… In brief The Maltese Equality Mark is a national genderequality initiative aimed at increasing women’s … employers that facilitate the reconciliation of work and care roles. The initiative is led by the National … development opportunities family-friendly measures for menand women with caring responsibilities genderequality in …
… Province of Trento through its Agency for Family, Birth and Youth Policies. The regional project commenced in 2012, … to reduce absenteeism and labour turnover, and to decrease gender differences related to family responsibilities; For … that family audit certification benefits employees – both menand women – as well as organisations. The two most …
… to find the family-friendliest firm in the country, and since 2009 the government has given financial support … The initiative was developed in a wider policy context for genderequality under the government’s Action Programme … has the objective of providing equal opportunities for menand women by reconciling working and family life. Three …
… In brief The Bosch company, an engineering and electronics multinational based near Stuttgart, employs … was launched. The company predominantly employs menand there has been a good take-up of the initiative … a driving force of innovation. Along with the dimensions gender, generations and internationality, …
… In brief The campaign “Managing reconciliation of work and family” is a DGB trade union awareness raising and … balance, particularly regarding the involvement of men. Reconciling work and family life is a core element of the DGB’s gender policy. The focus is on raising awareness about …
… Austrian paternal leave company workshops were designed and carried out by the non-profit organisation abz*austria … change company culture about parental leave as a goal of genderequality. They are also a good example of cooperation … of wider efforts by the Austrian government to promote men’s take-up of parental leave and through this to support …
… to give them an understanding of how news is made, and how gender imbalances develop. The courses teach women how to … recognised that many fewer women appear in the media than men, and this is especially the case when it comes to …
… a flood of sexist images, yet the effects of pre-1990 genderequality polices persist, and women occupy many high-level positions, both editorial … persist, and hard news is still male-dominated. It is only men who become opinion-leaders and only men who are invited …
… investigated the position of women in its organisation and found a widespread gender imbalance. While women make up 42% of its workforce, … to enable reconciliation of family and work for women andmen, to achieve a share of 45% of women in those areas where …
… of its women members, to find out their experiences and problems at work. Forty per cent of the union’s 30,000 … overlooked for assignments deemed to be demanding, while men with children are not treated in this way. Half of the … The British media suffers from significant and persistent gender gaps. A study conducted in 2011[1] counted the number …
… In brief To redress women’s poor representation and career prospects in the British film and TV industry, the … for equal representation The UK shows considerable gender gaps in the media in terms of women’s representation … in the UK by Creative Skillset shows that more women than men enter the TV industry in their twenties; the women are …
… In brief KVINFO is the Danish Centre for Information on Gender, Equalityand Diversity. In 1997 it launched its online Expert Database … world, 72% of experts featuring in the media in 2010 were men. The database provides journalists, employers, conference …
… around 500 members, exists to support women journalists and improve their career opportunities and working … The slow road to equality In Germany a significant gender gap still exists in the media – both in the … of decision-makers in media organisations are still men. The majority of top positions are still taken by men, …
… women’s issues in the press, especially on the front pages and in the hard news sections. It has helped journalists to take a gender perspective when reporting the news, and established … economics, etc.) is very low compared to that of men. Over 60% of journalism students in Spain are women. …
… Journalists (AJP), which represents 4,000 French- and German-speaking journalists working in Belgium, surveyed … prepared studies of 11 good practices in implementing genderequality, and conducted an awareness-raising campaign … are pushed into the role of vox populi (57%-70%), whereas men often feature as representatives (82%) or experts (73%). …
… organisations representing 61 TV channels, radio stations and print publications signed a self-regulation agreement … shaping – and often constraining – the roles of women andmen in society. At 21:30 every evening, 45% of the French … a lot of progress has been made in France in terms of genderequality, significant gender gaps persist including a …
… by TV3 in Ireland, decided in 2012 to bring in a policy of gender parity – meaning that half of the experts interviewed … It has been able to do this at no great financial cost, and the policy is permanent. However it does demand some … and anchors in hard news programmes are mostly men. Women feature in these roles mainly in media products …
… are serious about growing their businesses, with mentoring and guidance from lead entrepreneurs who have personal … initiatives. Although Ireland has a higher proportion of men engaged in entrepreneurial activity compared to women, … least €41.2m. Going for Growth has led the way in reducing gender inequalities, as it addresses the gender gap in Irish …