Specific subset of social relations uniting women and men as social groups in a particular community, including how power – and access to/control over resources – is distributed between the sexes.
… PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework In Sweden, the … moderate preferential treatment of the underrepresented gender when hiring, provided it promotes gender equality and does not conflict with EU regulations. …
… being financed. The focus is on the project team and the gender composition, such as how many women and men are … to different positions and tasks in the project from a gender perspective. All projects must have an action plan for gender equality. The ‘what’ dimension – which is the last …
… innovation. Since 2015, it has successfully integrated a gender perspective in its activities and promoted gender equality in the distribution of funds for research and innovation. VINNOVA makes an effort to include gender perspectives in the projects financed, recognising …
… Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessment is a relatively common instrument to support gender-mainstreaming implementation in Sweden. It appears to … to the national level. At the level of government offices, gender impact assessments are most regularly performed when …
… Summary A key indicator of gender inequality in the Swedish labour market is the … economic independence. The overall objective of Sweden’s gender equality policy (Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality 2009) is to ensure that women and men have …
… leadership positions In 2004, Lund University launched a gender-integrated leadership programme (AKKA). Within this … characteristics. The AKKA programme aims at raising gender knowledge and awareness, and providing methods and … for structural change in order to achieve sustainable gender equality. From 2004 to 2014, five AKKA programmes have …
… county administrative boards (Länsstyrelser ) to entrench gender mainstreaming in the ESF and the projects it supports … It was based on a survey which showed that although gender mainstreaming was an obligatory part of all ESF … up on by project promoters anxious to comply with the gender mainstreaming requirements laid down in the …