… Relevance of gender in the policy area Around seven per cent of the total … living in the EU Member States are born outside of the EU, and half of them are women and girls. Work, study and … persecution, are common reasons motivating both women andmen to migrate and live in other countries. Migration can …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Poverty is both a cause and an effect of social discrimination and exclusion; it is … Gender differences and inequalities between women andmen are a major feature of social exclusion and poverty . …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Entrepreneurship plays an important role in creating jobs, innovation and growth. Fostering entrepreneurship is a key policy goal … the rates of women’s entrepreneurship were lower than men’s. A multi-year analysis (2002 – 2010) presented in the …
… 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 Culture can be defined as the … large group of people. Cultures are shaped by people, and people are shaped by cultures. It is a dynamic … human rights, and as such are the rights of both women andmen. Across all areas of culture, human rights are a …
… 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 The European Union (EU) is one of … market for Member States is at the heart of EU economic and financial policy. All EU Member States form part of the … women’s labour force participation were equal to that of men. Providing women with equal economic opportunities and …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Education is a catalyst for social change and a condition for the achievement of fundamental human … and skills throughout their lives. It also makes women andmen better equipped to secure steady, well-paid jobs and thus …
… Relevance of gender in employment While considerable progress has been … persist. They are the result of discriminatory norms and attitudes, the unequal distribution of care … women’s activity rate has increased during the past years, men’s activity rate has remained largely stable. The slow …
… 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 EU regional policy is an investment policy that targets all regions and cities in the European Union. In recognition of its … development. A lack of genderequality between women andmen implies that human resources are not being used to their …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Promoting genderequality is a key … of women, particularly in the hard sciences and in leadership positions. Genderequality in research is … to be employed as scientists and engineers compared to men: only 3.1% of women in the labour force are employed as …
… 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 …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Tourism is the third largest … become one of the main income generators in both developed and developing countries, with business volumes that equal or … been paid to how the tourism industry benefits women andmen, as well as to the relation between tourism andgender …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Transportation facilitates access to the labour market, healthcare and education infrastructure as well as to other services and … policies are often considered to equally benefit women andmen, there is a large body of professional literature …