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.
… prevention of specific criminal offences. The Ministry for Gender Equality regularly reports on different aspects of gender, including violence against women, stalking, sexual … The national action plans to combat different forms of gender- based violence and gender inequality are regularly …
… and justice data on crime The overall objective of Swedish gender equality policy is that women and men are to have the … women is today a question of the highest priority in gender equality policy. In this context the Swedish National … of woman’s integrity /gross violation of integrity (the gender neutral version) and unlawful persecution (stalking) …
… Integrating a gender perspective in research and teaching: an award … by the University of Santiago de Compostela Since 2010, a gender perspective award is being organised on an annual … and teaching practices that stand out for integrating a gender dimension. Six prizes are awarded annually: three for …
… Monitoring progress towards gender equality in the University of Beira Interior … (UBI) was the first university in Portugal to set up a gender equality plan as early as 2011. The pioneer work of … a new report is drafted, it is advertised by the public relations department. The purpose is to encourage debate …
… action Goethe University Frankfurt is committed to promote gender equality within its organisation. After realising that the level of commitment to design and implement gender equality measures differed significantly between the … and recognising the need for centralising information on gender equality initiatives in the faculties, Goethe …
… 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 …
… training programme of the University of Graz, the gender equality office is organising since 2010 an annual … workshop. This workshop aims at creating reflexivity about gender and other discrimination-related biases in personnel … by external experts, as well as university-internal gender equality experts. In this workshop, participants gain …
… the party has adopted a fourfold approach to promoting gender equality within itself, and is acting on quotas, party … parties and their leaders are in general supportive of gender equality and agree that women should be better … parties, has historically been the one that has supported gender equality in decision-making. It supported women’s …
… one factor that has contributed to a small improvement in gender representation in recent elections, as well as a … sex – i.e. each woman – elected. Finally in 2008 40% gender quotas were introduced: political parties are obliged … the electoral lists. The political will to truly implement gender quotas is also lacking, as was clearly seen at the …