… of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1991, and specific … laws enacted to promote gender equality and prohibit discrimination, such as the Equality for Men and Women Act, … the campaign. Eurostat statistics (Employment Rate by Sex, 2013) show that there was a notable increase in female …
… on socially responsible public procurement will fight discrimination and promote gender equality in public … civil society awareness and involvement; availability of sex-disaggregated data to measure the impact of public … GRPP as a tool for gender mainstreaming. Availability of sex-disaggregated data is an enabling factor in conducting …
… in agriculture. Looking at part-time employment by sex, the percentage of women in part-time work is around 33% … methodologies that allow the particularities of each sex and the needs of rural women to be taken into account in … tradition in rural areas. Nevertheless, women still face discrimination in the labour force and economic activities …
… promotion of gender equality and the combat against gender discrimination are twin goals of the EU, including in the … by men. A further form of occupational segregation by sex can be observed in the cultural industries. Men tend to … for Gender Equality (EIGE). This implies the use of sex-disaggregated culture statistics, and the focus of …
… The Directive also provides for better protection against discrimination and a smoother return to work. Member States … Directive with an objective of 4% of the under-represented sex among non-executive directors by 2020, and the European … or preferences made on various grounds, including sex, that have the effect of impairing equality of …
… the members of the cabinet are equally represented by sex (50%) . In terms of European Commission administrative … the same time, there are proposed actions to end present discrimination against women. Agenda 21 recognises the …
… and recovery. This is due to the interrelations between sex-related biological differences and socio-economic and … to bear in mind the distinction between the concepts of ‘sex’ and ‘gender’. Health research and health policy need to … right. The Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, adopted in 1979 by the UN …
… in the case of women victims of domestic violence or sex workers who face sexual or domestic violence. Women may … system is therefore relevant in fighting explicit legal discrimination and enforcing the equality of rights between … harassment are deemed to be discrimination on grounds of sex. This Directive enables European Union (EU) countries to …
… in transport UK UK statistics on transport gather sex-disaggregated data. In 2000, the Department for Transport … to produce a gender equality scheme to eliminate sexdiscrimination and sexual harassment, and promote gender …