… Monitoring progress towards gender equality in the University of Beira Interior University of Beira Interior (UBI) was the first university in Portugal to set up a gender equality … time a new report is drafted, it is advertised by thepublic relations department. The purpose is to encourage …
… Ensuring a gender-balanced representation in the highest decision-making body of Ghent University Since Ghent University was founded, the composition of the university’s Board of Governors (Raad … minimum 60/40 for the boards of directors of companies and public institutions by 2017. The new election procedure In …
… Enabling women to run for the elections for the university's council The EU-funded structural change … to implement gender equality in the university. Writing a public letter to the Rector reminding him about the …
… Malta has one of the lowest levels of women’s political representation in the … range of issues related to women’s role in private and public life. It has also undertaken a programme of courtesy … This included a seminar entitled ‘Women in Politics and Public Life’, as well as theoretical and practical training …
… In Germany, it is in local authorities – the over 11,000 municipalities and 295 districts – that women … Their share of local councils is stuck at around 25%. The aim of the Helene Weber Kolleg, created in 2011, is to … actions to promote gender equality, such as seminars on public speaking and appearance and lectures and discussions …
… In Portugal, the share of elected political posts held by women is … If lists do not comply with these requirements, public financing for election campaigns is reduced. A … voices, put over their points of view and take the lead in public interventions. Eleven awareness-raising sessions took …
… Despite electoral reforms dating back to 2000, the number of women elected to Croatia’s parliament and local … sexist or discriminatory speech by politicians and other public figures, and every month gives thepublicthe chance to vote for the most outrageous among them. …
… Until 2013, the SGP (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij or Reformed … state had acted unlawfully by subsidising the SGP and thepublic funding to the SGP should be suspended. That would … still without allowing them to stand for election to public office. The other demand of the plaintiffs was that …
… Two features are crucial to its effectiveness: firstly the measure incorporates effective sanctions – non-compliant … a complicated process. Fourth, the quota was in line with public opinion. Before its adoption, 58% of adult men and 75% … were successfully advocating for parity, thus influencing public opinion which became favourable to mandatory electoral …
… Faced with the very slow trend towards balanced political representation for Portuguese women, the Network of Young People for Gender Equality in Portugal … a similar project operated in 2005-2006, and supported by the European Social Fund. It had four components: The …
… The share of women in the Czech parliament has languished at … campaigns to support women politicians in the elections (public discussions, press conferences, workshops, web site, … chosen for each block (e.g. efficiency and transparency of public administration, social and educational policies for …
… Both houses of the French parliament – the National Assembly and the Senate … reports, initiating or active participation in hearings, public debates, international events, etc. Throughout the … measures for supporting women entrepreneurs by thePublic Investment Bank (BPI). The same applies to the draft …
… regional and local elections, and social services workers. The courses are designed to increase the number of women who … and skills (verbal and non-verbal communication, public speech, interviews, etc.) Session E: Networking and … Framework (NSRF), under the Operational Programme ‘Public Administration Reform’ (Axis III: Enhancement of …
… have been obliged to carry out gender budgeting since the revision of the constitution in 2009, but this provision … that gender training should be included in every stage of public administration education. Consequently, the … of Teacher Education, Salzburg. The Federal Academy of Public Administration now offers a course in Gender …
… In brief The city of Vantaa in Finland has provided basic training on … – can result in positive outcomes for both citizens and public authorities. The training aims to raise awareness of … needed for the success of such an initiative. Firstly, thepublic commitment of the most senior officials from the city …
… This was organised in three phases, which progressed from the general to the specific, and involved setting up working … about the future while forgetting the barriers related to public administration. It resulted in many new and innovative … was somewhat slowed down by general bureaucracy in public administration in terms of rules and procedures that …
… is a voluntary initiative which was launched in 2011 by the UK’s Government Equalities Office (GEO), part of the … were in employment in the UK in 2013). The scheme excludes public sector bodies as well as small business and start-up companies. Small business, start-up companies and public bodies should be encouraged to sign up to the scheme …
… raising campaign targeted at SMEs and employed parents. The main theme was fatherhood and active fathering, and the … and parental leave. Although the issue has attracted some public attention, the scope and scale of the campaign was … for Poland. The campaign brought to the attention of thepublic and employers the issue of active fathering and it …