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Tag Archives: female employment
Gender stereotypes – Germany still in the backwoods?!
A recent NY Times report states that Germany is a place where gender stereotypes remain engrained in the mind, and in key institutions across society. Only about 14 percent of German mothers with one child resume full-time work, and only … Continue reading
Posted in English articles Tagged Alice Schwarzer, BDA, boardroom quota, DAX companies, Deutschland AG, Dieter Hundt, Elke Holst, female employment, fertility, Flexi-Quota, gender stereotypes, Holger Schmieding, Jutta Almendinger, Kinder Küche Kirche, Kristina Schröder, McKinsey’s 2010 Women Matter report, mentoring women, Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, quota, shared parental leave, Simone Bagel-Trah, Sinus Sociovision institute, Thomas Sattelberger, Ursula von der Leyen, Ute Frevert, Viviane Reding, work life balance 2 Comments
Female Employment – an effective instrument to reduce child poverty
A recently published OECD report, named “Doing better for families”, looks at the different ways in which governments support families. The book discusses aspects of child poverty and children’s well-being and follows up on the question how to successfully and … Continue reading
Reducing the gender wage gap in Europe – how to tackle the task ?
Women in Europe currently earn on average 17.5% less than men. Even though there is an increasing political will to reduce the gender wage gap, initiatives often do not have much impact, as the real reasons for the persisiting gender … Continue reading
Why French women suceed better in balancing work and family life than German women.
Although Germany and France bear many similarities regarding economics, politics and institutions as compared to other European countries, the birth rate and full-time female labour force participation rate are significantly lower in Germany. Both in France and in Germany, there … Continue reading
Gender Gap Index: Gender equality much higher in Germany than in France!?
The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index ranks Germany on place 13 and France only on place 46 out of 134 countries, suggesting that gender equality is by far more advanced in Germany than in France. A closer look at … Continue reading
ILO Code of Practice on safety and health in agriculture beneficial for women
Experts representing workers, employers and governments, meeting at the International Labour Organization (ILO), have adopted a new draft Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Agriculture designed to improve working conditions in agriculture which employs some one billion workers … Continue reading
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