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… the unequal distribution of domestic work impacts on the gender pay gap. The campaign ran between October 2012 and …

… In brief The Agency for Gender Equality within the ESF was contracted from 2009 until … of Labour and Social Affairs as a support structure for gender equality. Its staff comprised four internal and three … specialising in strategy, labour market policy, and gender budgeting. The agency aims to ensure that gender …

… federal ministries have been obliged to carry out gender budgeting since the revision of the constitution in 2009, but … to regional or local authorities. An in-house seminar on gender budgeting was developed, and has been delivered 19 …

… city of Vantaa in Finland has provided basic training on gender equality for its staff (directors, experts, planners, … in service delivery, for example on how to develop gender sensitiveness. The provision of hands-on, tailored … methods and practices (e.g. gender impact assessment of budgeting) started in 2011. The training combines two …

… In brief Finland introduced training in gender mainstreaming for officials in all its national … the specific, and involved setting up working groups for gender equality in the ministries. In phase 1, seminars were … The final seminar was aimed at individuals in charge of budgeting within the ministries. A practical handbook on the …

… The initiative was developed in a wider policy context for gender equality under the government’s Action Programme …

… direct feedback on the way they portray women and report gender issues. Early in 2009 it launched the … on all forms of violence and discrimination due to gender or sexual orientation. From 2014 the website has … link the data concerning trends and stereotypes with the gender of journalists: what we see today is a higher number …

… for equal representation   The UK shows considerable gender gaps in the media in terms of women’s representation … The study also showed that all national papers had large gender gaps in their by-line averages with the Daily Mail and … Mentoring for 20 women every year In order to redress the gender imbalances found in the film and television industry, …

… In brief Gender imbalances permeate the Romanian media landscape. Gender stereotypes, influenced by advertising, are … the media, and media organisations pay little attention to gender. In fact women play a subordinate role in public life …

… commercial spaces. The centres principle is to support gender equality in the social life and employment through a … throughout the country. In addition, the agency collates gender-specific data regarding starting a company, which is …

… applicants were in the service sector.   Narrowing the gender gap in business   The Women Entrepreneurs’ Loan … was initiated in 2011 as part of the National Policy for Gender Equality 2011-2015, which addresses the unfavourable … Implementation of the Strategy, 2010-2013), and the Law on Gender Equality. The need to promote women’s entrepreneurship …

… unemployment). To this end, it also sought to fight gender-based discrimination, inequality and labour market … labour market. Indeed, women may face explicit or implicit gender discrimination, and may be required to pay a higher …