… In many fields women could inspire other women to create new companies or … others for action. Cross Europe you can find many stories on successful women, even in areas that are dominated by men. … have an average of only 12 percent of womenon their Boards and that is wrong according to Benja Stig Fagerland. " …
… talk about the female face of climate change, why women drive smaller cars and the way to solve the climate … being me, I would answer ‘maybe’. In their recent report onwomen and climate change, the European Institute for … same reasons that women are less represented on company boards or decision-making bodies in politics. Those in power …
… the exception of small and medium enterprises. Currently, boards are dominated by one gender: 85% of non-executive … and 91.1% of executive board members are men, while women make up 15% and 8.9% respectively. Despite an intense … an incremental average increase of the number of womenonboards of just 0.6 percentage points per year has been …
… Across Europe, women are more likely not to be equally represented in media top management and editorial board. Even women have managerial and decision making roles, still this … exist. Therefore, it is fundamental that the media report on gender equality. It is better to be in the agenda than not …
… Equality Index shows differences in outcomes between women and men at the individual level in EU Member States,’ … Index,’ says Michael Gustafson, Chair of the Committee onWomen's Rights and Gender Equality of the European … is apparent in the representation of women and men onboards of the largest quoted companies, with an EU average …
… Women hold only 22% of strategic decision-making posts in the … for the first time reliable and comparable EU-wide data onwomen and men in decision making in the media sector. The … it decreases to only 1 in 10 . Within the decision-making boards of media organisations women represent only 25% of all …
… for Gender Equality (EIGE) marks the International Women’s Day by presenting the Institute’s research in the … gender equality is in the representation of women and men onboards of the largest quoted companies, with an EU average …
… association that started making small loans to women entrepreneurs in Berlin area in 1982. Its objective is to help business women in Berlin to set up and invest in their own businesses … rate is a remarkably low 1.3%. Its success is based on the commitment of the volunteer members of the …
… between 2009 and 2013 Sweden’s 21 county administrative boards (Länsstyrelser ) to entrench gender mainstreaming in … the projects it supports across the country. It was based on a survey which showed that although gender mainstreaming … than 2,000 counselling sessions, which attracted 9,000 women and 4,000 men. It has resulted in a better …
… friendly enterprise’ certification. Overall the focus is on reconciliation measures for families, rather than women or men. Promoting equality through EQUAL Slovenia … workforce) have now been certified. The scheme is based on the European family audit system developed by …
… ONLUS association was created in 2008 to make the way women are presented in the media a matter of public debate, and to give media publishers direct feedback on the way they portray women and report gender issues. Early … not from in-depth investigation in newsrooms and editorial boards. The overall visibility of women in the news is higher …
… effects of pre-1990 gender equality polices persist, and women occupy many high-level positions, both editorial and … visits each day. Conscious of the restricted range of women’s contributions in its pages, Trud decided to go out … to be professionally qualified, just expert in the topics on which they write. The presence of more women’s voices acts …
… Rundfunk (ORF), investigated the position of women in its organisation and found a widespread gender imbalance. While women make up 42% of its workforce, they are concentrated in … positions. In higher management they are extremely thin on the ground, with only 11% of regional studio directors and …
… has carried out two questionnaire surveys of its women members, to find out their experiences and problems at … to the House of Lords Communications Committee inquiry onwomen in news and current affairs broadcasting in … in technical roles – and there are too few womenon the boards of broadcasting companies. Reaching out to women …
… In brief To redress women’s poor representation and career prospects in the … a daily count of the number of male and female writers on seven national newspapers as well as the number of … in technical roles – and there are too few womenon the boards of broadcast companies. Over the last few years …
… Télévisions employs some 11,000 staff, of whom 43% are women. They are over-represented in areas like human … experts whom programme-makers and journalists could call on. The company therefore asked specialist NGOs for … there has been a noticeable increase in the number of women appearing in expert roles in some programmes. In order …
… was part of the wider European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs, supported by the Enterprise DG of the … activities conducted by the 35 County and City Enterprise Boards – now Local Enterprise Offices – whose role it is to … enterprises with information, support and advice on doing business throughout these 50 countries. In addition, …