Special Eurobarometer 428: Gender Equality - Report
Autor/in:
European Commission
Quelle: European Commission; European Union, 2015. 229 S
Inhalt: This Eurobarometer Survey seeks to measure Europeans' perceptions of gender inequalities within their own country: how widespread inequalities between women and men are, and whether the situation has improved or worsened compared with ten years ago; whether men or women are more likely to experience such discrimination among particular groups of people (young, old, people with disabilities, migrants, single parents, and working parents with young children); and the areas of life (e.g. work, school, media, politics) where gender stereotypes are deemed to be most prevalent. It also examines Europeans’ general attitudes towards gender equality and, more specifically, the role of women in the workplace and the role of men at home. In terms of tackling gender inequalities, the survey provides measures on Europeans’ opinions on which organisations have contributed most over the last ten years; whether this should be an EU priority; which areas should be dealt with most urgently; and what measures are considered to be the most effective at increasing the number of women in the workplace, and increasing the amount of time men spend on home care activities. Finally, the survey explores the issue of violence against women – what Europeans think this encompasses and which specific forms of such violence the EU should focus its efforts on.
Schlagwörter:gender roles; sexual violence; sexuelle Belästigung; sexuelle Gewalt; Stereotyp; Survey; Umfrage; violence against women
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Wissenschaftspolitische Empfehlungen des nationalen Beirats zur 8th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education für den österreichischen Wissenschafts- und Forschungssektor : Gender Equality in Higher Education: Next Steps to Go
Autor/in:
Nationaler Beirat zur 8th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education
Quelle: Wien, 2015.
Schlagwörter:Empfehlung; Forschungseinrichtung; Geschlechterverhältnis; Gleichstellungspolitik; Hochschule; Österreich
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Hochschulen, Gleichstellungspolitik
Gender- und Diversity-Management in der Forschung : Stuttgart, 07. und 08. Mai 2015 | Konferenzband
Herausgeber/in:
Klemisch, Michaela; Spitzley, Anne; Wilke, Jürgen; Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation (IAO)
Quelle: Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation (IAO); Fraunhofer Verlag, 2015. 238 S
Inhalt: Die Konferenz »Gender- und Diversity-Management in der Forschung« ist im Rahmen des EU-geförderten Forschungsprojekts »STAGES – Structural Transformation to Achieve Gender Equality in Science« entstanden. Mehr zum Projekt »STAGES« erfahren Sie im folgenden Kapitel in diesem Band. Die Konferenz fand am 7. und 8. Mai 2015 in Stuttgart statt und hatte sich auf die Fahnen geschrieben, das Thema Chancengleichheit insbesondere in Forschungskontexten zu beleuchten. Zentrale Fragen waren dabei: Wie kann Chancengleichheit zwischen Frauen und Männern in der Forschung und in Unternehmen gelebt werden? Warum stellt Gender- und Diversity-Management einen strategisch wichtigen Erfolgsfaktor dar? Wie kann Chancengleichheit in der wissenschaftlichen und industriellen Forschung durch die Umsetzung struktureller Veränderungen verbessert werden?
Schlagwörter:Diversity Management; Evaluation; Familienfreundlichkeit; Gleichstellung in der EU; Gleichstellungsmaßnahmen; Hochschulmedizin; Informatik; Karriereförderung; Mentoring; Praxisbeispiele; Quote; Wissenschaftskarriere
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Gleichstellungspolitik
Quelle: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Kováts, Eszter; Pöim, Maari; Foundation for European Progressive Studies, 2015.
Inhalt: This publication is a result of a successful cooperation between the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and the regional gender programme of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) on critically analyzing anti-gender discourses in European far right and conservative party programmes and the role of the respective parties in shaping the discourse and mobilisations. The publication looks at five case studies: France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia with the purpose to comparatively examine the commonalities and divergences of this phenomenon, also offering a chronological overview. This topic is of high importance due to the current mobilisations rejecting the term ‘gender’ itself. Anti-gender movements want to claim that gender equality is an “ideology”, and introduce the misleading terms “gender ideology” or “gender theory” which distort the achievements of gender equality. The main targets are the alleged “propaganda” for LGBTI rights, for reproductive rights and biotechnology, for sexual and equality education. This phenomenon has negative consequences for the legislation on gender equality. In the current publication, we are looking at this phenomenon in connection to the programmes and discourses of far right and conservative parties, as well as the overlaps among them. Fol- lowing the argumentation presented in the papers, these political parties have a stake on the issue.
Inhalt: Since the turn of the century, the topic of gender equality in science and research has been intensively discussed. Accordingly, a broad range of literature, pilot projects and empirical evidence is available which deals with gender inequalities in this area. This provides the starting point for the discussion on gender within responsible research and innovation (RRI) and the development of indicators for the gender dimension in RRI. Following the recent political and scientific discourse, gender equality is defined as a three-dimensional construct aiming at: · integration of women in all fields and at all levels in research and innovation (reduction of horizontal and vertical segregation); · structural change in research institutions in order to abolish structural barriers for women (e.g. through the implementation of comprehensive equality plans, quotas for women, transparent decision-making); · integration of gender in the content of research and innovation to ensure that women’s needs and interests are adequately addressed. The goal of the dimension report on gender equality is, therefore, to outline a first set of indicators that represents gender equality in this comprehensive sense and allows comparative analyses for EU countries over time based on a literature and data review. The first set of indicators developed for the dimension report covers all three of the above aspects, although they do differ in terms of accuracy with regard to the underlying construct to be measured, comparability between EU Member States and availability in time series terms. The first dimension of gender equality, female participation, includes eight indicators and is, therefore, well represented – especially for the university sector. The situation for female researchers in the non-university sector is covered less comprehensively. The proposed indicators include the share of female researchers by sector and an estimation of how long it will take to achieve equality in gender participation in science and research based on recent trends in female participation. The dissimilarity index represents horizontal gender segregation. Vertical segregation is indicated by the glass ceiling index as well as the number of graduates and female academic staff by grade indicators. Women’s access to top management positions is covered by the share of female heads of research performing organisations (RPO). An additional indicator focuses on the project level and represents the gender composition of teams and management in EU funded projects. Although there have been numerous pilot projects and case studies which focus on the implementation of equality policies in research funding organisations (RFO) and research performing organisations, there is less information available for a representative analysis covering several countries. Furthermore, only selective information is available on the integration of gender in research content. This is also due to the fact that administrative data do not yet by default consider gender aspects. However, recent initiatives by the Helsinki Group and the development of a monitoring system for European Research Area (ERA) goals have initiated progress in this respect.
Schlagwörter:data analysis; Datenauswertung; Datenquellen; Europäischer Forschungsraum; Gleichstellung in der EU; indicators; Indikatoren; Monitoring
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Statistik und statistische Daten
"Anti-gender" mobilisational discourse of conservative and far right parties as a challenge for progressive politics
Autor/in:
Pető, Andrea
Quelle: Gender as Symbolic Glue. The Position and Role of Conservative and Far Right Parties in the Anti-Gender Mobilizations in Europe/Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). Eszter Kováts (Hrsg.), Maari Pöim (Hrsg.). Foundation for European Progressive Studies. 2015, S 126–131
Inhalt: "Gender ideology ignores the existing scientific knowledge." This surprising statement by Jan Figel, former EU Commissioner for Education and Culture (quoted in Kuhar 2014), shows that the “gender ideology” debate opens up a new chapter in the political, cultural and social landscape of Europe questioning previous political chasms. The five chapters in this volume analyse a new political phenomenon: tens of thousands of people are demonstrating on the streets, collecting enough signatures for referendum controlling rights of a group of citizens in their own country, petitioning to change the curriculum in higher education (See more in Pető-Vasali 2014).