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    • Platform work: Has flexibility become a cover story?

      The platform work economy comes with great strengths. The ability to work where you want and how you want is a significant motivator for people who have grown tired of the 9-5 rigidity and seek more diversity in their career path.

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      Achieving equality between women and men makes everyone better off. We have come a long way, but there’s still more to do. Let’s shape an economy where gender equality, social fairness and prosperity go hand in hand. #3StepsForward is how policymakers, business leaders and individuals can unite to build a fairer future. We all have a role to play. Join our #3StepsForward campaign and do your part!

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      This toolkit provides guidelines for the use of gender-sensitive language in writing. Gender-sensitive communication ensures that women and men – and those who do not conform to the binary gender system – are treated as persons of equal importance and dignity.

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    • Sexism at work: How can we stop it?

      The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help stop sexism in the workplace. From recruitment to performance evaluation, EIGE’s handbook shows how organisations can ensure women and men employees feel safe, respected and fulfilled.

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    • What does it take to achieve gender equality? – Resources and structures key for women's empowerment

      With International Women’s Day just around the corner, progress towards gender equality is high on the agenda. But what does it take to really pave the way for gender equality?

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      27 Feb 2023
    • GRPP: Four letters can unlock €2 trillion to accelerate our drive towards gender equality

      Each year the EU spends 14% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on public works, from building projects to social infrastructure. Smart targeting of that €2 trillion in public funds and considering how it impacts the lives of both women and men is the essence of Gender-responsive public procurement, or GRPP.

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    • Closing the gaps: How data accelerates progress on gender equality  

      EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violence against women.

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  • Agriculture and rural development

    … environmental protection, landscape preservation, rural employment and food security. Agriculture is not … While agriculture is the major food-producing sector, rural development is related to the promotion of the vitality … countryside and the well-being of rural communities. Rural areas provide food, raw materials, jobs and a wide range of …

  • Online business training for rural women

    … In brief The Rural woman: employment and new technologies project involves … Mancha, Castilla y León and Madrid. Part of the National Rural Network, the project aimed to stimulate women’s … groups, and making women the protagonists.   Eight rural areas   The Rural woman: employment and new technologies …

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  • Presentation of the report 'Green entrepreneurship of women and women's entrepreneurship in rural areas'

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    10 Mar 2023, 0:00 CET Europe/Madrid
  • Promoting socially inclusive rural development in Europe and Central Asia: Action for the 2030 Agenda

    … for exchange of best practices in gender equality and rural development, will help in raising awareness, … gender concerns in achieving sustainable agriculture and rural development, food security and nutrition goals. The … More information on the policy area 'Agriculture and rural development' - including policy objectives at the EU …

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    30 Jan 2017, 9:00 EET - 01 Feb 2017, 18:00 EET Europe/Vilnius
  • Tourism

    … especially for women, young people, migrant workers and rural populations, particularly in developing or less … local handicrafts, etc.) and can create more jobs in these areas. Moreover, numerous tourism jobs are flexible and can … (SMEs). In addition, cooperation between sustainable rural tourism and arts and craft trades can be established, …

  • Women of the Mountains Empowerment Network (WOMEN)

    … level and to develop new agribusinesses in the mountainous areas of Vau i Dejës, Pukë and Fushë Arrëz (municipalities in … fundamental prerequisite for attaining gender equality and rural women as a priority group. It also contributes to the … a mechanism to enhance economic empowerment of vulnerable rural women in the most remote mountain areas; Establish a …

  • Partnership for Change and Development in the Local Labour Market

    … rada ) is a gender equality initiative aimed at increasing rural women’s participation in employment, launched in Croatia in 2013. It focused on unemployed women in a rural area of Karlovac County, one of the least developed … unemployed women facing social exclusion.   Women in rural areas   Croatia is one of the countries with the highest …

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  • What is gender-responsive public procurement?

    … situation, disability, race, ethnicity, religion and rural or urban location also affect women and men in their … (e.g. the lived reality of a young woman living in a rural area of Sweden will be very different from that of an …

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  • Fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women

    … events. The 2012 session will focus on the following key areas: Themes Priority theme: The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, …

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    27 Feb 2012, 10:00 EET - 09 Mar 2012, 18:00 EET Europe/Athens
  • About the examples

    … in the region. The projects range from the empowerment of rural women to e-modules of gender-sensitive programs for …

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  • Transport

    … modes of transport (such as bicycles). In urban areas, women are generally more dependent on public … address women’s travel needs and patterns. Furthermore, in rural areas, transport planning has mostly focused on road … transport, neglecting transport solutions for many rural women who lack or have less access to motorised …

  • European Institute for Gender Equality’s terms and definitions

    … background, poverty, race, ethnicity, location (rural/urban), disability, sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, … background, poverty, race, ethnicity, location (rural/urban), disability, sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, …

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  • Looking at the Victims’ Rights Directive through a gender lens

    … of gender-based violence who have a disability or live in rural areas may have difficulty in accessing support services. From …

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  • Step 2. Identify existing gender inequalities and their underlying causes

    … participation in the labour market? In which occupational areas are women or men predominant? What are the differences … men employed in the fisheries sector? Which occupational areas do women or men predominate in? What are the … into farming and facilitate their business development in rural areas? Questions specific to the European Agricultural …

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  • Tool 2: Analysing gender inequalities and gender needs at the national and sub-national levels

    … (such as fisheries and agriculture) are also important areas for reducing economic differences between women and … characteristics, such as age, income, poverty level, urban/rural location, disability, race or ethnicity. This …

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  • What does gender budgeting have to do with women’s and men’s lived realities?

    … benefit, carers’ allowances, agricultural subsidies and rural development funds, are important for creating equal … [1] [1] https://eige.europa.eu/gender-mainstreaming/policy-areas/economic-and-financial-affairs and Lagarde, C. (2014), …

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  • Culture

    … as such are the rights of both women and men. Across all areas of culture, human rights are a precondition for … and competences (e.g. low representation in techni­cal areas). The study Creative industries: focus on employment, … men 2010 – 2015, which spells out actions under 6 priority areas. These are relevant to all sectors and policy areas, …

  • Was hat die Berücksichtigung des Gleichstellungsaspekts bei der Haushaltsplanung mit den Lebenswirklichkeiten von Frauen und Männern zu tun?

    … [1] [1] https://eige.europa.eu/gender-mainstreaming/policy-areas/economic-and-financial-affairs und Lagarde, C. (2014). …

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  • ¿A quién está destinada esta guía?

    … – approx. EUR 8 billion European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) – approx. EUR 152 billion The …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Girls in Cyprus are at risk of female genital mutilation

    … to have the practice done is still strong, particularly in rural areas. Strong laws, combined with a tough approach towards …

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    • Migration

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