… the run up to Rio 2016 Olympics and the Paralympics, EIGE’s International Women’s Day celebration focuses on gender equality in sport. EIGE’s research shows that while both women and men practice sport, the sports arena is far from …
… first non-EU country to produce an assessment of how equal women and men are in the various fields of society by … of indicators. Compared with the EU Member States Serbia’s overall score places it in 22nd position. With a score of … elections has contributed to boosting the political participation of women which is reflected in the Index …
… It is also an effective measure for judging a country’s or region’s development. But what does all of this have to … life easier. Therefore, the different roles and needs of women and men who use public infrastructure have to be taken into consideration and addressed. In Europe, women are more likely to be employed in part-time roles and …
… salaried employment. Against this backdrop, interest in women’s entrepreneurship has grown among scholars and policymakers. … through the years. Indeed, despite women’s increasing participation in the labour market, women remain …
… EIGE as the European Union’s Knowledge Centre on Gender Equality We are an independent … the European Union become a Union of Equality, where women and men, girls and boys in all their diversity … can equally participate in and lead our societies. EIGE’s unique expert knowledge, research, data and tools help …
… – the over 11,000 municipalities and 295 districts – that women are most noticeable by their absence from political … is at local level In Germany, the biggest gap in women’s representation in political decision-making is at … constitutes a very good basis for debate on political participation of women. Under the aegis of the Helene Weber …
… In Portugal, the share of elected political posts held by women is respectable at European level (38%), rather low … Elections centred on one person are less open to women’sparticipation – as in the case of presidential elections, at …
… that obliges political parties to include at least 40% of women on every list for every election. Two features are … of the socialist PSOE but also the conservative People’s Party (PP), which had previously opposed quotas. A good … parties and regions to take steps to increase women’sparticipation. In June 2002, the regional parliaments of …
… towards balanced political representation for Portuguese women, the Network of Young People for Gender Equality in … of parliament and 17% of the government are women .Women’s representation in the European parliament is rather better, … different types of organisations; Increase young women’sparticipation in decision-making; Develop young women’s …
… Assembly and the Senate – have had a ‘Delegation for Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities for Women and Men’ since … information and evaluation reports, initiating or active participation in hearings, public debates, international …
… This report was prepared for EIGE as a part of EIGE’s ‘Collection of good practices in the area of reconciliation … involvement of men in care activities, the labour market participation and economic independence of women, the involvement of social partners in reconciliation …