… – since women‘s suffrage in 1947. Nevertheless formal and informal practices are blocking further progress. … the party has adopted a fourfold approach to promoting genderequality within itself, and is acting on quotas, party … its national executive, opened up its women’s section to men, ran a training programme in Brussels, drafts press …
… is in local authorities – the over 11,000 municipalities and 295 districts – that women are most noticeable by their … prize money in order to organise activities to promote genderequality in politics. The problem is at local level … 91% of the 295 administrative districts are governed by menand only 10 % of mayors are women . A couple of studies …
… at European level (38%), rather low nationally (26%) and abysmal locally (only 7.5% of mayors). To counter this, in 2008 the Commission for Citizenship andGenderEquality (CIG) republished a tried and tested training … on exploring and discussing inequalities between women andmen in power-related and decision-making positions. Through …
… led to a steady increase in the number of women elected, and, interestingly, not only in the case of the socialist … The two main political parties have somewhat different gender profiles: after the 2004 general election 43% of … with public opinion. Before its adoption, 58% of adult menand 75% of adult women in Spain supported mandatory …
… led a campaign to change policy, raise awareness and empower women to play an active role in politics. … for and raising awareness on this issue. It supports gender quotas, and believes that if there are more women in … in politics. This issue is very important in Ireland as men greatly outnumber women in all political decision-making …
… for Portuguese women, the Network of Young People for GenderEquality in Portugal (REDE) carried out an innovative … developed from a similar project operated in 2005-2006, and supported by the European Social Fund. It had four … projects for genderequality (with a focus also on young men) The publication of useful handbooks Gender balance far …
… houses of the French parliament – the National Assembly and the Senate – have had a ‘Delegation for Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities for Women andMen’ since 1999, aiming at complementing each other. Their function is to mainstream gender throughout the legislative process. They are …
… are defined as strategies of social manipulation and domination by which a dominant group maintains its power and privilege. They are often used by men to assert themselves over women for instance by treating … Sweden are relatively well-balanced. However the numerical gender balance in politics does not necessarily mean that the …
… Since 2005 the EU is still only half way towards genderequality, as shown by the GenderEquality Index 2015 … has built a time series of the Index covering 2005, 2010 and 2012. The total score of the Index for the EU rose … 31.4 out of 100 in 2005 to 39.7 in 2012. Despite this, men’s over-representation in decision-making positions …
… Sexual harassment at work is any behaviour in relation to gender about which the person who is responsible knows that … the dignity of persons, if such a behaviour is rejected and represents a motivation for a decision affecting those … regarding equality of opportunity between women andmen). Harassing a person through threats or constraints in …
… out under this contract will focus on the collection and dissemination of good practices in the area of … and economic growth as well as for the advancement of genderequality; increase men’s participation in care and family activities increase …
… Platform for Action in the area G on Women in power and decision-making in political, economic and social areas … progress made in reaching a more equal share of women andmen in political, economic and social decision-making in the … and collecting evidence on the benefits of increasing genderequality in the EU Member States’ national parliaments …
… 7) – 5 year renewable contract The European Institute for GenderEquality (EIGE)[ 1 ] is publishing a call for … registration of applications will begin on 16 th May 2011 and will close on 20 th July 2011 at 23:00 Eastern European … to analyse the effects of economic development on women/men. The agent will be responsible for the following tasks …
… The European Institute for GenderEquality (EIGE)[ 1 ] invites applications with a view … registration of applications will begin on 5 th May 2011 and will close on 1 st June 2011 at 23:00 Eastern European … by the EU Strategy for equality between women andmen (2010-2015). Under the supervision of the Head of …
… The European Institute for GenderEquality (EIGE)[ 1 ] invites applications with a view … of applications will begin on 29 th April 2011 and will close on 31 st May 2011 at 23:00 Eastern European … research covering all areas of equality between women andmenand will provide advice to the Gender Experts in the …
… The European Institute for GenderEquality (EIGE)[ 1 ] invites applications with a view … registration of applications will begin on 21st March 2011 and will close on 22 nd April 2011 at 23:00 Eastern European … by the EU Strategy for equality between women andmen (2010-2015). Under the supervision of the Head of …
… The European Institute for GenderEquality (EIGE)[ 1 ] invites applications with a view … of applications will begin on 18 th January 2011 and will close on 14 th February 2011 at 23:00 Eastern … dealing with climate change and its impact on women andmen, starting from the development, harmonization and …
… The European Institute for GenderEquality (EIGE)[ 1 ] invites applications with a view … of applications will begin on 18 th January 2011 and will close on 14 th February 2011 at 23:00 Eastern … to the work related to fostering the involvement of men in strengthening genderequality, identifying the needs …