… and includes both descriptive and substantive elements of representation. It concerns both elected members and … opportunity to retain their position and to influence the work. Parliaments are organised around a set of standardised rules, operating procedures and institutional …
… Area 1 concerns both the elected members of parliament (MPs) and parliamentary employees. The … (parliaments as legislative bodies) elements of gender-sensitivity. Firstly, the impact of the legal … political agenda. As parliaments are also places ofwork for parliamentary employees, Area 1 establishes a domain …
… a measurable concept, five areas defining specific aspects of parliaments’ gender-sensitivity have been identified … Read more about how the tool was developed Work on the gender-sensitive parliaments’ tool began in 2015 with an extensive literature review of the concept of ‘gender-sensitive parliaments’ and the key …
… Presence and resources of gender equality bodies Delegations for women’s rights and … and men – France: Keeping gender on the agenda Both houses of the French Parliament – the National Assembly and the … been addressed, including pay equity for women, balancing work and family, specific health issues relating to both …
… on equality between women and men The constitutional law of 8 July 1999 on equality between women and men authorises … to take affirmative action, but remains within the bounds of constitutionality. It complements Article 3 of the … Stockholm. Electoral gender quotas – Spain: Quotas that work In 2007, Spain adopted a law that obliges political …
… Gaekwad-Babulal, N. and Malokele, N. (2018). The Effect of Women’s Representation in Parliament and the Passing of Gender Sensitive Policies . Barnes A. and Munn-Rivard L. … Practices for Spain (2007-2015) on electoral quotas that work . Escobar-Lemmon, M.C. and Taylor-Robinson, M. M. …
… Flexible work arrangements : Work practice that allows the employees a certain degree of freedom in deciding how the work will be done and how they will coordinate their schedules with those of other employees. Flexible work arrangements include any …
… in assessing and monitoring gender-sensitivity in terms of their organisation and working procedures. The European … by the EU to implement gender quotas and raise awareness of this issue, women remain underrepresented at all levels of … different parliaments should ensure that their efforts to work toward a fairer society include a gender dimension. …