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Definition of gender power relations

Ways in which gender shapes the distributions of power at all levels of society.

 

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  • Step 3: Setting up a Gender Equality Plan

    … and resources After carrying out an assessment of the gender equality status quo (see step 2 ) in your organisation, you can start setting up a gender equality plan (GEP). When developing the GEP, keep in … measures with them, and thereby raising awareness of gender equality and gaining support for the implementation of …

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  • Netherlands

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework The Higher … public commitment, a code with clear agreements to realise gender diversity at top and sub-top management levels. … revealed that most experience little formal or informal power (Bonjour, Van den Brink & Taartmans, 2020). They also …

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    Netherlands
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  • Sweden

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework In Sweden, the … moderate preferential treatment of the underrepresented gender when hiring, provided it promotes gender equality and … gender equality policy is that women and men have the same power to shape society and their own lives. Six sub-goals …

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    Sweden
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  • Resistance and common challenges – and how to overcome them

    … implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of a gender equality plan (GEP) are manifold and frequent. Some … recommendable to connect with men holding positions of power and find common ground between their professional … considered as neutral, but are in fact impacted by power relations. In this case, it may be beneficial to conduct a …

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  • Measures against gender-based violence including sexual harassment

    … and innovation (R & I) is not immune to sexual and gender-based violence, but this issue tends to be … of these behaviours depends on differences of power or authority within different relationships, such as … harassment as an expression of gender violence and power relations. It further discusses examples of interventions and …

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  • Cyprus

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework As of August … for Reducing the Gender Pay Gap’. The Department of Labour Relations in the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social … and Sexual Diversity, Women in Literature, Gender and Power [16] . Frederick University In 2019, the university …

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    Cyprus
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  • Rationale for gender equality change in research and higher education institutions

    … webinars Tools and resources Setting up and implementing a gender equality plan (GEP) requires strong arguments about the benefits of working towards gender equality in research and innovation (R & I). These … Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Universities: The power of a systemic approach  published by the League of …

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  • Work-life balance and organisational culture

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  • Slovenia

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework The Research and … Evaluation and Monitoring of Research Activities ensure gender equality in evaluating candidates and regulate gender … mandated to conduct supervisory inspections and has the power to evaluate whether a regulation or a legal act is …

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    Slovenia
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  • Annex 1: Ex ante assignment of intervention fields to the gender equality dimension codes (based on types of interventions for the ERDF, CF, ESF+ and JTF in the CPR)

    … Please note: the suggested gender equality marker (coefficient) has been added to the … the potential relevance of this area of support for gender equality, but an assessment is needed as the tool … (CPR, ADD1, Annex I, 24 June 2021) Generalised marker for ‘Gender equality dimension’ Policy objective 1: A more …

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  • Speech for an online hearing on Covid-19

    … has woken us up – woken us up to the realities of everyday gender inequalities that our society was already facing, but … the important information that policymakers need to design gender-equal recovery measures. I will tell you more about … the important decisions. This imbalance of decision-making power means that women are left out from shaping the …

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  • Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges

    … Thank you for inviting EIGE- the European Institute for Gender Equality – to this timely discussion. This year we … Platform for Action [BPfA] and sent a strong message that gender equality is a cross-cutting issue in all policy areas … about women making their own decisions and holding the power; about them being able to stand for their rights and …

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  • Femicide

    … Femicide is the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence. It is deeply rooted in and a manifestation of power imbalances in society, which promotes an unequal status … defined as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender, and can take different forms, such as the murder of …

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  • Femicide: a classification system

    … Sound and comparable data on the gender-related killing of women and girls is central to … by men, taking as a starting assumption their asymmetrical power relationship.   …

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  • Decision-making in environment and climate change: women woefully under-represented in the EU Member States

    … EIGE regularly monitors the share of women in positions of power in the environment and climate change arena within the … covered. The latest available data highlight where the gender balance is good, and where we still need to make … 73.2 % are men. Although this represents a significant gender imbalance, the proportion of women is the highest …

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  • Gender-based violence

    … Violence and power imbalances adversely affect the mental health of women … et al., 2019). Since women are more likely to face gender-based violence and power imbalances, they are also … 2017). Violence is, therefore, an important contributor to gender differences in poor mental health. The definition of …

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  • Rights, access and outcomes – sexual and reproductive health in focus

    … of SRH without any discrimination, while tackling gender inequalities on this issue, have been on UN agendas … and structured in accordance with gender norms and unequal power relations in society, and may strip women and men of their …

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  • Gender and intersecting inequalities in access to health services

    … have the most transformative potential towards advancing gender equality in society. They create opportunities for … between patients and health workers in which societal power relations shape patients’ experiences (WHO Regional Office …

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  • Health and risk behaviours are clearly gendered

    … despite their harmful consequences (Nutbeam, 1998). The Gender Equality Index monitors both types of health … covers activities such as heavy drinking and smoking [1] . Gender is an important social determinant of health, shaping … measure [8] ‘economic and political participation, and power over economic resources’ and higher unemployment rates …

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  • Gender Equality Index 2021 highlights

    … Main findings The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of … in total since 2010. Even that minimal progress on gender equality is threatened by the impact of the COVID-19 … and 2019 was largely driven by advances in the domain of power, in particular improved gender balance on company …

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