… In brief To redress women’s poor representation and career prospects in the … film and TV industry, the membership association WFTV (Women in Film & Television UK) runs a mid-career mentoring … real problems that have been experienced by WFTV’s members. It uses women’s networks to share knowledge, and has …
… In 1997 it launched its online Expert Database to improve women’s visibility in the media and their access to … media organisations. The database now lists nearly 1,200 women from all areas of society. They include scientists and researchers, business women and managers, politicians, journalists and figures from …
… Pionnières is a network of business incubators which helps women entrepreneurs to establish themselves in innovative … a gender perspective on business was in its infancy, and women were not expected to be active in business outside the … for women, thus contributing to economic growth. Its members provide group training, individual coaching and …
… In brief The Cyprus Women's Cooperative Bank Ltd. (WCB), one of the first co-operative banks created by women in the world, started its activities in January 2001 in … women’s entrepreneurial activities. The 350 women founding members put up 400 Cyprus pounds (€680) each, and raised an …
… (€15m) fund which makes equity investments to help strong women’s businesses grow. It works on a co-investment basis in … expertise on finance measures to support SMEs. In the UK women are about half as likely as men to be entrepreneurs. … fund’s objective is to increase the number of successful women-led businesses in the UK, ensuring that those with real …
… into a continuous and long-term process. As defined by UN Women, gender equality training is a ‘tool, strategy, and … But it is equally important to equip individual staff members with the understanding and tools that will enable …
… examine the impact of all contracted activities on women’s and men’s needs, interests and concerns, and design … and include fostering equal economic independence for women and men, closing the gender pay gap, advancing the … is a gender mainstreaming tool to achieve equality between women and men by focusing on how public resources are …
… in daily routines, give a common direction to the members of an organisation, and are the result of learning … are partly visible and partly tacit. The representation of women and men at all hierarchal stages of an organisation is …
… a gender point of view, there are significant gaps between women and men. For example, women farm holders have significantly smaller farms than men … receive a separate income from their husband or other male members of the household. By assisting their farmer husbands …
… are human rights, and as such are the rights of both women and men. Across all areas of culture, human rights are … linked to culture. The socially constructed roles of women and men are culturally determined, and differ in time … construction, defined by the power relations between women and men, and the norms and values regarding ‘masculine’ …
… to the Broadband Commission report, the presence of women online can boost GDP: bringing an additional 600 million women and girls online around the world will result in a GDP … jobs has been presented. European Parliament In 2013, two Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) presented a Motion …
… gender equality will unleash the talents and capacities of women, which are needed to achieve the goals of sustainable … that is available. And that needs to change, not just for women’s sake, but for economies’ sake’, according to … keynote speech in Tokyo. From a macroeconomic perspective, women’s inclusion in the labour market is relevant in terms …
… While considerable progress has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, … structures consider and integrate gender. While women’s activity rate has increased during the past years, … account for 27% of senior government ministers and 27% of members of national parliaments. Large companies across the …