Positive measurement instrument aimed at accelerating the achievement of gender-balanced participation and representation by establishing a defined proportion (percentage) or number of places or seats to be filled by, or allocated to, women and/or men, generally under certain rules or criteria.
… and Innovation Committee (ERAC) Standing Working Group on Gender in Research and Innovation, various studies have shown the existence (and persistence) of implicit gender bias in the evaluation of research and performance. … over time and most often disadvantageous to women. While quotas are generally seen as effective in bringing forward an …
… implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of a gender equality plan (GEP) are manifold and frequent. Some … in a range of ways. It is important to state that work on gender equality does not usually happen rapidly and may … ). Some forms of measures in GEPs, such as proposed quotas or changing promotion mechanisms, may be particularly …
… PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework The main gender equality laws that apply to higher education … ministries, including research. It also introduced a 40 % gender quota for the composition of juries for acceding to …
… 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 representation in governing organisations. Although quotas are not mandatory, decision-making boards, committees …
… future for Europe's women after COVID-19: mental load, gender equality in teleworking and unpaid care work after the … three steps forward? Well, over recent years we have seen gender equality take one step forward, only to be followed by … to take three steps forward, in order to finally achieve gender equality. We hope you will join us. Thank you. Read …
… Scheele delivered this keynote speech at the event "Gender diversity & leadership in the Nordics-Baltics", … balance in boardrooms, with the representation of either gender no lower than 40 %. But EU countries aren’t keen and … Because taking action works. Countries that have adopted quotas for gender balance on company boards have tripled the …
… Union has not yet reached the halfway mark to full gender equality. With the domain of power holding the lowest score in our Gender Equality Index, women remain under-represented in the … Out of the nine EU member states that have introduced quotas, eight have seen an increase in the share of women in …
… Commission has proposed a European law for boosting gender balance in company board rooms," said Vice-President … the European Commission proposed legislation to improve gender balance on company boards based on merit and … the European Parliament has called for legally binding quotas at EU level in several Resolutions. A report by the …