… In brief Finland introduced training in gender mainstreaming for officials in all its national … phases, which progressed from the general to the specific, and involved setting up working groups for genderequality in … found it difficult to attract senior staff, and especially men. Better ways to entice senior male staff could be taken …
… In brief ESF Jämt was a project run between 2009 and 2013 Sweden’s 21 county administrative boards (Länsstyrelser ) to entrench gender mainstreaming in the ESF and the projects it supports … sessions, which attracted 9,000 women and 4,000 men. It has resulted in a better implementation of gender …
… Office (GEO), part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DfCMS). It provides a simple step-by-step framework to help companies think about genderequality in their workforces, particularly in relation … The scheme could include more initiatives to encourage men to make use of leave and family-related working time …
… national awareness raising campaign targeted at SMEs and employed parents. The main theme was fatherhood and active fathering, and the campaign aimed to encourage men to participate in childcare. Research and data show that … was developed in a context of growing recognition that gender inequalities in Poland’s labour market are in part …
… at a very low level in Malta. It was initiated by the Gender Unit of the national Employment and Training Corporation and was embedded in national policy … traditional stereotypes, reduce the care gap and promote men’s active role in the family, with a view to enhancing …
… In brief The Maltese Equality Mark is a national genderequality initiative aimed at increasing women’s … employers that facilitate the reconciliation of work and care roles. The initiative is led by the National … development opportunities family-friendly measures for menand women with caring responsibilities genderequality in …
… Province of Trento through its Agency for Family, Birth and Youth Policies. The regional project commenced in 2012, … to reduce absenteeism and labour turnover, and to decrease gender differences related to family responsibilities; For … that family audit certification benefits employees – both menand women – as well as organisations. The two most …
… to find the family-friendliest firm in the country, and since 2009 the government has given financial support … The initiative was developed in a wider policy context for genderequality under the government’s Action Programme … has the objective of providing equal opportunities for menand women by reconciling working and family life. Three …
… In brief The Bosch company, an engineering and electronics multinational based near Stuttgart, employs … was launched. The company predominantly employs menand there has been a good take-up of the initiative … a driving force of innovation. Along with the dimensions gender, generations and internationality, …
… In brief The campaign “Managing reconciliation of work and family” is a DGB trade union awareness raising and … balance, particularly regarding the involvement of men. Reconciling work and family life is a core element of the DGB’s gender policy. The focus is on raising awareness about …
… Austrian paternal leave company workshops were designed and carried out by the non-profit organisation abz*austria … change company culture about parental leave as a goal of genderequality. They are also a good example of cooperation … of wider efforts by the Austrian government to promote men’s take-up of parental leave and through this to support …
… are presented in the media a matter of public debate, and to give media publishers direct feedback on the way they portray women and report gender issues. Early in 2009 it launched the … between different generations, to the relationship between menand women. In order to promote a civil consciousness on …
… to give them an understanding of how news is made, and how gender imbalances develop. The courses teach women how to … recognised that many fewer women appear in the media than men, and this is especially the case when it comes to …
… a flood of sexist images, yet the effects of pre-1990 genderequality polices persist, and women occupy many high-level positions, both editorial … persist, and hard news is still male-dominated. It is only men who become opinion-leaders and only men who are invited …
… investigated the position of women in its organisation and found a widespread gender imbalance. While women make up 42% of its workforce, … to enable reconciliation of family and work for women andmen, to achieve a share of 45% of women in those areas where …
… of its women members, to find out their experiences and problems at work. Forty per cent of the union’s 30,000 … overlooked for assignments deemed to be demanding, while men with children are not treated in this way. Half of the … The British media suffers from significant and persistent gender gaps. A study conducted in 2011[1] counted the number …
… In brief To redress women’s poor representation and career prospects in the British film and TV industry, the … for equal representation The UK shows considerable gender gaps in the media in terms of women’s representation … in the UK by Creative Skillset shows that more women than men enter the TV industry in their twenties; the women are …
… In brief KVINFO is the Danish Centre for Information on Gender, Equalityand Diversity. In 1997 it launched its online Expert Database … world, 72% of experts featuring in the media in 2010 were men. The database provides journalists, employers, conference …
… around 500 members, exists to support women journalists and improve their career opportunities and working … The slow road to equality In Germany a significant gender gap still exists in the media – both in the … of decision-makers in media organisations are still men. The majority of top positions are still taken by men, …
… women’s issues in the press, especially on the front pages and in the hard news sections. It has helped journalists to take a gender perspective when reporting the news, and established … economics, etc.) is very low compared to that of men. Over 60% of journalism students in Spain are women. …