… 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 …
… was following a national trial. The family audit is based on a well-developed methodology. A working group is set up … awareness. The certificated organisations are listed on the family audit website. The entire family audit process … audit certification benefits employees – both men and women – as well as organisations. The two most notable …
… 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 …
… In brief CELEM, the Spanish coordinator of the European Women’s Lobby, wanted to find a way to ensure that the … the profile of women’s issues in the press, especially on the front pages and in the hard news sections. It has … of female managers. The share of womenon media company boards is even lower, at 10%. Men have easier access to posts …
… 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, …
… In brief The Cyprus Women's Cooperative Bank Ltd. (WCB), one of the first co-operative banks created by women in the world, started its activities in January 2001 in … founded the WCB, a non-profit lending institution focused on supporting women’s entrepreneurial activities. The bank’s …
… (€15m) fund which makes equity investments to help strong women’s businesses grow. It works on a co-investment basis in which the private investment … expertise on finance measures to support SMEs. In the UK women are about half as likely as men to be entrepreneurs. …
… a gender point of view, there are significant gaps between women and men. For example, women farm holders have … the share of female farm holders is particularly high on farms with no clear specialisation in livestock rearing or … bodies of businesses, cooperatives, local agricultural boards and agricultural associations support information and …
… are human rights, and as such are the rights of both women and men. Across all areas of culture, human rights are … need to be made about which aspects of culture to hold on to, and which to let go of’. In addition, traditional and … galleries surveyed, only 28% have a female director. The boards of these institutions are 72.6% male and men account …
… While considerable progress has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, … to describe the unequal outcomes achieved by women and men on the labour market, as well as women’s restricted access to … in lower-paid sectors across the EU. Management boards are dominated by men. Despite an intense public debate …
… climate change. Energy plays an essential role in both women’s and men’s lives. However, it has been recently … time at home and are therefore more dependent than men on heating and indoor air quality. In addition, women are … the 295 energy companies surveyed had no women at all onboards or management groups. Also, only 5% of the companies …
… areas of environment policy. Gender relations between women and men, and girls and boys, play a key role in the … discussed since the early 1970s , when the growing debate on environmental changes intersected with the emergence of studies onwomen’s roles in development and development policy …
… and cultural factors that affect the behaviour of women and men and their access to health services. Regarding … of social and biological sources of differences in women’s and men’s health. An understanding of the interaction … The World Health Organisation (WHO) provides global data on violence against women. Recent global prevalence figures …