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… Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), investigated the position of women in its organisation and found a widespread gender … by May 2013. By July 2013 almost all departments had held information talks for employees about the new plan. A new … to expression in the media (i.e. participation in media production) and decision-making are less frequently covered. …

… runs a mid-career mentoring scheme for an annual cohort of 20 women. It is targeted at women with at least five years … such as crowd-funding, distribution, commissioning or post-production. There are also workshops that cover areas such as … to recognise their existing expertise and giving them the information and tools they need to make good strategic career …

… to freelance journalists, who have no other sources of professional support. The methodology aims to build a bridge between journalists of different generations, and conceives the mentoring … and honesty. Only women mentors take part. ‘Tandems’ of mentor and mentee are matched on the basis of …

… broadcaster France Télévisions employs some 11,000 staff, of whom 43% are women. They are over-represented in areas … such as politics, environment, technology, science and information techno­logy, and were then individually checked … position within the institution to ensure its use by production teams when selecting experts. It could be improved …

… In brief CELEM, the Spanish coordinator of the European Women’s Lobby, wanted to find a way to ensure … were that were likely to be sympathetic to the cause of women’s equality. It established a database of these … the news, and established CELEM as an expert source of information on gender. This feeds into the global objective …

… change this. Even women journalists show little aware­ness of the gender patterns that determine their working … showed that impact might have been improved by organising information campaigns to advertise the results of the … in media organisations and in media policy-making and production. The project evaluation finds that the gender …

… In brief In 2011 the Association of Professional Journalists (AJP), which represents 4,000 … (82%) or experts (73%). The situation in media production is no better: only 26% of news­paper articles and … media. Its basis in a detailed study that provided exact information on the proportion of women in the press was of …

… agreement undertaking to strive to increase the number of women experts appearing in their programmes and articles. … women experts; and to raise awareness among editorial and production staff. The Commission on the Image of Women in the … offered advice. Other partners close to the media, such as production companies and journalism schools, might have been …

… Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León and Madrid. Part of the National Rural Network, the project aimed to stimulate women’s entrepreneurship and increase their use of information and communication technologies. It employed an …

… brief The Cyprus Women's Cooperative Bank Ltd. (WCB), one of the first co-operative banks created by women in the … easy access to finance. The bank combines the operations of a financial institution and a co-operative and specialises … identify their specific needs and problems. It used this information to develop appropriate products and services and …

… in which the private investment covers at least the 50% of the total. It has operated since 2008 under the aegis of Capital for Enterprise (CfEL), the UK government’s centre … for women entrepreneurs. To overcome this, CfEL provides information on relevant business angels and venture capital …

… loan programme initiated in response to low levels of women’s employment and entrepreneurship in Croatia. It was … manufacture of food products, vegetable and animal production, hunting and related services, and food, beverage … framework allowed valuable joint promotion, exchange of information and mutual references. HAMAG Invest provided …