Social attributes and opportunities associated with being female and male and to the relationships between women and men and girls and boys, as well as to the relations between women and those between men.
… complementing each other. Their function is to mainstream gender throughout the legislative process. They are … have played a crucial role in safeguarding and extending gender parity in politics. Two delegations on women’s … were established in 1999 during course of introducing gender parity legislation. Their function is to mainstream …
… throughout the country. In addition, the agency collates gender-specific data on company start-ups, which is then made … impact and long-term effects can be achieved in tackling gender inequalities in business. Being member of the German …
… In brief The Agency for Gender Equality within the ESF was contracted from 2009 until … of Labour and Social Affairs as a support structure for gender equality. Its staff comprised four internal and three external experts. Its job was to ensure that gender mainstreaming was coherently integrated into the …
… city of Vantaa in Finland has provided basic training on gender equality for its staff (directors, experts, planners, … in service delivery, for example on how to develop gender sensitiveness. The provision of hands-on, tailored training and support on specific gender mainstreaming methods and practices (e.g. gender …
… In brief Finland introduced training in gender mainstreaming for officials in all its national … the specific, and involved setting up working groups for gender equality in the ministries. In phase 1, seminars were … from EU support which overcame budget restrictions. Gender mainstreaming still an issue Even though Finland …
… was developed in a context of growing recognition that gender inequalities in Poland’s labour market are in part … Publicity for good employers The campaign contributes to gender equality by promoting a model of equal sharing of … of fathers. Moreover, its contribution to reducing gender inequality is through making employers aware that …
… In brief The Maltese Equality Mark is a national gender equality initiative aimed at increasing women’s … mark in 2010. The initiative established a standard for ‘gender equality employers’ and runs a certification scheme … public and private bodies which show that they implement gender equality in employment, including family friendly …
… to reduce absenteeism and labour turnover, and to decrease gender differences related to family responsibilities; For … the organisation. This analysis yields indicators such as gender, qualifications and position, and also information on … takes the needs of each employee into account, allows for gender and diversity, and applies solutions such as flexible …
… work and family life is a core element of the DGB’s gender policy. The focus is on raising awareness about … the reconciliation of family and work, and hence improving gender equality. Works councils and staff councils with an …
… change company culture about parental leave as a goal of gender equality. They are also a good example of cooperation … to involve men more actively in the process of creating gender equality. Twelve workshops were conducted, each … be concluded that there have been two main outcomes on gender equality twofold. Firstly the workshops provided the …