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.
… remained the only Member State with at least 40 % of each gender on the combined boards of the companies covered [1] . … between 20 % and 33 %. Six Member States have legislated genderquotas to address the gender imbalance in boardrooms: …
… Parliaments in Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Spain are gender balanced (i.e. at least 40 % of each gender), whereas women account for less than 20 % of … to improve the gender balance in their parliaments. Quotas on parliamentary candidates are currently in place in …
… Gender Equality Index 2019 Domain of work The domain of work, … a score of 72.0, keeps the third-highest position in the Gender Equality Index. This score spotlights the incremental … of either a gender quota law or voluntary party quotas. Read more Continued lack of gender parity is …
… The gender mainstreaming strategy aims to change an … the organisation’s activities support the advancement of gender equality in all of an organisation’s fields of … of internal and external credibility. Example The UNDP’s gender equality strategy includes a gender parity strategy …
… aspects of organisational culture. Organisations are not gender neutral, they are often aligned with norms like: Real … is put into question if institutional transformation for gender equality is taking place. This can lead to irritation … (for example, mentoring or coaching for women and genderquotas for executive positions), this questions existent …
… This domain refers to gender mainstreaming measures within political parties that … parliament. The internal organisation and procedures of a gender-sensitive party allow the implementation of rules to … gender equality in party rules, establishing genderquotas for decision-making roles, and the existence of …
… the extent to which the national electoral system is gender-sensitive and explores whether and how genderquotas are applied. The existence of a legal framework that …
… (MPs) and parliamentary employees. The rationale is that a gender-sensitive parliament is one that assures equal … (parliaments as legislative bodies) elements of gender-sensitivity. Firstly, the impact of the legal … has shown that special temporary measures – such as genderquotas – speed up progress towards achieving …
… Electoral system and genderquotas From neutral to gendered citizenship – France: … International IDEA Handbook Series, Stockholm. Electoral genderquotas – Spain: Quotas that work In 2007, Spain …
… of Women’s Representation in Parliament and the Passing of Gender Sensitive Policies . Barnes A. and Munn-Rivard L. (2012). Gender-sensitive Parliaments . 1. Advancement in the … EIGE’s Good Practices for Spain (2007-2015) on electoral quotas that work . Escobar-Lemmon, M.C. and Taylor-Robinson, …
… schemes, part-time, remote working/tele-working. Gender Equality Training (GET) : Is a ‘tool, strategy, and … to effect individual and collective transformation towards gender equality through consciousness raising, empowering … and forcibly imposed sexual intimacy. Legislated quotas : Legislated candidate quotas regulate the gender …
… tool to support parliaments in assessing and monitoring gender-sensitivity in terms of their organisation and working … The European Union is strongly committed to promoting gender equality in accordance with international and European … as well as attempts by the EU to implement genderquotas and raise awareness of this issue, women remain …