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      In October EIGE releases its annual Gender Equality Index updating on the progress of gender equality in the EU. In this year’s Index edition, EIGE also makes links between gender equality and the European Green Deal exploring how the progress in gender equality can support the green transition. This year the Index conference is extended with two webinars taking a...

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    • Sharing the load: who invests more time and energy in childcare?

      Between women and men in the EU, there’s a greater balance of childcare. But there isn’t when it comes to the type of task according to EIGE’s latest evidence. The distribution of unpaid childcare between women and men is moving in the right direction. EIGE’s evidence from a 2022 survey on gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities...

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      This toolkit provides guidelines for the use of gender-sensitive language in writing. Gender-sensitive communication ensures that women and men – and those who do not conform to the binary gender system – are treated as persons of equal importance and dignity.

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      The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help stop sexism in the workplace. From recruitment to performance evaluation, EIGE’s handbook shows how organisations can ensure women and men employees feel safe, respected and fulfilled.

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      With International Women’s Day just around the corner, progress towards gender equality is high on the agenda. But what does it take to really pave the way for gender equality?

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      27 Feb 2023
    • GRPP: Four letters can unlock €2 trillion to accelerate our drive towards gender equality

      Each year the EU spends 14% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on public works, from building projects to social infrastructure. Smart targeting of that €2 trillion in public funds and considering how it impacts the lives of both women and men is the essence of Gender-responsive public procurement, or GRPP.

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      07 Feb 2023
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      EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violence against women.

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      03 Mar 2023
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  • Employment

    … stages of the crisis. However, recent and more restrictive government fiscal policies and the delayed effects of cuts in … Men still account for less than a quarter of part-time employees. The share of men working part-time is small … At governmental level, women account for 27% of senior government ministers and 27% of members of national …

  • Promoting Full-time Employment

    … full-time employment or desired working-time for their employees. The gains of 5 percentage points in full-time … involuntary part-time work over this period. In 1998, the Government convened a commission that proposed that … (Ds 1999:44). The HELA Project was initiated by the Government in 2002. The Swedish Work Environment Authority, …

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    • Poverty
  • Equality mark promotes equal opportunity employers

    … The methodology includes an audit and a questionnaire to employees. Award of the Equality Mark is based on assessment … in their job or make progress in their career. The Maltese government therefore decided to promote the advantages of … and funded solely by NCPE. The activity is in line with government policy on national gender mainstreaming as …

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  • Training Greek women to take their place in regional and local government

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  • Green Growth, Green Jobs: Integrating Environmental and Employment Policies in the EU

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    17 Jun 2015, 10:00 CEST - 17 Jun 2015, 16:30 CEST Europe/Brussels
  • Diversity as a core corporate value in Prezi: encouraging women’s employment in tech

    … practices and constant openness and responsiveness to employees’ needs are also key to success. Prezi’s case … to Juhasz (2014), policy instruments implemented by the government to offset the burdens associated with … in terms of diversity management and equal treatment of employees irrespective of gender, race, age or other …

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    Hungary
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  • What is gender mainstreaming

    … and men, are equally addressed.  Read more Traditionally, government policy and legislation have been viewed as …

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  • Quiz 3: Legal text

    … suitable for the work by the employer in question. The government shall not interfere with this right, except in … suitable for the work by the employer in question. The government shall not interfere with this right, except in … suitable for the work by the employer in question. The government shall not interfere with this right, except in …

  • Contest for family-friendly firms

    … family-friendliest firm in the country, and since 2009 the government has given financial support under its action plan … Companies are evaluated both by their management and their employees through a company employee survey and a report from … in 2013, the initiative has grown in popularity and the government is planning to take a further step by introducing …

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  • Youth

    … were created. Read more . Ireland In June 2011, the Irish Government established the Department (Ministry) for Children and Youth Affairs, a new government department with responsibility for a range of …

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  • Sweden

    … rests with the Swedish Parliament ( Riksdag ) and the government, which decide on regulations and allocate … significant freedom in staff recruitment and selection. As government agencies, research organisations are also subject … all grounds mentioned) and promote gender equality among employees and students. According to the Act, “active …

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  • Reserved contracts

    … (Article 20), provided that at least 30 % of the employees are disabled or disadvantaged. The term ‘ …

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  • Motivation model

    … employment rates as well as the improved utilisation of government investment in education (Smith;/Bettio 2008: 18). … For example there are clear indicators that part time employees are not assessed due to their factual performance. … approach to managing human resources. Measures to improve employees’ work‐life balance also can contribute to a more …

  • Lenita Freidenvall

    … for Gender Equality, Ministry of Employment, Swedish Government Offices, since 2021. Before heading the division, … from the academic world, the Parliament as well as the Government Offices. She has a Ph.D. in political science, …

  • Transparency drives cultural change

    … initiative which was launched in 2011 by the UK’s Government Equalities Office (GEO), part of the Department … promotion and pay. The initiative is embedded in government equality policies and the 2010 Equality Strategy. … medium and large private sector organisations (of over 150 employees). Based on a step-by-step framework, the initiative …

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  • Quiz 1: Policy document

    … for the President stated: "The failures of the last government have left many families struggling. Our social … for the President stated: "The failures of the last government have left many families struggling. Our social … in life" Objectives This strategy aims to ensure that: All employees has sufficient income and social protection to …

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  • Gender budgeting as a way of promoting accountability and transparency in public finance planning and management

    … budgeting is “a mechanism for establishing whether a Government’s gender equality commitments translate into … administration services – such as e-administration or e-government – would mean a decrease in the number of actual employees within public administration. This would hit women …

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  • Entrepreneurship

    … job creation in Europe, as 30% of the self-employed have employees of their own. European-level data indicate that the … and this is reinforced in popular media, education and government policy. Studies indicate that one effect of this … 2013, OECD recommends Member States: "through a whole-of-government approach and through means such as appropriate …

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