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Definition of gender parity

Numerical concept related to gender equality.

Gender parity concerns relative equality in terms of numbers and proportions of women and men, girls and boys, and is often calculated as the ratio of female-to-male values for a given indicator.

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  • Area 3: Women’s interests and concerns have adequate SPACE on parliamentary agenda

    … Presence and resources of gender equality bodies Delegations for women’s rights and … equal opportunities for women and men – France: Keeping gender on the agenda Both houses of the French Parliament – … played a crucial role in safeguarding and extending gender parity in politics. Source : EIGE’s collection of good …

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  • Area 1: Women and men have equal opportunities to ENTER the parliament

    … Electoral system and gender quotas From neutral to gendered citizenship – France: … and the ‘oneness’ of a society made up of individuals, parity brings in a bi-gendered, dual order. Source : … International IDEA Handbook Series, Stockholm. Electoral gender quotas – Spain: Quotas that work In 2007, Spain …

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  • Where to find the latest data on women and men in decision-making?

    … decision-making. The data will complement other areas of gender statistics already covered by EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database, such as employment, education and … such as defence, security and technology. Whilst “gender parity” implies equal representation of women and men in a …

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    News article
  • Interface3

    … The goal is to contribute towards closing the gender gap in ICT. Interface3 interacts with a number of … for certain groups of women, due to the intersection of gender and other social inequalities. The need to challenge … gap having women as ICT teachers, or at least gender parity amongst teachers developing orientation modules that …

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    Belgium
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    • Poverty
  • All the essential gender terms now in one place!

    … you feel a need to double-check the difference between “ gender balance ” and “ gender parity ”? Are you looking for an easy-to-use tool …

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    • Culture
  • A party strategy to increase women’s political representation

    … the party has adopted a fourfold approach to promoting gender equality within itself, and is acting on quotas, party … parties and their leaders are in general supportive of gender equality and agree that women should be better … Despite this commitment, progress towards effective gender parity in political decision-making has been slow. The party …

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    Malta
  • A toolkit, training and an awareness campaign

    … counter this, in 2008 the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) republished a tried and tested training … publishing a handbook for teachers, the Education Guide: Gender and Citizenship – 3rd cycle, which suggests practical … activities to tackle gender stereotypes. Waiting for parity Although the number of Portuguese women holding …

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    Country
    Portugal
  • Electoral quotas that work

    … The two main political parties have somewhat different gender profiles: after the 2004 general election 43% of … good practice features Among other provisions, the Spanish gender equality law (organic law 3/2007 of 22 March 2007) … women’s sections which were successfully advocating for parity, thus influencing public opinion which became …

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    Spain
  • Bringing young women into politics: The project “From Woman to Woman”

    … for Portuguese women, the Network of Young People for Gender Equality in Portugal (REDE) carried out an innovative … intercultural dialogue, media and press, politics, and gender equality concepts and priorities A batch of nine … women) activism and intervention projects democracy, parity and politics communication and media The sixth topic …

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    Portugal
  • Czech female politicians learn from international experience

    … lower than in the majority of the EU Member States.  The gender imbalance in political decision-making, which is a … political parties’ ballots and agendas from the gender point of view, running a ‘Women-Friendly Party’ … 50/50 Campaign in order to address the lack of gender parity and ethnic diversity in political decision-making at …

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    Czechia
  • Parliamentary delegations keep gender on the agenda

    … complementing each other. Their function is to mainstream gender throughout the legislative process. They are … have played a crucial role in safeguarding and extending gender parity in politics.    Two delegations on women’s rights   …

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    France
  • EU Gender Institute Director reappointed for further five year term

    … The Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is pleased to announce that it has … links to the commitment in the European Treaties to foster gender equality as a fundamental principle. EIGE works … can evaluate their progress to the achievement of gender parity. The Management Board looks forward to collaborating …

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    News article
  • Irish current affairs programme gives women an equal place

    … by TV3 in Ireland, decided in 2012 to bring in a policy of gender parity – meaning that half of the experts interviewed should … and lack of confidence   Research shows that there are gender imbalances both in media content and in …

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    Ireland
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    • Culture
  • Culture

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Culture can be defined as the … etc.), entertainment, media and e-culture platforms. Gender aspects are relevant both in relation to the broad … existing international human rights instruments. Gender parity is promoted among participants and experts in UNESCO’s …

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    Policy area
  • Economic and financial affairs

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area The European Union (EU) is one of … of economic policy coordination. Within this context, gender is considered a relevant factor to overcome economic … policies are often needed to provide and encourage greater parity between paternity and maternity leave, and to support …

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    Policy area
  • Employment

    … Relevance of gender in employment While considerable progress has been … the way institutional structures consider and integrate gender. While women’s activity rate has increased during the … to make equal pay a reality, over 20 years to achieve parity in national parliaments (at least 40% of each gender), …

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    Policy area
  • Energy

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    Policy area
  • Research

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Promoting gender equality is a key principle of the EU in all its … latest edition of She Figures 2021 reported that gender parity has almost been achieved among doctoral graduates in …

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    Policy area
  • International organizations

    … Council of Europe Gender equality is an important policy goal of the Council of … areas of intervention are defined by the 2024–2029 gender equality strategy , and working methods include … such as the UN System-wide Dashboard on Gender Parity and the updated United Nations system-wide action plan …

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