… association that started making small loans to women entrepreneurs in Berlin area in 1982. Its objective is to help business women in Berlin to set up and invest in their own businesses … rate is a remarkably low 1.3%. Its success is based on the commitment of the volunteer members of the …
… friendly enterprise’ certification. Overall the focus is on reconciliation measures for families, rather than women or men. Promoting equality through EQUAL Slovenia … workforce) have now been certified. The scheme is based on the European family audit system developed by …
… ONLUS association was created in 2008 to make the way women 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 … not from in-depth investigation in newsrooms and editorial boards. The overall visibility of women in the news is higher …
… has carried out two questionnaire surveys of its women members, to find out their experiences and problems at … to the House of Lords Communications Committee inquiry onwomen in news and current affairs broadcasting in … in technical roles – and there are too few womenon the boards of broadcasting companies. Reaching out to women …
… In brief CELEM, the Spanish coordinator of the European Women’s Lobby, wanted to find a way to ensure that the … the profile of women’s issues in the press, especially on the front pages and in the hard news sections. It has … of female managers. The share of womenon media company boards is even lower, at 10%. Men have easier access to posts …
… was part of the wider European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs, supported by the Enterprise DG of the … activities conducted by the 35 County and City Enterprise Boards – now Local Enterprise Offices – whose role it is to … enterprises with information, support and advice on doing business throughout these 50 countries. In addition, …
… (€15m) fund which makes equity investments to help strong women’s businesses grow. It works on a co-investment basis in which the private investment … expertise on finance measures to support SMEs. In the UK women are about half as likely as men to be entrepreneurs. …
… climate change. Energy plays an essential role in both women’s and men’s lives. However, it has been recently … time at home and are therefore more dependent than men on heating and indoor air quality. In addition, women are … the 295 energy companies surveyed had no women at all onboards or management groups. Also, only 5% of the companies …