… EIGE works with EU candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye … developed and published their Indices). Data collection on womenandmen in decision-making positions in the region of Western …
… (2010) replaced the many previous equalities legislation and Acts, and outlines nine protected characteristics which … authorities to promote equality of opportunity between menandwomen generally. The Public Sector Equality Duty, which was …
… leave is granted to parents, usually after maternity and paternity leave, allowing mothers and fathers to take … and eligibility rules vary across the EU and not all womenandmen in the EU are eligible for parental leave. Read more …
… Violence against women is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to … of social, political and economic power among womenandmen in society. Violence against women undermines women’s …
… has carried out two questionnaire surveys 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 …
… (€15m) fund which makes equity investments to help strong women’s businesses grow. It works on a co-investment basis in … 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 …