… In brief The Rural woman: employment and new technologies project involves eight local action … discrimination. Fewer of them work and fewer use ICT. Gender roles are strongly imposed andgender stereotypes are … to enter business fields which have been the preserve of men. It wanted to promote equal opportunities and inclusion …
… want to set up their own businesses, women entrepreneurs and business experts. Gründerinnenzentrale is a contact point … commercial spaces. The centres principle is to support genderequality in the social life and employment through a … of Berlin, that aims to support the equality of women andmen in the labour market and improvement of the …
… entrepreneur-ship by providing specialised programmes and easy access to finance. The bank combines the operations … access to the bank’s professional network. The bank serves men as well as women, and one-third of its loans have been to … was set up, women’s absence from decision-making centres, gender stereotyping and the burden of multiple roles combined …
… support SMEs. In the UK women are about half as likely as men to be entrepreneurs. The fund’s objective is to increase … capital. It provides financial support of between £100,000 and £1m (€120,000-€1.2m) for the development of a number of … wide network. Moreover, it seeks to address the issue of gender-based inequality and discrimination in business …
… Gender Impact Assessment is an ex-ante evaluation, analysis … consequences for the state of equality between women andmen. The central question of the GIA is: Does a law, …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Agriculture is one of the most widespread activities in the world and has a crucial role in food production, environmental … of view, there are significant gaps between women andmen. For example, women farm holders have significantly …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The Digital Agenda for Europe was … same time addressing social challenges through information and communications technology. In both cases, gender has … there is a gender divide in Internet use among women andmen . This may be related to the lower take-up of digital …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Energy is a driver of economic … aspect of everyday life through its domestic uses and its role in modern communications, transport and … change. Energy plays an essential role in both women’s andmen’s lives. However, it has been recently acknowledged that …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Environment is a cross-cutting … issue. It encompasses issues relating to: water, air and soil quality waste management and the use of chemicals … of environment policy. Gender relations between women andmen, and girls and boys, play a key role in the access to and …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Gender plays a specific role both in the incidence and the prevalence of specific pathologies, as well as in … cultural factors that affect the behaviour of women andmenand their access to health services. Regarding the health …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The relevance of gender in the … the following points: Access to justice is a human right and an integral aspect of the rule of law. Crime is a … justice system does not equally accommodate women’s andmen’s needs. The due diligence principle holds states (and …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The European Union (EU) fisheries … people in the EU have a full or part-time job in fishing and fish processing. EU fisheries policy promotes sustainable … fish processing are male-dominated activities in Europe. Men provide the main labour on board fishing vessels, and the …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The term ‘sport’ implies two … increasingly considered at EU level: professional sport, and sport as a leisure activity. While, in professional … In addition to amateurs, an increasing number of women andmen are choosing sport as a leisure activity, mainly for …