… objective of Swedish gender equality policy is that women and men are to have the same power to shape society and their own lives. One of the 4 sub-goals is that men's violence against women must stop. Counteracting men’s … (Brottsförebyggande rådet BRÅ) plays an important role by producing Sweden’s official crime statistics. The …
… of health professionals: the protocol medical care for women and girls with FGM The Model protocol medical care for … can be increased with one third. In case the parent(s) gave the assignment, pay for it, provide means that will … medical care for women and girls with FGM describes the role of different professionals being confronted with …
… and the first Strategic Plan for Equal Opportunity between Women and Men was approved in 2009 and implemented until … of the Institute of Education Sciences (ICE), university’s teaching and research staff from different areas of … and 2013. It is currently solely funded by the university’s budget. The amount given has been decreasing throughout the …
… preceded the development of the gender equality plan. UBI’s plan established as a measure the elaboration of … that influence the reproduction of inequalities between women and men at university level. To this end, a thorough … was working at the Commission for Gender Equality. The role of this researcher was extremely important to set up, …
… Enabling women to run for the elections for the university's council The EU-funded structural change project INTEGER has taken on a pioneering role at Siauliai University (SU) and in Lithuania as a whole. …
… Attracting more women into academic leadership positions In 2004, Lund … learnt and developed, and that focuses on the individual´s competences, and not on personal characteristics. The AKKA … and developed. Certainly, personal characteristics play a role, but they are not innate or given once and for all. …
… workshop This training is anchored in the university’s Plan for Women’s Advancement, which prescribes that the rectorate has … a group exercise. In this exercise, participants take the role of evaluators in a mock selection procedure. The …
… Women represented in all rounds of applications Different … This concern gained visibility in the university’s gender equality plan for 2008-2013, in which UCPH focused … as for the women. Considering women's share of the other role categories, generally speaking more women still leave …
… Malta has one of the lowest levels of women’s political representation in the EU. Of the political … – are represented in all sectors. He mentioned that the role of women is changing all the time and that the glass …
… – the over 11,000 municipalities and 295 districts – that women are most noticeable by their absence from political … is at local level In Germany, the biggest gap in women’s representation in political decision-making is at … and professional development . Set up in 2011, the role of the Helene Weber Kolleg is to mobilise women to stand …
… In Portugal, the share of elected political posts held by women is respectable at European level (38%), rather low … Elections centred on one person are less open to women’s participation – as in the case of presidential elections, … from the reconciliation of work and family life and the role of gender as determining factor influencing the amount …
… based on its interpretation of the Bible, it prohibited women from standing for political office. The party regards … vocation of women. Despite condemnation from women’s organisations, the Dutch state was reluctant to intervene, … started in the 80-s and 90-s and played an important role in challenging the party’s position although these …
… that obliges political parties to include at least 40% of women on every list for every election. Two features are … of the socialist PSOE but also the conservative People’s Party (PP), which had previously opposed quotas. A good … as well as feminist social mobilisation played a crucial role in the whole process of statuary quota adoption. Women’s …
… In response to a historically low level of women’s political representation in Ireland, the National Women’s … raise awareness and empower women to play an active role in politics. Elements of the campaign were the …
… towards balanced political representation for Portuguese women, the Network of Young People for Gender Equality in … of parliament and 17% of the government are women .Women’s representation in the European parliament is rather better, … cultural influences regarding gender stereotypes and the role of men at home and in the family life. Taking into …
… Assembly and the Senate – have had a ‘Delegation for Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities for Women and Men’ since … regional elections. Both Delegations have played a crucial role in safeguarding and extending gender parity in …
… They are often used by men to assert themselves over women for instance by treating women as invisible, ridiculing … parties and organisations across the country. Various role plays, films and exercises to combat these techniques … political decision-making is the Power Handbook by Sweden’s National Federation of Social Democratic Women (S-kvinnor) …
… very good example of a campaign to change awareness about women’s and men’s roles in the family. The campaign used electronic … to support autonomous lifestyles independent of narrow role expectations; to support diverse and positive role …
… a nationwide programme of gender training. It targets women who are councillors, candidates in regional and local … but also to ensure that the content matched local women’s needs (the needs and pre-existing knowledge of urban and … networking. They adopt a participative method involving role plays and exercises. Evaluation is carried out through …
… ESF Jämt was a project run between 2009 and 2013 Sweden’s 21 county administrative boards (Länsstyrelser ) to … than 2,000 counselling sessions, which attracted 9,000 women and 4,000 men. It has resulted in a better … these objectives has played an increasingly important role since the European Commission recognised that gender …