… Since 2016, the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) has developed and implemented a number … of study units, both those traditionally attracting mainly womenand those typically attracting men students. This is intended to improve gender balance in …
… The Gender Equality and Sexual Diversity Committee was set up in 1991 as part of … the knowledge, experience, and aspirations of both womenandmen. Since 2017, the Committee has coordinated the …
… 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 …
… genital mutilation on 6 February. “It is hard to imagine and to accept that today some girls in the EU are still … risks are essential for change. Initiatives to engage men for change were also cited as important, as men were … a gender-sensitive way. This can include the provision of women interpreters and specialised referral and care upon …
… The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the … 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between womenandmen in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, …
… Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among womenandmen in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights …
… Malta has one of the lowest levels of women’s political representation in the EU. Of the political … – since women‘s suffrage in 1947. Nevertheless formal and informal practices are blocking further progress. … its national executive, opened up its women’s section to men, ran a training programme in Brussels, drafts press …
… awareness-raising campaign run in 2010-2012 to promote women’s participation in the labour market, which remains at … 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 …
… a national gender equality initiative aimed at increasing women’s participation in employment (the women’s employment … employers that facilitate the reconciliation of work and care roles. The initiative is led by the National … development opportunities family-friendly measures for menandwomen with caring responsibilities gender equality in …