… Equality presents its new report In the study ‘ Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European … and advances that Portugal has made through the Portuguese Action Plan’, asserts Teresa Morais, Secretary of State for … and Portugal are currently implementing national actionplans to specifically combat female genital mutilation, while …
… In brief The city of Vantaa in Finland has provided basic training on gender … for staff carrying out GIAs and drawing up gender equality actionplans for the first time. This takes the form of one-to-one, …
… training seminars were held for 188 people, mainly members of the equality working groups in each ministry, though they … gender equality, there are still some areas where further action is needed. These concern specific problems such as … This is well reflected in the last three government actionplans on gender equality, which highlight gender …
… 2011 by the UK’s Government Equalities Office (GEO), part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DfCMS). It … targets companies employing over 150 people, and 230 of them have so far have signed up, representing some 6.7% of … identify any issues around gender equality Act: take action to fix those issues Report: on how the business …
… was initiated in 2008 by the Italian Province of Trento through its Agency for Family, Birth and Youth … Balance Plan listing actions that the organisation plans to take in six areas (work organisation, work-family … period of time. A study of the impact of work-life balance plans on a sample of 18 organisations showed the tangible …
… 2009 the government has given financial support under its action plan to improve the reconciliation of work and family life (2011-2015). The competition raises awareness of family-friendly corporate culture, and gives welcome …
… In brief Britain’s National Union of Journalists has carried out two questionnaire surveys of … it to understand patterns, themes and priorities for action, and it identified cases of discrimination, harassment … being given more access to decision-making roles. The NUJ plans to explore the statistics and use them to formulate a …
… the Women’s Enterprise Agency (Naisyrittäjyyskeskus), one of the 32 Enterprise Agencies which form the Finnish … are available. The learning methods it uses are based on action learning and peer mentoring. In addition, the InnoLady … entrepreneurial training to academic women who have plans to set up innovative businesses. It is thus an …