… While Europe is making progress towards genderequality, experts warned: “People will land on Mars … shows we’re closer than ever to balance in the economic and social lives of women andmen. But the pace of positive change, revealed at the launch …
… soft measures have also worked in some countries. However, gender balance has not made significant improvements in the … 2010, the European Commission suggested legislative action and two years later proposed a Directive with a target to … across the 28 EU Member States had 28 % women and 72 % men. The proportion of women has increased by 1 percentage …
… This study focused on the importance of genderequality in the realisation of economic rights and independence, including access to employment, appropriate … their effect on the economic independence of women andmen, and on genderequality more broadly. Based on the …
… the digital agenda or any other policy field, our methods and tools will help you to get started on gender mainstreaming. “EIGE has come up with practical … your policy will affect the everyday lives of women andmen. EIGE’s methods and tools will guide you to think about …
… Gender mainstreaming has been embraced internationally as a … into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, regulatory measures and spending … with a view to promoting equality between women andmen, and combating discrimination. Further information EIGE's …
… the core values upon which the European Union is founded, andequality between women andmen is one of the Union’s essential aims. To achieve genderequality, the European Union has adopted an approach …
… The principle of gender mainstreaming consists of taking systematic account of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of women andmen in all Community policies and actions. The gender impact …
… 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 …
… of several online discussion held in September and October 2013 via our online platform. The reports were … discussions covered a broad range of topics related to genderequality: GenderEquality Index, MenandGenderEquality, Female Genital Mutilation, Benefits …
… of several online discussion held in September and October 2013 via the EuroGender online platform. The … discussions covered a broad range of topics related to genderequality: GenderEquality Index, MenandGenderEquality, Female Genital Mutilation, Benefits …
… objective is to help business women in Berlin to set up and invest in their own businesses by making interest-free … throughout the country. In addition, the agency collates gender-specific data on company start-ups, which is then made … 2020 and the Strategy for Equality between Women andMen 2010-2015. Its status as a good practice is supported by …
… are serious about growing their businesses, with mentoring and guidance from lead entrepreneurs who have personal … initiatives. Although Ireland has a higher proportion of men engaged in entrepreneurial activity compared to women, … least €41.2m. Going for Growth has led the way in reducing gender inequalities, as it addresses the gender gap in Irish …
… Valtava Programme, a national development programme for gender mainstreaming that has been established within the … programming period of the European Social Fund (ESF) and is coordinated by the Finnish Ministry of Employment and … activity among women whereas it increases it for men. The InnoLady Camp initiative aims to stem this trend by …
… 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 …
… EU Member States The report focuses on the importance of genderequality in economic rights and independence , including access to employment, … their effect on the economic independence of women andmen, as well as on genderequality more broadly. On the basis …