… Parliaments can be challenging workplaces for parents with young children, particularly where no family-friendly … measures are implemented. This is especially true for women MPs, who are more likely to be the primary family … parliaments will encourage greater numbers of women to seek political office (Campbell and Childs: …
… A gender-sensitive parliament is one where women and men have equal opportunities to become … the materials), as well as test timing and duration (e.g. women with babies or young children may be discouraged from taking part in long …
… Influencing the procedures Women’s experience in parliament – UK: A study in the House … the House of Commons commissioned a qualitative study on women MP’s experience of being in the parliament. … that women were more likely to hold (such as caring for young children or elderly relatives). Participants reported …
… – France: Constitutional law on equality between women and men The constitutional law of 8 July 1999 on … involvement of women in politics. Education material for young girls and boys was also provided, together with an … mainstreaming (political decision making) Network of Young People for Gender Equality – Portugal: From women to …
… government policies are matching the specific needs of women and men and whether they are working or not’ said … at risk of poverty than women and men born in the EU. Young men are missing out on educational opportunities compared to youngwomen and lone mothers have more difficulties to access …
… stakeholder consultation promotes the participation of women and men in the policymaking process to ensure that … of engaging and ensuring the meaningful participation of women and men, including civil society organisations and … community issues and small working groups (e.g. women, young people, elderly people, migrant people) will help to …
… and pathways into and out of poverty are different for women and men and also vary across the span of a person’s life. Young people (18-24) make up 10 % of all poor in the EU. … of poverty or social exclusion does not differ much for women and men at this stage of life, women are clearly paying …
… power relations, the participation and representation of women and men in all their diversity, the access and control … men in their lived realities (e.g. the lived reality of a young woman living in a rural area of Sweden will be very … location affect women and men (e.g. the lived reality of a young woman living in a rural area of Sweden will be very …
… More women and men are living on the edge of poverty and social … by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Young people, lone parents, migrants, people with … to mobility, accessing transport and buildings. Age: Young people are most affected by poverty and social …
… in which the NHS responds to the health needs of girls and women who have had FGM, and to actively support prevention. … on: identifying when a girl (including an unborn girl) or young woman may be at risk of FGM and responding … appropriately to protect them; identifying when a girl or young woman has had FGM and responding appropriately to …