EU thematic activities

 

4 : Equal Opportunities

 

The overall purpose of the activities on Equal Opportunities (ETG 4) is to create and promote a "European Model of Comprehensive Approaches to Equal Opportunities".

 

Policy briefs

	EQUAL pushing Gender into the Mainstream - 2007
	More and better jobs for women - EQUAL contributes to gender conscious employment policies and practices - 2005
	Widening career choices for women and men - EQUAL achievements in education and training - 2005
	Establishing a culture of gender equality in the business world - EQUAL supports employers and social partners to become agents of change - 2005 (ES-FR) - Updated version 2007 (EN)
	Strengthening gender equality bodies and NGOs - EQUAL creates think-tanks, resource centres and networks - 2005
	A job machine for women - EQUAL contributes to improving family services - 2004
	Tackling Gender Gaps = Tackling Skills Gaps - EQUAL contributions to European competitiveness - 2004
	Gendering the Use of Time - Territorial approaches to improve the articulation of work and private life - 2004
	Farewell to the Male Breadwinner Model? - EQUAL strategies to dismantle traditional gender roles and stereotypes - 2004
	Holding a Job - Having a Life - EQUAL contributions to improving the work-life-balance of women and men - 2004

 

On the ground : practical examples

Reconciliation
	EU - Crossing borders between new and old Member States - 2007
	FI - Well-being and equality at work - 2007
	EE - Creating New Forms of Childcare - 2006
	UKni - Playing with words in the West - 2006
	BEnl - Children first and last - 2006
	DE - Farewell to Mutti Land - 2006
	EE - Children first and last - 2006
	EE - We can make a difference - 2006
	I T- Caring for senior citizens and releasing women's potential - 2006
	EU - Strengthening EQUAL work-life-balance approaches through National Thematic Networks - NTN in France and Ireland - 2006
	FR - Night and days - 7 days a week - 2006
	LU - More and better childcare - 2006
	LV - Creating a palliative care system for children - 2006
	PT- Excellency in solidarity - 2006
	AT - Against all odds - 2006
	ES - Going flexible in and around Madrid - 2006
	PL - Helping parents to escape the welfare trap - 2006
	IT - Making the city a better place to live and work - 2005
	NL - Men taking the lead - 2005
	I T- Landmarks of Gender Equality - 2004
	FR - Making Time Everybody's Business - 2004
	PT- A life-line for the sandwich generation - 2004
	FR - Experts in their own right - 2004
	NL - Men taking the lead - 2004
	ES - Maximising the use of time - 2004
	UK - Improving geriatric care in Scotland - 2004
	ES - Working miracles in rural Galicia - 2004
	IE - Creating Win-Win Situations through Flexible Work Organisation - 2004
Desegregation
	EU - Transnationality – Driving positive change - 2007
	EU - The transnational GM tool factory - 2007
	EU - Teaming up for gender equality and diversity - 2007
	EU - Crossing borders between new and old Member States - 2007
	DE - Building bridges to develop female potential - 2006
	AT - Dismantling the root causes of the Gender pay gap - 2006
	SE - Conquering a new field - 2006
	DK - New ways to female leadership - 2006
	DK - Empowering women empowers the neighbourhood - 2006
	SE - EQUAL goes to the Congo - 2006
	EU - Combating gender gaps through gender mainstreaming and positive actions - National Thematic Networks in Austria and Finland - 2006
	IT - Improving the gender balance in politics - 2005
	UKgb - Set to make a difference - 2005
	UK -  Equal Pay: 100%...sooner than later? - 2004
	SE - Diversity as a strategy in facing the demographic challenge - 2004
	PT - Trade unions and employers joining forces for equality - 2004
	UK - How to mainstream gender equality and diversity in national training organisations - 2004
	DE - Bridging gender gaps in the ICT sector - 2004
	UK - Breaking occupational segregation benefits women and employers - 2004
	DE - Equals in the Information Society - 2004
	DK - Dismantling a myth - 2004
Gender mainstreaming
	EU - Stars for equality in business support - 2008
	EU - An unusual gender mainstreaming alliance - 2008
	PT - A mainstreaming journey in Portugal - 2008
	EU - Learning for all and forever - 2007
	EU - Crossing borders between new and old Member States - 2007
	EU - Transnationality – Driving positive change - 2007
	EU - Teaming up for gender equality and diversity - 2007
	FI - Well-being and equality at work - 2007
	DE - Gendering pre-vocational training - 2007
	EU - The transnational GM tool factory - 2007
	SE - Conquering a new field - 2006
	SE - EQUAL goes to the Congo - 2006
	EU - Combating gender gaps through gender mainstreaming and positive actions - National Thematic Networks in Austria and Finland - 2006
	AT - Gender goes mainstream - 2005
	DK - Overcoming gender blindness in careers guidance - 2005
	PT - Trade unions and employers joining forces for equality - 2004
	DE - Equals in the Information Society - 2004
	AT - Gender goes mainstream - 2004

 

The European Model of Comprehensive Approaches to Equal Opportunities

Short	Long
		Cross-border Cooperation on Gender equality - Experiences and Achievements of Transnational Partnerships - 2006
		Transnationality boosts Gender Equality - Experiences and Achievements of Desegregation Partnerships - 2006
		Cross-border Reconciliation in ETG 4 - Experiences and Achievements of Transnational Partnerships - 2006
		A Single Labour Market for All - EQUAL promotes horizontal and vertical desegregation
		Horizontal Desegregation
		Improving the work-life-balance of women and men - EQUAL promotes social and cultural change
		Family support - Care and service provision
		Work-life Balance in companies and organisations
		EQUAL as a Driving Force for Gender Mainstreaming
		Gender Mainstreaming
		Territorial approaches - Partnership - Empowerment

 

Background documents

	Analysis of EQUAL 2nd round Gender equality Development partnerships - 2006
	Gender Equality in EQUAL 2003-2004: a summary

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