… Equality Ministers from across the European Union met in Brussels on 7 May, in the context of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs … three EPSCO Council meetings under the Belgian Presidency, equality issues such as violence against women and …
… To fight crimes of femicide - when a woman is killed because of her gender – … meetings between EIGE, the EU knowledge centre on gender equality, and the Austrian government provide insights on … of Vienna and different NGOs. EIGE’s delegation took the opportunity to visit the Wiener Interventionsstelle gegen …
… rights. The long-standing Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women is the basis for this. Since … within EU policy that are relevant to the human rights of women. First, the Istanbul Convention will create a …
… This effect is known as ‘gender impact’. An assessment of the gender impact of any initiative involves a process of analysis to determine … results) that the intervention could have on the effective equalityof women and men. On one hand, such analysis should …
… the responsible ministries up to parliament. As part of this procedure, the dimension of gender equality has to be addressed with respect to benefits, … of Finance and the Federal Chancellery, but no gender equality machinery is directly involved in performing gender …
… Gender Mainstreaming Strategy (2013-ongoing). Both of those strategic documents emphasise that a gender analysis … by respective ministries, whereas the Division for Gender Equality is usually consulted throughout the process and … Assessment is about the public sector taking gender and equality into account in all administration and planning, …
… by law in the Basque Country since 2005, in the framework of the Equal opportunities between women and men Act . … the Basque Country, has also developed its own gender Equality Act, which regulates in detail the gender impact … suggestions for improvement. This procedure is a valuable opportunity to discover potential negative gender impacts …
… for sexual harassment. Sexual harassment at work is a form of discrimination(Law 324/2006 Anti-discrimination law, … for the amendment and approval of Law 202/2002 regarding equalityofopportunity between women and men). Harassing a person …