… for Gender Equality in Vilnius and the committee for Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) meet to discuss their … successes of Sweden, Denmark and Finland - where fathers’ participation in parental leave represents 20%, a large …
… improvements in policy, the work-life balance for men and women remains unequal in Europe. The research indicates that … reason to be the lack of care services. According to EIGE’s current research, women of working age spend three times … work and family responsibilities and to encourage women’sparticipation in the labour market without discouraging …
… 8 March 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.EIGE’s list of 100 Inequalitiesillustrate that we are … the employment rates of women and men differently. Women'sparticipation in the labour market drops by an average of 12% …
… (EIGE) kicks off its work with the European Commission’s recently adopted five-year strategy for promoting equality between women and men in Europe. EIGE will start to actively … the EU . It aims in particular to make better use of women's potential, thereby contributing to the EU's overall …
… 2011) EIGE participated in the Polish EU Presidency's expert conference “Mechanisms for reconciling professional and family roles for women and men as a chance to actively participate in the … of Work and Family Life as a Condition of Equal Participation in the Labour Market", prepared in close …
… On this occasion of International Women’s Day - 8 March - the European Institute for Gender Equality … in many areas. In connection to this year’s International Women’s Day, EIGE presents a list of inequalities that show a …
… in the EU of area K of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Environment. Gender Equality and Climate Change … on Gender Mainstreaming . One of its main focuses is women’sparticipation in climate change related decision making in …
… Five documentation centres and libraries specialising in women and gender issues are joining efforts with the European … enable access to gender-based violence resources in EIGE’s Resource and Documentation Centre (RDC) . The project will … – Aletta E-Quality, institute for gender equality and women’s history in Amsterdam, Amazone – Resource Centre for …
… talk about the female face of climate change, why women drive smaller cars and the way to solve the climate … Today we have all this data showing that the average woman’s lifestyle produces less GHG gases than a man’s. Women drive … at the most senior levels. But what we need is their equal participation, nothing less. Why doesn’t this happen? Look at …
… Today the European Business Schools Women on Boards Initiative is migrating their 'Global Board … than enough eminently qualified women to help lead Europe’s and the world’s corporations into the 21st century and that … ). Council Recommendations on promoting the balanced participation of men and women in the decision-making process …
… At the conference “ Eliminating Violence Against Women in Europe – Intersectoral Approaches and Actions ” … Europe and the City of Vienna that started on this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 217 participants from a large variety of sectors and …
… estimated personal and societal cost of Violence against Women is alarmingly high. Direct and indirect costs of violence against women and intimate partner violence affect the victim, their … their normal lives and decreases their chances of economic participation.” Estimating these costs is a challenging task. …
… of institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women and gender equality adopted during the meeting of the … into account the needs of the participants. In Council's opinion, training modules on gender equality and gender … of the public administration. The full use of EIGE's capacities, knowledge and products should be made. And, …