… While considerable progress has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, … persist. They are the result of discriminatory norms and attitudes, the unequal distribution of care … women’s activity rate has increased during the past years, men’s activity rate has remained largely stable. The slow …
… aspect of everyday life through its domestic uses and its role in modern communications, transport and … climate change. Energy plays an essential role in both women’s andmen’s lives. However, it has been recently acknowledged that …
… issue. It encompasses issues relating to: water, air and soil quality waste management and the use of chemicals … areas of environment policy. Gender relations between womenandmen, and girls and boys, play a key role in the access to and …
… area Gender plays a specific role both in the incidence and the prevalence of specific pathologies, as well as in … and cultural factors that affect the behaviour of womenandmenand their access to health services. Regarding the health …
… the following points: Access to justice is a human right and an integral aspect of the rule of law. Crime is a … but the justice system does not equally accommodate women’s andmen’s needs. The due diligence principle holds states (and …
… people in the EU have a full or part-time job in fishing and fish processing. EU fisheries policy promotes sustainable … fish processing are male-dominated activities in Europe. Men provide the main labour on board fishing vessels, and the … are owned by men. However, in most fishing communities women play a key role and make significant contributions to …
… increasingly considered at EU level: professional sport, and sport as a leisure activity. While, in professional … In addition to amateurs, an increasing number of womenandmen are choosing sport as a leisure activity, mainly for …
… become one of the main income generators in both developed and developing countries, with business volumes that equal or … has been paid to how the tourism industry benefits womenandmen, as well as to the relation between tourism and gender …
… facilitates access to the labour market, healthcare and education infrastructure as well as to other services and … and policies are often considered to equally benefit womenandmen, there is a large body of professional literature …
… concerns in youth policy is increasing, yet most research and policy documents are rarely concerned with gender … – across all youth-to-adulthood transition events, women usually move to adulthood earlier than men. Youth is typically defined as an age group, although the …
… responsibility of the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers , led by Commissioner for Equality Helena … the implementation of actions for equality between womenandmen in the policies and annual work programmes for their …
… Since the 1980s, the Council of Europe has provided help and assistance to its Members in the achievement of gender … 197) and the on Preventing and Combating Violence against Womenand Domestic Violence (CETS No. 210). The Steering Committee for Equality between WomenandMen (CDEG) had been the internal structure of the Council of …
… is a phenomenon deeply rooted in gender inequality, and continues to be one of the most notable human rights … directed against a person because of their gender. Both womenandmen experience gender-based violence but the majority of …
… Addressing violence against women is a declared goal of the EU institutions and all EU Member States. Initiatives towards the eradication … application of the principle of equal treatment between menandwomen engaged in an activity in a self-employed …
… Mechanisms for the Promotion of Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming, under Area H of the Beijing … body/bodies Belgium Institute for Equality between WomenandMen (IEWM) Bulgaria Policy for people with Disabilities, …
… on the importance of gender equality in economic rights and independence , including access to employment, … demonstrates their effect on the economic independence of womenandmen, as well as on gender equality more broadly. On the basis …
… of this Act is to combat the violence exercised against women by their present or former spouses or by men with whom they maintain or have maintained analogous … expression of discrimination, the situationof inequality and the power relations prevailing between the sexes. 2. The …