Home   The Feminist Institute   Main Issues
Main Issues
  Service   Networks   Forum      
                           
 
Main Issues » International Politics » Women in Europe » Equality of Opportunity
   

 

Links to 
Equality of Opportunity and Gender Mainstreaming 

 

  | Anti-discrimination & Relations with Civil Society
Webpage of the EU Commission on Antidiscrimination with documents, policy papers and further information.

  |  Daphne II Program
Program of the European Union (2004-2008) to combat violence against children, young people and women. Also visit the Daphne Toolkit [Website]

  | European Commission's webpage on Gender Equality 
Information and documents to the politics and legal position of gender equality and gender mainstreaming. Links to other bodies and institutes.

07 European Year of Equal Opportunity for All - 2007
A program by the EU that seeks to make people more aware of their rights to enjoy equal treatment. Find information about activities on the program's website.

  | Institute for Gender Equality of the European Union
The EU is planning the creation of an Institute for Gender Equality, which should be up and running in 2007. Read the press release on the European Commission's [Website].

  | MAGEEQ
Research insitute that focuses on Gender Mainstreaming in the European Union

  | Representative Hiltrud Breyer
Women's political issues is a thematic focus of this Green Party politician in the European Union Parliament. On her website (German only) you can find updated information about women's political issues in the EU Parliament, as well as links and materials. In addition, those interested can receive a newsletter about EU Women's News.

  | Siyanda 
An online database of gender and development materials from around the world.

  | Socialplatform
The main forum for discussion on issues around equality and anti-discrimination.  The Working Group meets four or fives times each year to share information, experience and to contribute to common positions.

<<  top

 


EU-Documents on the Equality of Man and Woman


  | European Commission Teaty
regarding equal treatment 

  |
European Parliament 
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 

  | European Year of Equal Opportunity for All - 2007
Decision of the European Parliament

  |
EU reports (2004-2007)
regarding gender equality in the European Union

  |
EU Legislation 
Summary of all laws, reports and recommendations

  |
EU-Commission
Head Office of Employment, social welfare and equal opportunity

  | Directive
2004/113/EG
of the Council for the implementation of the concept of gender equality

    Roadmap to Gender Equality
Document by the European Union from March 2006 about the attainability of gender mainstreaming

    Working Document on the Implementation of Gender Mainstreaming (PDF File)
published in December 2006 by the Women's Rights Committee of the European Parliament
 

 

 
Texts and Articles on EU- Gender Mainstreaming

  | Analysis: Gender Mainstreaming & Its Consequences in the European Union
Eva Fodor of the Central European University examines the development of gender mainstreaming in the EU's new member states.

  |
 EU-Gendermainstreaming Standards
"Die EU-Gleichstellungsstandards:  Reformmotor für nationale Frauen- und Geschlechterpolitik in der erweiterten  Europäischen Union?" by Anna Holz / Claudia Neusüß, 2006, in: gender ... politik ... online (German only)

  | Gender Equality and Europe's Future (PDF File)
Report of conference. European Commission, DG Education and Culture and Jean Monnet Project. 2003

  | Gender Mainstreaming in the European Union
"Gender Mainstreaming in the European Union: Incorporating a Feminist Reading?" by E. Lombardo and P. Meier in European Journal of Women's Studies, 2006.

  | Gender Mainstreaming vs Positive Action
"Gender Mainstreaming vs Positive Action: An Ongoing Conflict in EU Gender Equality Policy" by Maria Stratigaki in European Journal of Women's Studies, 2005.

  | Geschlechtergleichstellung in Deutschland - Was heißt hier Chancengleichheit? (PDF File)
Paper by Gitti Hentschel of the Feminist Institute on the European Year of Equal Opportunity and Germany's EU Presidency


Aktualisiert: 02.07.2007, kra