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Gender statistics on Estonia
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Translations of EIGE's work in Estonian
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Year of next Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Estonia last held the Presidency in 2017.
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In Estonia, an action plan to reduce the gender pay gap was approved in 2012. There are five main streams of actions: 1) improving the implementation of the existing Gender Equality Act (e.g....
- ResourceEmployment
The aim of the dissertation was to examine the movement of Estonian society towards the dual earner/dual carer model, more precisely, the dual carer aspect of the model and the fathers’ use of parenta...
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A study that provides an overview of the services for families with children provided by the municipalities, including information on the child-care services and family benefits. Format: pd-file
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The aim of the strategy of Children and Families is to improve the well-being and quality of living of children and families, thereby promoting the birth of children....
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An overview of the collective agreements in Estonia. The publications provides an overview of the number, characteristics and content of the colelctive agreemnts. Format: pdf-file
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Country profile of Estonia - Gender Equality Index 2015
- Country profile: Gender Mainstreaming
Gender issues started to receive attention in Estonia in the late 1990s upon the ratification of international conventions and with preparation for accession to the European Union (EU)....
- Good practiceEmployment
A private initiative changes national policy...
- ResourceCulture
Short article reporting a case study on the gender segregation situation in the Estonia media at the present time.
- ResourceCulture
The article gives account on the position of women and men in television and indirectly also in the society. Key information on trends and challenges on women and the media: ...
- ResourceCulture
The article studies the way in which young people construct their virtual gender identity in Rate.ee and what tendencies one can observe in the process....