… was part of the wider European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs, supported by the Enterprise DG of the … activities conducted by the 35 County and City Enterprise Boards – now Local Enterprise Offices – whose role it is to … enterprises with information, support and advice on doing business throughout these 50 countries. In addition, …
… In brief The Cyprus Women's Cooperative Bank Ltd. (WCB), one of the first co-operative banks created by women in the world, started its activities in January 2001 in … founded the WCB, a non-profit lending institution focused on supporting women’s entrepreneurial activities. The bank’s …
… a gender point of view, there are significant gaps between women and men. For example, women farm holders have … the share of female farm holders is particularly high on farms with no clear specialisation in livestock rearing or … bodies of businesses, cooperatives, local agricultural boards and agricultural associations support information and …
… While considerable progress has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, … to describe the unequal outcomes achieved by women and men on the labour market, as well as women’s restricted access to … in lower-paid sectors across the EU. Management boards are dominated by men. Despite an intense public debate …
… areas of environment policy. Gender relations between women and men, and girls and boys, play a key role in the … discussed since the early 1970s , when the growing debate on environmental changes intersected with the emergence of studies onwomen’s roles in development and development policy …
… and cultural factors that affect the behaviour of women and men and their access to health services. Regarding … of social and biological sources of differences in women’s and men’s health. An understanding of the interaction … The World Health Organisation (WHO) provides global data on violence against women. Recent global prevalence figures …
… In addition to amateurs, an increasing number of women and men are choosing sport as a leisure activity, … of 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise performed on at least 5 days each week): the gap between women and men … all fields of sport increasing gender balance on executive boards and committees in the area of sports, as well as in …
… has been paid to how the tourism industry benefits women and men, as well as to the relation between tourism and … tourism presents both opportunities and challenges for women, which makes the gender equality perspective highly … of certain regions in a country, but lack knowledge on how to transform this activity into a profitable business. …
… in particular, most important treaties like the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No. 197) and the on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (CETS No. 210). The Steering Committee for Equality between Women and Men (CDEG) had been the internal structure of the …