… adopted five-year strategy for promoting equality between women and men in Europe. EIGE will start to actively … seminar, set to take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on November 22. The seminar will feature European Commission … the EU . It aims in particular to make better use of women's potential, thereby contributing to the EU's overall …
… In many fields women could inspire other women to create new companies or … others for action. Cross Europe you can find many stories on successful women, even in areas that are dominated by men. … have an average of only 12 percent of womenon their Boards and that is wrong according to Benja Stig Fagerland. " …
… talk about the female face of climate change, why women drive smaller cars and the way to solve the climate … being me, I would answer ‘maybe’. In their recent report onwomen and climate change, the European Institute for … same reasons that women are less represented on company boards or decision-making bodies in politics. Those in power …
… the exception of small and medium enterprises. Currently, boards are dominated by one gender: 85% of non-executive … and 91.1% of executive board members are men, while women make up 15% and 8.9% respectively. Despite an intense … an incremental average increase of the number of womenonboards of just 0.6 percentage points per year has been …
… Across Europe, women are more likely not to be equally represented in media top management and editorial board. Even women have managerial and decision making roles, still this … exist. Therefore, it is fundamental that the media report on gender equality. It is better to be in the agenda than not …
… Women hold only 22% of strategic decision-making posts in the … for the first time reliable and comparable EU-wide data onwomen and men in decision making in the media sector. The … it decreases to only 1 in 10 . Within the decision-making boards of media organisations women represent only 25% of all …
… for Gender Equality (EIGE) marks the International Women’s Day by presenting the Institute’s research in the … gender equality is in the representation of women and men onboards of the largest quoted companies, with an EU average …
… friendly enterprise’ certification. Overall the focus is on reconciliation measures for families, rather than women or men. Promoting equality through EQUAL Slovenia … workforce) have now been certified. The scheme is based on the European family audit system developed by …
… was following a national trial. The family audit is based on a well-developed methodology. A working group is set up … awareness. The certificated organisations are listed on the family audit website. The entire family audit process … audit certification benefits employees – both men and women – as well as organisations. The two most notable …
… ONLUS association was created in 2008 to make the way women are presented in the media a matter of public debate, and to give media publishers direct feedback on the way they portray women and report gender issues. Early … not from in-depth investigation in newsrooms and editorial boards. The overall visibility of women in the news is higher …
… effects of pre-1990 gender equality polices persist, and women occupy many high-level positions, both editorial and … visits each day. Conscious of the restricted range of women’s contributions in its pages, Trud decided to go out … to be professionally qualified, just expert in the topics on which they write. The presence of more women’s voices acts …
… Rundfunk (ORF), investigated the position of women in its organisation and found a widespread gender imbalance. While women make up 42% of its workforce, they are concentrated in … positions. In higher management they are extremely thin on the ground, with only 11% of regional studio directors and …
… has carried out two questionnaire surveys of its women members, to find out their experiences and problems at … to the House of Lords Communications Committee inquiry onwomen in news and current affairs broadcasting in … in technical roles – and there are too few womenon the boards of broadcasting companies. Reaching out to women …
… In brief CELEM, the Spanish coordinator of the European Women’s Lobby, wanted to find a way to ensure that the … the profile of women’s issues in the press, especially on the front pages and in the hard news sections. It has … of female managers. The share of womenon media company boards is even lower, at 10%. Men have easier access to posts …