… job creation in Europe, as 30% of the self-employed have employees of their own. European-level data indicate that the … salaried employment. Against this backdrop, interest in women’s entrepreneurship has grown among scholars and policymakers. While the rationale for women’s entrepreneurship has traditionally focused on …
… a gender point of view, there are significant gaps between women and men. For example, women farm holders have significantly smaller farms than men … 2% of all EU farm holders, regardless of gender. In 2013, women represented 24% of EU farm holders in organic farming, …
… are human rights, and as such are the rights of both women and men. Across all areas of culture, human rights are … linked to culture. The socially constructed roles of women and men are culturally determined, and differ in time … construction, defined by the power relations between women and men, and the norms and values regarding ‘masculine’ …
… gender equality will unleash the talents and capacities of women, which are needed to achieve the goals of sustainable … that is available. And that needs to change, not just for women’s sake, but for economies’ sake’, according to … keynote speech in Tokyo. From a macroeconomic perspective, women’s inclusion in the labour market is relevant in terms …
… While considerable progress has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, … structures consider and integrate gender. While women’s activity rate has increased during the past years, … Men still account for less than a quarter of part-time employees. The share of men working part-time is small …
… climate change. Energy plays an essential role in both women’s and men’s lives. However, it has been recently … development. From a gender and human rights perspective, women and men have different energy needs. Women spend more time than men in unpaid household work. This …
… areas of environment policy. Gender relations between women and men, and girls and boys, play a key role in the … changes intersected with the emergence of studies on women’s roles in development and development policy strategies within the international women’s rights movement. In this context, the United Nations …
… and cultural factors that affect the behaviour of women and men and their access to health services. Regarding … of social and biological sources of differences in women’s and men’s health. An understanding of the interaction … conditions. In the European population, there are more women than men. Women generally live longer than men in all …
… has been paid to how the tourism industry benefits women and men, as well as to the relation between tourism and … tourism presents both opportunities and challenges for women, which makes the gender equality perspective highly … an entry point into the labour market, especially for women, young people, migrant workers and rural populations, …