… they asked me: why do we still have a problem getting more women in STE(A)M? The response I always give is that we are … it depends on STE(A)M. Before I begin on how the lack of women in STE(A)M has a negative effect on economic and social … while we’re talking about queues, there were none for the women’s toilets – finally. Because over time …
… of the ICPD in Cairo and the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing (1995), governments and advocates have … and unequal power relations in society, and may strip women and men of their ability to control their SRHR. … the extent to which an individual can access SRH. Women, in particular, are subjected to sexual and …
… different everyday life activities [1] . The respondents, women and men alike, ranked health services as the most … older people, migrants and people with disabilities, and women in particular, stand out as highly vulnerable to unmet … and treatment, resulting in men being less likely than women to visit medical practitioners. A study in the United …
… Relevant civil society organisations include centres for women’s studies and research; feminist organisations; skills training, academic and educational institutions; women’s enterprises; other social enterprises; private sector … and national media; and NGOs. They especially encompass women’s organisations, NGOs working to promote gender …
… improvement to ensure they are reflective of the needs of women and girls who have undergone FGM. FGM is perceived by … factors for performing FGM include traditional views on women’s sexuality, purity and aesthetics. The results also … EIGE’s study focused on the estimation of the number of women and girls at risk of FGM in selected EU Member States. …
… and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (E/2013/27-E/CN.6/2013/11), United Nations, … Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, CoE, Paris (available at … Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, CoE, Istanbul (available at …
… management process helps to prevent services from exposing women and children to service-generated risks (109). Managing … work in partnership with community-based specialised women’s services (e.g. advocacy services for migrant women) to access appropriate expertise, as well as to gather …
… towards balanced political representation for Portuguese women, the Network of Young People for Gender Equality in … project called “From Woman to Woman” to help young women, including from ethnic minorities, to participate in … wings of political parties, universities, high schools and immigrants’ organisations. Applicants who matched the profile …
… The share of women in the Czech parliament has languished at around one in … about this by launching projects to raise the level of women’s political representation. One of them is a mentoring … Czech female politicians with Danish and Norwegian women who have successful political careers and valuable …
… Assembly and the Senate – have had a ‘Delegation for Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities for Women and Men’ since 1999, aiming at complementing each … bodies, and each has 36 members, among them both women and men. The Delegations can scrutinise proposed …
… 8 March 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.EIGE’s list of 100 Inequalitiesillustrate that we … of the past 100 years, gender inequality remains an issue. Women are in general not paid equally for the same job as … by as much as 30% [20]. 45. Almost two thirds of female immigrants are active in low-skilled jobs which contribute to …