… Over the last nine years, the proportion of women on the boards of the largest listed companies across … women make up 10% or less of board members. The difference between action and inaction is striking. The six countries … of non-executives. This highlights the need for gender equality policies within companies. Figure: change in the …
… internationally as a strategy towards realising gender equality. It involves the integration of a gender perspective … and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equalitybetweenwomenandmen, and combating discrimination. Further …
… consists of taking systematic account of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of womenandmen in all Community policies and actions. The … but also on its planning, in order to ensure adequate equality outcomes. Further information Gender Impact …
… association that started making small loans to women entrepreneurs in Berlin area in 1982. Its objective is … to increase the women presence in the business world. Between 1982 and 2007 Goldrausch distributed some €850,000 to … one of the goals of the Europe 2020 and the Strategy for EqualitybetweenWomenandMen 2010-2015. Its status as a …
… brief Going for Growth provides structured peer support to women entrepreneurs who are serious about growing their … Funded by the ESF, the Irish Department of Justice andEqualityand Enterprise Ireland, it has been implemented in … a peer-led approach based on the sharing of experiences between an experienced lead entrepreneur and other …
… is an entrepreneurship training programme for academic women in Finland who are planning to set up their own … is at the core of Finland’s entrepreneurship and gender equality policies. The female entrepreneurship rate in … effective, as was peer mentoring and effective networking between experienced entrepreneurs and participants. In this …
… the National Rural Network, the project aimed to stimulate women’s entrepreneurship and increase their use of … The participants were women in rural areas aged between 20 and 60. The project paid special attention to … the Federation of Development Association for Gender Equality (FADIG). Policies to support women entrepreneurs A …
… (€15m) fund which makes equity investments to help strong women’s businesses grow. It works on a co-investment basis in … a lack of growth capital. It provides financial support of between £100,000 and £1m (€120,000-€1.2m) for the development … of the Europe 2020 strategy and the EU’s Strategy for EqualitybetweenWomenandMen 2010-2015. Other features that …