… Gender certification: a road to change? The aim of the project is to increase the knowledge on gender issues and to create conditions for a possible ‘gender certification’ at the departments of Physics, Earth …
… 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 …
… prize money in order to organise activities to promote gender equality in politics. The problem is at local level … EAF is an independent non-profit organisation, promoting gender equality. It combines designated scientific expertise … and presentation, motivation, feedback, networking and gender and politics. EAF Berlin supports and advises award …
… for and raising awareness on this issue. It supports gender quotas, and believes that if there are more women in politics this will result in more gender-sensitive policy-making, which could make a major contribution to gender equality. Through its member organisations, including …
… Sweden are relatively well-balanced. However the numerical gender balance in politics does not necessarily mean that the … into decision-making bodies, and raises awareness about gender dynamics so that women will be more effective once … is not only about being a candidate. There needs to be gender balance behind the scenes, if a party is to be …
… throughout the country. In addition, the agency collates gender-specific data on company start-ups, which is then made … donors Within this context, Goldrausch is of particular relevance because the high level of its members’ commitment … impact and long-term effects can be achieved in tackling gender inequalities in business. Being member of the German …
… In brief The Agency for Gender Equality within the ESF was contracted from 2009 until … of Labour and Social Affairs as a support structure for gender equality. Its staff comprised four internal and three external experts. Its job was to ensure that gender mainstreaming was coherently integrated into the …
… federal ministries have been obliged to carry out gender budgeting since the revision of the constitution in … to regional or local authorities. An in-house seminar on gender budgeting was developed, and has been delivered 19 … formulates up to five specific outcomes, including gender equality, along with indicators to measure them, in …
… In brief Finland introduced training in gender mainstreaming for officials in all its national … the specific, and involved setting up working groups for gender equality in the ministries. In phase 1, seminars were … from EU support which overcame budget restrictions. Gender mainstreaming still an issue Even though Finland …
… at a very low level in Malta. It was initiated by the Gender Unit of the national Employment and Training … Corporation and was embedded in national policy on gender equality, with funding from the European Social Fund … to addressing reconciliation by challenging traditional gender stereotypes, which is very relevant in the Maltese …
… In brief The Maltese Equality Mark is a national gender equality initiative aimed at increasing women’s … mark in 2010. The initiative established a standard for ‘gender equality employers’ and runs a certification scheme … public and private bodies which show that they implement gender equality in employment, including family friendly …
… change company culture about parental leave as a goal of gender equality. They are also a good example of cooperation … to involve men more actively in the process of creating gender equality. Twelve workshops were conducted, each … be concluded that there have been two main outcomes on gender equality twofold. Firstly the workshops provided the …