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Definition of gender stereotypes

Preconceived ideas whereby females and males are arbitrarily assigned characteristics and roles determined and limited by their gender. 

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  • Eliminating Violence against Women in Europe Intersectoral Approaches and Actions - Press release

    … day of the 16-day global campaign of Activism Against Gender Violence, the City of Vienna, with the European Institute for Gender Equality and the WHO Regional Office for Europe, will … efforts to promote gender equality, challenge gender stereotypes and work with women and girls – not only as …

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    • Violence
  • Reflections from conference "Eliminating Violence Against Women in Europe – Intersectoral Approaches and Actions"

    … of sectors and countries discussed approaches towards gender-based violence (GBV). During highly informative … as well as of some tentative results from the survey on gender-based violence against women in the EU conducted by … efforts to promote gender equality, to challenge gender stereotypes, and to involve women and girls not only as …

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    • Violence
  • Radio plays out-of-tune when it comes to gender equality

    … When it comes to gender equality, EIGE’s study shows that radio is not yet a fully gender-equal environment. The radio plays out-of-tune when it … Virginija Langbakk, Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Women journalists have in the past …

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    • Culture
    • Employment
  • 100th International Women’s Day - 100 Inequalities remain

    … that we are still a long way from achieving gender equality . EIGE’s list of 100 Inequalities – a mere … that despite the achievements of the past 100 years, gender inequality remains an issue. Women are in general not … for Women and Men. Opinion on “Breaking gender stereotypes in the media” January 2011 [41] Van Hellemont & …

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  • A policy response to gender perceptions

    … paper International agreements have underpinned a focus on gender stereotyping as a policy priority for over thirty years. A policy focus on gender stereotypes on the European level can be observed in the work …

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  • International regulations

    … 25 years later through  General Recommendation No. 35 on gender-based violence against women , published in 2017. GR 35 emphasizes the role of gender stereotypes and gender inequality in causing gender-based …

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  • Training Greek women to take their place in regional and local government

    … reform, Greece has implemented a nationwide programme of gender training. It targets women who are councillors, … 30 women, and are divided into five sessions, which cover gender policy, self-empowerment and time management, the … and combating violence against women, combating gender stereotypes, increasing women’s participation in employment, …

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  • Supporting coherent gender mainstreaming in the ESF

    … 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 … objectives (e.g. economic independence, tackling gender stereotypes etc.) by simultaneously looking at integrating …

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  • A multi-pronged national campaign on the father’s role

    … was developed in a context of growing recognition that gender inequal­ities in Poland’s labour market are in part … and to identify and reduce the stigma and negative stereotypes that arise when the parents of young children go … Publicity for good employers The campaign contributes to gender equality by promoting a model of equal sharing of …

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    Poland
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  • Using the media to encourage women to work

    … at a very low level in Malta. It was initiated by the Gender Unit of the national Employment and Training … Corporation and was embedded in national policy on gender equality, with funding from the European Social Fund (ESF). The campaign aimed to challenge traditional stereotypes, reduce the care gap and promote men’s active …

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    Malta
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    • Employment
  • Using web 2.0 to promote debate on the relationship between men and women

    … 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 … what can be noticed is a smaller ‘neutral zone’ in which stereotypes are neither strengthened nor challenged. It is …

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    Italy
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    • Culture
  • Training media-savvy women experts

    … to give them an understanding of how news is made, and how gender imbalances develop. The courses teach women how to … female experts and is tailored to allow them to overcome stereotypes, avoid the traditional subjects of work and … the way the news-making process works and creates gender imbalances in the visibility of experts is, in fact, …

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    Netherlands
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  • France Télévisions aims to reflect national diversity

    … adopted a diversity strategy comprising four pillars: gender, ethnic-cultural, socio-cultural and disability. In … origin, disability, geographic location and, of course, gender. It received 400 suggestions, which it weeded down to … Its objective is to change perceptions and overcome stereotypes of the role of women in society, by increasing …

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    France
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  • A database of gender-aware journalists

    … hard news sections. It has helped journalists to take a gender perspective when reporting the news, and established CELEM as an expert source of information on gender. This feeds into the global objective of improving the gender balance of media contents and bringing media attention …

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  • Modernising an old-fashioned media

    … In brief Gender imbalances permeate the Romanian media landscape. Gender stereotypes, influenced by advertising, are ever-present. …

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    Romania
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  • Making Belgium aware of its media’s gender imbalance

    … prepared studies of 11 good practices in implementing gender equality, and conducted an awareness-raising campaign … or heard   Belgium's French-speaking media suffers from a gender imbalance. Only 28% of interviewees are women – which … number of young and attractive women among newscasters.[1] Gender imbalances in access and participation to …

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  • French media sign up for equal airtime

    … a lot of progress has been made in France in terms of gender equality, significant gender gaps persist including a 20% gender pay gap, … women Within the global objective of deconstructing gender stereotypes which are portrayed in the media, the act’s …

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    France
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  • Online business training for rural women

    … discrimination. Fewer of them work and fewer use ICT. Gender roles are strongly imposed and gender stereotypes are more widely and deeply rooted. The project …

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    Spain
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  • Financial services designed for women, by women

    … was set up, women’s absence from decision-making centres, gender stereotyping and the burden of multiple roles combined … and discrimination. It has led the way in reducing gender inequalities. For example, although the bank serves …

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    Cyprus
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    • Entrepreneurship
  • Gender-responsive public procurement

    … What is gender-responsive public procurement Definition of gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) GRPP is … design helps remove gender inequality and challenge stereotypes. Description of the procedure Based on the plans …

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