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… In 1997 it launched its online Expert Database to improve women’s visibility in the media and their access to … The database now lists nearly 1,200 women from all areas of society. They include scientists and researchers, business … guidelines for media content in any way. As to access and participation to decision-making within media organisations, …

… In brief The Journalistinnenbund, an association for women journalists in Germany with around 500 members, exists … 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 …

… broadcaster France Télévisions employs some 11,000 staff, of whom 43% are women. They are over-represented in areas like human … its effectiveness over coming years by monitoring the participation of women experts in programmes. Monitoring is …

… Although Romanian civil society is sensitive to women’s issues, this is not reflected in the way media … change this. Even women journalists show little aware­ness of the gender patterns that determine their working … responded to this situation by developing a series of training courses for women in the media. They covered …

… In brief In 2011 the Association of Professional Journalists (AJP), which represents 4,000 … journalists working in Belgium, surveyed the position of women in the French-language media in Belgium. This study … among newscasters.[1] Gender imbalances in access and participation to decision-making are even starker: a study …

… by TV3 in Ireland, decided in 2012 to bring in a policy of gender parity – meaning that half of the experts interviewed should be women. It has been able to do this at no great financial … of access to employment, not in terms of equality of participation in decision-making. As a result, women working …

… brief Going for Growth provides structured peer support to women entrepreneurs who are serious about growing their … from lead entrepreneurs who have personal experience of the growth journey on which the participants are … €2,000 per head. The particpants are not charged a fee for participation in a cycle, however, as the funding support …

… In brief The Dobbantó – Women entrepreneurs’ competence development programme is an … one. It was launched in 2004 and uses a combination of methods – training, advice, peer support and networking – … 90 hours spread over six weeks, and is accredited. Groups of 20 participants learn basic management, planning, …

… is an entrepreneurship training programme for academic women in Finland who are planning to set up their own … the Women’s Enterprise Agency (Naisyrittäjyyskeskus), one of the 32 Enterprise Agencies which form the Finnish … been established within the 2007–2013 programming period of the European Social Fund (ESF) and is coordinated by the …

… implemented in Ireland between 2011 and 2013 by a network of five chambers of commerce co-ordinated by Galway Chamber … was part of the wider European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs, supported by the Enterprise DG of the … them in developing their businesses in a sustained way. Participation in the mentoring sessions empowered …

… 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 … The chief motor for the initiative’s success was the participation and commitment of local action groups, which …

… In brief The Cyprus Women's Cooperative Bank Ltd. (WCB), one of the first co-operative banks created by women in the … and can afford to have an international outlook, including participation in EU programmes. …