… mutilation (FGM) continues to be one of the most brutal and at the same time most tabooed forms of gender-based … will support policy makers in their efforts to follow the law obligation in this area and develop strategies for … Ten Member States have developed specific criminal legislation on FGM , whereas in other Member States the …
… Governance as defined by publicly listed companies and are well qualified and ready to go on boards as of today. … is why the European Commission has proposed a European law for boosting gender balance in company board rooms," said … In November 2012 the European Commission proposed legislation to improve gender balance on company boards based …
… 8 March, European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and Commissioner Cecilia Malmström have today joined human … granting asylum or humanitarian protection. In our asylum legislation, we are paying particular attention to women and … risk of FGM (where studies are available) Country Criminal law provisions against FGM Estimated no. of women with FGM …
… combat violence against women as a human rights violation, and as a specific gender-related form of violence linked to … EU supports an increased protection of women through soft law (communications, recommendations etc.), providing guiding … of violence, including legal protection, comprehensive legislation on victims’ rights, and a focus on children’s …
… phases, which progressed from the general to the specific, and involved setting up working groups for gender equality in … In phase 1, seminars were held first for 130 directors, and subsequently for 220 other staff, and a handbook and … gender impacts when drawing up new or modifying existing legislation is for the longer term. The first two phases were …
… investigated the position of women in its organisation and found a widespread gender imbalance. While women make up … 2012. It is consistent with European and Austrian legislation on equal treatment of women and men in the workplace (BGBl I Nr. 66/2004) and the ORF law (BGBl I Nr. 126/2011 §§ 30a ff.). Its outcomes are …
… women’s issues in the press, especially on the front pages and in the 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 … of the database was an arduous process, as data protection legislation makes people hard to find. Once established, …
… organisations representing 61 TV channels, radio stations and print publications signed a self-regulation agreement … authorities and regulatory bodies, experts from education, lawand health, and NGOs. Its objectives are to monitor and … in monitoring diversity in the media (by the 2006 Equality Lawand the 2009 Law on Audiovisual Communication) and the …
… is an ex-ante evaluation, analysis or assessment of a law, policy or programme that makes it possible to estimate … consequences for the state of equality between women and men. The central question of the GIA is: Does a law, … gender equality through better designed, transformative legislationand policies. A primary objective is to adapt the …
… services or works being purchased. This means that buyers and suppliers examine the impact of all contracted activities … Article 18(2) (stating that applicable social and labour law, including the core International Labour Organization … of the firm’s business practices and culture. Should new legislation for the EU legal framework be developed, it could …