… underpins our lives and is essential for the functioning of a society. It is also an effective measure for judging a country’s or region’s development. But what does all of this have to do with gender equality? Infrastructure is … life easier. Therefore, the different roles and needs ofwomen and men who use public infrastructure have to be taken …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Poverty is both a cause and an … environments. Gender differences and inequalities between women and men are a major feature of social exclusion and … a set of persistent gender gaps hampering women’s equal participation in this field. The gaps include areas such as: …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Entrepreneurship plays an … salaried employment. Against this backdrop, interest in women’s entrepreneurship has grown among scholars and … through the years. Indeed, despite women’s increasing participation in the labour market, women remain …
… Malta has one of the lowest levels ofwomen’s political representation in the EU. Of the political … to Promote Female Entrepreneurship’, ‘Women’s Political Participation in Malta’ and ‘Women within the Party of …
… – the over 11,000 municipalities and 295 districts – that women are most noticeable by their absence from political decision-making. Their share of local councils is stuck at around 25%. The aim of the … constitutes a very good basis for debate on political participationofwomen. Under the aegis of the Helene Weber …
… In Portugal, the share of elected political posts held by women is respectable at European level (38%), rather low … Elections centred on one person are less open to women’s participation – as in the case of presidential elections, at …
… Despite electoral reforms dating back to 2000, the number ofwomen elected to Croatia’s parliament and local authorities … are women. In 2001 a further measure to enhance women’s participation in politics was introduced, which allows …
… political parties in that, based on its interpretation of the Bible, it prohibited women from standing for political office. The party regards … rights in terms of the right ofwomen to political participation and thus violated the general interest of …
… law that obliges political parties to include at least 40% ofwomen on every list for every election. Two features are … parties and regions to take steps to increase women’s participation. In June 2002, the regional parliaments of …
… In response to a historically low level ofwomen’s political representation in Ireland, the National … ofwomen in political parties. Obstacles to women’s participation in Irish politics identified by the …
… towards balanced political representation for Portuguese women, the Network of Young People for Gender Equality in Portugal (REDE) … different types of organisations; Increase young women’s participation in decision-making; Develop young women’s …
… The share ofwomen in the Czech parliament has languished at around one in … organisation founded in 2004 which supports the equal participationofwomen and men in politics and … that recent years have seen certain improvement in women’s participation particularly in the European Parliament …
… Both houses of the French parliament – the National Assembly and the Senate – have had a ‘Delegation for Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities for Women and Men’ … information and evaluation reports, initiating or active participation in hearings, public debates, international …
… Domination techniques are defined as strategies of social manipulation and domination by which a dominant … They are often used by men to assert themselves over women for instance by treating women as invisible, ridiculing … as well as the recent OSCE Handbook on Promoting Women’s Participation in Political Parties (2014). …
… This report was prepared for EIGE as a part of EIGE’s ‘Collection of good practices in the area of … involvement of men in care activities, the labour market participation and economic independence ofwomen, the involvement of social partners in reconciliation …
… study to be carried out under this contract will focus on women’s participation and access to decision-making in the media … 27 EU Member States and Croatia. Important At the request of the tenderer, EIGE may provide additional information …
… contract will focus on the collection and dissemination of methods, tools and good practices in the field ofWomen and the Media (as described by area J of Beijing … and implemented with the purpose of: Monitoring the participation and access ofwomen to expression in the Media; …
… contract will focus on the collection and dissemination of good practices in the area of reconciliation, in EU Member … as for the advancement of gender equality; increase men’s participation in care and family activities increase female … and develop self-regulation practices, aiming to support women’s participation in labour market and men’s …
… out under this contract shall focus on the implementation of the strategic objectives of the Beijing Platform for Action in the area G on Women in power and decision-making in political, economic and … that effectively promote and support a wider and better participationofwomen in political decision-making at EU and …
… Experts (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence The registration of applications will begin on 5 th May 2011 and will close on … June 2011 at 23:00 Eastern European Time. The registration of applications has been further extended until 15th July … discrimination. 2.The Job 2.1Profile Violence against women is one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing …