… Progress towards gender equality in the EU remains slow. The Gender Equality … Poland. Romania, Hungary and Greece remained at the bottom of the rankings, although Romania and Greece had experienced … new job opportunities available to all, for example by breaking occupational genderstereotypes and promoting …
… Main findings The overall Gender Equality Index score for the EU in 2018 is … The gender balance in decision-making is a major driver of change in almost all Member States. In the long term … to promote gender equality as well – for example by breaking down the old patterns of labour market segregation …
… Every project should be assessed, using its established gender indicators, to determine whether or not its gender … project implementers by suggesting they ask a number of key questions. Was the project developed based on a gender … gender equality between Roma men and women and support breaking down cultural and social barriers that prevent Roma …
… Parental-leave conditions may help or hinder gender equality The increase in female employment rates, coupled with the decline of the male breadwinner family model, have unsettled … of the type of family leave provided. This includes genderstereotypes and roles that lead to gendered expectations and …
… The gender pay gap reveals the different realities that women and … couples with children - showing that the financial cost of having a family falls heavily on women’s shoulders. These … up being 37% less than men’s. “We must get rid ofgenderstereotypes that underpin the pay gap, starting with the …
… This section aims to give you a sense of the policy context behind this toolkit, and in particular … organisations have taken to encourage greater use ofgender-sensitive language. It is designed to help you … Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men on breakinggenderstereotypes in the media recommends that …
… in work-life balance for all can be achieved in a variety of ways. The initiatives that companies can offer can range … in care responsibilities requires conscious effort and the breaking down of harmful stereotypes and unconscious bias. A … In order to attract more women, companies must also remove genderstereotypes and unconscious bias from their …
… This study mapped the persistence of stereotypical attitudes and perceptions to gender by collecting real-life stories from women and men … to gender and identified the key factors contributing to breaking stereotypical gender patterns. View the video Search …
… break. Women participants benefit from a combination of opportunities in updating knowledge and skills, work … overlooked in traditional recruitment practices because of a perceived lack of experience in their CV. Whereas most tech companies have a written gender-equality policy, Women-ReBoot actively enabled …
… DigiGirlz is one of Microsoft’s ‘community’ programmes. It aims to invest in … of the global economy. It aims to dispel tech industry stereotypes and motivate girls to choose a career in ICT. One … of Statistics, 2017a). The data show that traditional genderstereotypes continue to have a major influence on the …
… business incubators and NGOs in the implementation of regional innovative projects. It also organises thematic … no substantial research has been carried out recently on gender issues in the tech sector in Bulgaria. Some NGOs and … more girls to choose a career in business and ICT, breaking the stereotype that these are male-only sectors. In …
… Electoral system and gender quotas From neutral to gendered citizenship – France: … on equality between women and men The constitutional law of 8 July 1999 on equality between women and men authorises … on women’s underrepresentation and tackling genderstereotypes. Source: EIGE’s collection on good practices on …
… Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States Gender segregation is a deeply entrenched feature of … report explores the progress made between 2004 and 2015 in breakinggender segregation in education, training and the …
… Gender related challenges in the education system are an … and better career opportunities, especially for women. One of the main challenges is that girls and boys tend to choose … classroom should be an environment that challenges genderstereotypes and breaks them down. Unfortunately, it often …
… leadership positions In 2004, Lund University launched a gender-integrated leadership programme (AKKA). Within this … for 150 senior scholars in Lund University (Sweden) (of which 37 were men). The programme runs over a year with … the number of female leaders at the university, and breaking the male power base. The university understood that …