Tackling Violence against Women and Gender-Based Violence : Equality Bodies' Contribution
Autor/in:
Equinet
Quelle: European Network of Equality Bodies; Brussels, 2019. 30 S
Inhalt: Violence against women is a structural and global phenomenon that knows no social, economic or national boundaries. It is a serious violation of human rights, most drastic form of discrimination on the grounds of gender and remains widely unsanctioned. Every day in Europe, women are psychologically, physically and sexually abused in the “safety” of their own homes, stalked, harassed, raped, mutilated, forced by their family to enter into marriage, or sterilised against their will. The revelations of the #MeToo movement across Europe cast a light on the extent of sexual abuse of women and the difficulty for women to speak out
against it1.
The concept of violence against women has been widely recognized since the 1990s in international normative acts concerning human rights. It has been adopted as a legal concept at all levels of the international legal system. The phenomenon is acknowledged in the universal legal system of the United Nations, covering practically all countries of the world, as well as in the regional legal systems of the Council of Europe and the European Union.
Gender-based violence and violence against women are terms that are often used interchangeably as it has been widely acknowledged that most gender-based violence is inflicted on women and girls, by men. However, using the ‘gender-based’ aspect is important as it highlights the fact that many forms of violence against women are not examples of random victimization but are rooted in power inequalities between women and men and
strategies to perpetuate or entrench that inequality2.
Gender-based violence is violence directed against a person because of their gender or one that disproportionally affects persons of a particular gender. The majority of victims are women and girls, although men and transgender people also experience violence, especially where they transgress stereotypical gender norms 3.
Schlagwörter:Antidiskriminierung; Belästigung; gender-based violence; Gewalt gegen Frauen; good practice; harassment
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Dokumenttyp:Graue Literatur, Bericht
EFFORTI -Deliverable 4.4 Collection of good practices and lessons learned
Quelle: Evaluation Framework for Promoting Gender Equality in R&I; https://www.efforti.eu/sites/default/files/2019-11/D4.4%20Good%20Practices%20Final.pdf, 2019.
Inhalt: This report concentrates on an in-depth presentation of the major steps of creating the impact stories. In the course of this project, 18 impact stories were compiled.
ACT Community Mapping Report: Cooperation, Barriers and Progress in Advancing Gender Equality in Research Organisations
Autor/in:
Reidl, Sybille; Krzaklewska, Ewa; Schön, Lisa; Warat, Marta
Quelle: Zenodo, 2019.
Inhalt: This deliverable presents the results of the ACT community survey and subsequent analysis. The survey was conducted in order to gain knowledge on existing practices regarding gender equality in Research Performing and Research Funding Organisations, their networks as well as needs and support. Moreover, it aimed at identifying potential members of Communities of Practice (CoPs).
A Social Network Analysis (SNA) shows existing cooperation clusters and identifies central actors in the European landscape of research organisations. It also indicates regions that are so far disconnected from the European network and which are interested in becoming part of a CoP.
The reported barriers and consequent needs of survey respondents further provide important information for the ACT consortium to develop suitable support and helpful tools to promote and strengthen existing and future collaborations.
The survey mainly reached Higher Education Institutions, but also other research institutions, in almost all EU28 countries, which was the regional focus of the study. Half of the respondents are researchers, one third have a leading position and nearly one third hold a position like equal opportunities officer – all these three groups overlap. The interest in ACT turned out to be very high: More than half of the respondents want to become members of a Community of Practice.
Deliverable 1.2 of the ACT project.
Schlagwörter:Communities of Practice; Community mapping; gender equality; Organisational Change; Social Network Analysis
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Netzwerke und Organisationen, Wissenschaftspolitik
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in European Higher Education Institutions : Results from the INVITED project
Autor/in:
Claeys-Kulik, Anna-Lena; Jørgensen, Thomas Ekman; Stöber, Henriette
Quelle: European University Association (EUA); Geneva, 2019.
Inhalt: Vielfalt, Gerechtigkeit und Integration – mit diesen drei gewichtigen Schlagwörtern hat die European University Association (EUA) einen neuen Bericht überschrieben. Darin untersuchen Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik, Thomas Ekman Jørgensen und Henriette Stöber, ob und wie europäische Universitäten sich um Gerechtigkeit und Integration bemühen und die Diversität fördern. Universitäten sollten sich nicht exklusiv geben in einer Zeit, in der sich die Gesellschaft schnell entwickelt und das Bewusstsein für die Dimensionen der Vielfalt – kultureller, geschlechtsbezogener oder sexueller Art – wächst. In seinem Vorwort betont auch der EUA-Präsident Michael Murphy: „Hochschulen, die ihr hohes Exzellenzniveau beibehalten möchten, müssen Talente auf allen Ebenen anziehen können. In einer globalisierten Welt bedeutet dies, dass sie für Vielfalt offen sind.“ Die Studie basiert auf einer Umfrage unter 159 Instituten aus 36 europäischen Systemen.
EUA has released a major report on “Diversity, equity and inclusion in European higher education institutions” just days ahead of the second World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED). The report presents a broad picture with data from 159 higher education institutions in 36 European systems gathered through a survey and follow-up interviews. It is part of the INVITED project, a cooperation between EUA and the European University Continuing Education Network (eucen), supported by the European Students’ Union (ESU).
The report shows that inclusiveness has become a strategic question for a number of higher education institutions across Europe, impacting learning and teaching, research and institutional cultures. Many have taken action to find new ways to enable people from various backgrounds to find their place in higher education. The idea that diverse learning environments may better prepare students for a diverse society and diverse research environments is gaining ground.
The report features different institutional strategies and measures and analyses success factors, challenges and needs for support to build institutional capacity. Furthermore, it gives examples of different institutional practices and approaches. The report presents a useful European overview and timely background information for the various policy debates that are currently taking place in different fora, such as the Bologna Process, where new approaches towards strengthening the social dimension of higher education are being explored. The topic is also key in the negotiations on the future Erasmus+ programme at the EU level, where inclusiveness of students from disadvantaged backgrounds is in the focus.
EUA hosted a webinar on the topic this week, giving those interested an opportunity to deepen their knowledge. EUA experts also published an article in Research Europe highlighting the key findings of the report.
Preventing and Combating Sexism : Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe 27 March 2019
Herausgeber/in:
Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers
Quelle: Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers; , 2019. 34 S
Inhalt: Recommends that the governments of member States:
1. Take measures to prevent and combat sexism and its manifestations in the public and private spheres, and encourage relevant stakeholders to implement appropriate legislation, policies and programmes, drawing on the definition and guidelines appended to this Recommendation;
2. Monitor progress in the implementation of this Recommendation and inform the competent Council of Europe steering committee(s) of the measures undertaken and the progress achieved in this field;
3. Ensure that this Recommendation, including its appendix, is translated and disseminated (in accessible formats) to relevant authorities and stakeholders.
Ending sexual harassment - a precondition for gender equality : Nordic Initiatives in the aftermath of #MeToo
Herausgeber/in:
NIKK Nordic Information on Gender; Young Hakansson, Susanna; Nordic Council of Ministers
Quelle: Nordic Council of Ministers; NIKK Nordic Information on Gender; Gothenburg, 2019. 12 S
Inhalt: Ending sexual harassment – a precondition for gender equality: Nordic initiatives in the aftermath of #MeToo highlights a sample of measures to combat sexual harassment, taken by the Nordic co-operation as well as on national level in the Nordic countries. The publication is produced by NIKK, Nordic Information on Gender, and is based on material collected from representatives for the Nordic co-operation as well as from the countries.
Schlagwörter:#MeToo; Nordic countries; Norwegen; online sexual harassment; online violence; sexual harassment; Sweden
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Gleichstellungspolitik, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Dokumenttyp:Graue Literatur, Bericht
Attainment and Gender Equality in Higher Education: Evidence from a Large Scale Expansion
Inhalt: We examine the dramatic expansion in the Turkish higher education system during 2006-2008, which resulted in the establishment of 41 new public universities and a 60% increase in the number of available slots. Using the variation in the exposure intensity of expansion across cohorts and regions, we estimate the causal effect of the expansion on overall attainment and the gender gap in higher education. Before the expansion, women had lower higher education rates. The expansion increased the attainment rates of both men and women but failed to reduce the gender gap. Comparing the scale of expansion across fields of study, we observe that the largest growth in available slots was in social sciences and engineering. The expansion of slots in social sciences benefited men and women evenly, but the expansion in engineering benefited men more than women, thereby raising the gender gap.
Quelle: Evaluation Framework for Promoting Gender Equality in R&I; , 2019.
Inhalt: This deliverable compares and summarises the 19 gender equality interventions in RTDI case studies carried out across Europe (Austria, Denmark, Germany Hungary, Spain and Sweden) in the framework of EFFORTI (Evaluation Framework for Promoting Gender Equality in R&I) H2020 research project.
Schlagwörter:evaluation methodology; Evaluationsbericht; Evaluationsforschung; F&I-Politik; Gleichstellungspolitik; impact analysis; impact assessment; internationaler Vergleich; Logic-Chart-Analyse; theory of change
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Gleichstellungspolitik