted that 42 per cent of women and 28 per cent of men disclosed to the researchers …
… Measures to improve the knowledge of violence against women (VAW) As referred in the most recent gender violence … Portugal (Lisboa et al., 2008), 38 per cent of Portuguese women have experienced physical, psychological and/or sexual … and according to the Portuguese observatory of murdered women, 43 women died and 49 were victims of murder attempts …
… Cover Fund was created following a recommendation in the Women’s Forum Report on Gender Imbalance at Queens, in May … from the Maternity Cover Fund must be used to allow women anxiety-free maternity leave so the cover provided … level and come out of Schools budgets. The Fund enables women across the university, academics and …
… New study shows women missing from top finance jobs Men dominate central … by a woman, according to a new report on equality between women and men. An in-depth study ‘Gender Equality in Power … publicly listed in the EU only 4 % have women Chief Executives. ‘Control of the money is still dominated by men,’ …
… Malta has one of the lowest levels of women’s political representation in the EU. Of the political … been the first to adopt measures for the advancement of women – since women‘s suffrage in 1947. Nevertheless formal and informal …
… – the over 11,000 municipalities and 295 districts – that women are most noticeable by their absence from political … in 2011, is to break this stalemate by getting more women into (local) politics, improving their political career … The Kolleg arose from the campaign Frauen Macht Kommune (‘Women Power Municipalities’) which was launched in 2008 by …
… based on its interpretation of the Bible, it prohibited women from standing for political office. The party regards women bearing government or legislative responsibility to be at odds with the biblical vocation of women. Despite condemnation from women’s organisations, the …