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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

 

SOCIAL PARTNERS AND GENDER EQUALITY IN EUROPE [27 November 2014]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/report/2014/working-conditions-industrial-relations/social-partners-and-gender-equality-in-europe

or

http://eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1458en_1.pdf

[full-text, 66 pages]

 

Executive Summary

http://eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1458en1.pdf

 

 

Authors: Weber,Tina; Mantouvalou,  Katerina; Bianchini, Danilo

 

This report assesses the role of the social partners in advancing gender equality in Europe. It explores the actions taken within the different national frameworks of industrial relations and against the ranking of the Member States on the Gender Equality Index. Overall, significant actions are being taken by European and national social partner organisations and companies in support of gender equality. These tend to put the emphasis on campaigning and educational activities and the integration of work–life balance measures in national policies or collective agreements. The research also shows that while national peak-level social partner organisations have implemented a limited number of initiatives aimed at improving their internal gender equality performance, the representation of women in decision-making remains relatively weak. An executive summary is available.

 

CONTENTS

Executive summary

Introduction

1. Main challenges for gender equality

2. Gender equality in social partner organisations

3. Internal actions: Promoting gender equality in social partner organisations

4. External actions: Promoting gender equality in the labour market and society

5. Analysis of the social partners’ actions on gender

6. Conclusions

Bibliography

Annexes

 

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