… 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 does not conflict with EU regulations. …
… KTH appointed a Vice-President for Gender Equality and Core Values in 2017, whose task is to promote gender mainstreaming and equal opportunities. HEIs in Sweden … strategic and practical level, with the aim of promoting gender equality, diversity and equal terms from an …
… being financed. The focus is on the project team and the gender composition, such as how many women and men are … to different positions and tasks in the project from a gender perspective. All projects must have an action plan for gender equality. The ‘what’ dimension – which is the last …
… innovation. Since 2015, it has successfully integrated a gender perspective in its activities and promoted gender equality in the distribution of funds for research and innovation. VINNOVA makes an effort to include gender perspectives in the projects financed, recognising …
… Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessment is a relatively common instrument to support gender-mainstreaming implementation in Sweden. It appears to … to the national level. At the level of government offices, gender impact assessments are most regularly performed when …
… The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. … (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU …
… Summary A key indicator of gender inequality in the Swedish labour market is the … economic independence. The overall objective of Sweden’s gender equality policy (Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality 2009) is to ensure that women and men have …
… Gender certification: a road to change? The aim of the project is to increase the knowledge on gender issues and to create conditions for a possible ‘gender certification’ at the departments of Physics, Earth …
… leadership positions In 2004, Lund University launched a gender-integrated leadership programme (AKKA). Within this … characteristics. The AKKA programme aims at raising gender knowledge and awareness, and providing methods and … for structural change in order to achieve sustainable gender equality. From 2004 to 2014, five AKKA programmes have …
… Sweden are relatively well-balanced. However the numerical gender balance in politics does not necessarily mean that the … into decision-making bodies, and raises awareness about gender dynamics so that women will be more effective once … is not only about being a candidate. There needs to be gender balance behind the scenes, if a party is to be …