… framework to help companies think about gender equality in their workforces, particularly in relation to … models, diversity forums and leadership programmes for women. Think, Act , Report aims to drive greater transparency … was losing women at Assistant Manager level, particularly between the ages of 26 and 30, so it introduced Transition …
… is on reconciliation measures for families, rather than women or men. Promoting equality through EQUAL Slovenia launched a family friendly … care of family members; Christmas gifts for children of between ages 0 and 10; A family picnic is held once a year …
… new reconciliation models in the workplace and enabling women to work by developing fathers’ awareness and skills. … child raising and the division of housework and childcare between parents. The campaign was evaluated by researchers at … for good employers The campaign contributes to gender equality by promoting a model of equal sharing of unpaid and …
… In brief The Maltese Equality Mark is a national gender equality initiative aimed at increasing women’s participation in employment (the women’s employment … in the framework of an EU co-funded project which ran between 2010 and 2012 (under the Cohesion Policy 2007-2013, …
… Province of Trento through its Agency for Family, Birth and Youth Policies. The regional project commenced in 2012, … also the well-being of families, and relies on cooperation between government and local councils, as well as networking … audit certification benefits employees – both menandwomen – as well as organisations. The two most notable …
… abz*austria and funded by the Federal Ministry for Womenand Civil Service, the Federal Ministry of Labour, … company culture about parental leave as a goal of gender equality. They are also a good example of cooperation with … Twelve workshops were conducted, each attended by between seven and 18 participants (on average 12.5). The …
… media – More often in the media) runs training course for women experts, to give them an understanding of how news is … performance, but also builds up long-lasting relationships betweenwomen experts and media professionals, which both … has attracted media attention to the subject of gender equality, and leads to requests to make presentations – and …
… Rundfunk (ORF), investigated the position of women in its organisation and found a widespread gender … situation, in 2012 the ORF introduced a six-year gender equality plan. It aims to promote gender equalityandwomen’s … number of women in higher-paid posts from 26.2% to 27.7% between 2011 and 2012. Internal monitoring reveals gender …
… has carried out two questionnaire surveys of its women members, to find out their experiences and problems at … to recent research by the Guardian on articles written between July 2011 and June 2012 in three national newspapers, … Telegraph , 5 March 2012). Although some progress towards equality has been made in decision-making, this is more …
… In brief The Journalistinnenbund, an association for women journalists in Germany with around 500 members, exists … support. The methodology aims to build a bridge between journalists of different generations, and conceives … funded from membership subscriptions. The slow road to equality In Germany a significant gender gap still exists …
… – meaning that half of the experts interviewed should be women. It has been able to do this at no great financial … as a problem. Fundamentally, they view and address gender equality in terms of equality of access to employment, not in … the show should be gender balanced. The show usually airs between 23:05 and 23:55 on weekday nights, and is reputed for …
… brief Going for Growth provides structured peer support to women entrepreneurs who are serious about growing their … Funded by the ESF, the Irish Department of Justice andEqualityand Enterprise Ireland, it has been implemented in … a peer-led approach based on the sharing of experiences between an experienced lead entrepreneur and other …
… is an entrepreneurship training programme for academic women in Finland who are planning to set up their own … is at the core of Finland’s entrepreneurship and gender equality policies. The female entrepreneurship rate in … effective, as was peer mentoring and effective networking between experienced entrepreneurs and participants. In this …
… the National Rural Network, the project aimed to stimulate women’s entrepreneurship and increase their use of … The participants were women in rural areas aged between 20 and 60. The project paid special attention to … the Federation of Development Association for Gender Equality (FADIG). Policies to support women entrepreneurs A …
… (€15m) fund which makes equity investments to help strong women’s businesses grow. It works on a co-investment basis in … a lack of growth capital. It provides financial support of between £100,000 and £1m (€120,000-€1.2m) for the development … of the Europe 2020 strategy and the EU’s Strategy for EqualitybetweenWomenandMen 2010-2015. Other features that …