… 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, …
… What is gender-responsive public procurement Definition of … services or works being purchased. This means that buyers and suppliers examine the impact of all contracted activities on women’s andmen’s needs, interests and concerns, and design and deliver …
… 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 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 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 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 …