Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Inventory of Positive Action in Europe
Author: Inventory of Positive Action in Europe
Author: Evelyne SerdjénianPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Affirmative action programs
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Women of Europe - Supplements
Author: Mainstreaming Equality in the European Union
Author: Teresa ReesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134820925
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Mainstreaming Equality in the European Union provides a critical overview and evaluation of the potential role of the EU in perpetuating or breaking down gender segregation in the EU labour force. Teresa Rees draws upon feminist theoretical frameworks in assessing Equal Opportunitues policies and the role of training in the labour market. The same economic imperatives which put women's training on the agenda have heightened interest in designing training which attracts women into mainstream provision. Mainstreaming Equality in the European Union addresses the urgent need for academics, education and training providers, as well as policy makers to be aware of current thinking at EU level on training policy.
Women on Company Boards
Author: Alvaro OliveiraPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sex discrimination against women
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the last decade there has been a rising pressure in Europe to increase the number of women in the boards of large companies. Starting with Norway in 2003, several countries adopted legislation for this purpose. Building on this evolution, in November 2012 the European Commission presented a proposal for a Directive applicable to big companies listed on the stock exchange. After describing these developments, the paper examines the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on positive action for women in employment. On that basis, it is suggested that the Court could accept the Commission's proposal, once adopted, as compatible with the principle of equality. Finally, the paper puts the measures in favour of women in company boards, as an example of positive action, in the context of other national measures in favour of women and of other groups - such as persons with disabilities and ethnic minorities.
A People's Europe
Author: Stratos V. KonstadinidisPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429876211
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
First published in 1999. The aim of this book is to assess the impact of the rules of Community law or absence thereof of some issues which directly and intimately affect the level and quality of living in the European Union and to concentrate on problems experienced first- hand by a number of ordinary people working and living within the EU. Thus, the topics covered range from an attempt to define some key features of the nebulous and controversial concept of ‘citizenship of the Union’ to policy networks and implementation of the Union’s structural funds. Furthermore, in assessing and addressing intensity of the integrationist effort needed, academic specialists tackle the sex, religion and race aspects of discrimination within the Union, critically examine the EU immigration and asylum policy and the limited rights and particular treatment that various categories of third country nationals enjoy under Community and/or national law, analyse the external dimension of the Community’s Human Rights policy and seek to establish whether or not any common ground exists between the cultural identities of the Member States.
The Politics of Affirmative Action
Author: Carol Lee BacchiPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9781446238356
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"This book makes a major contribution to an issue of central concern to feminists. It is well written, thoroughly researched and thoughtfully argued. Wide-ranging and comprehensive in scope, the book is carefully structured, using different countries to illustrate the specific ways in which affirmative action is co-opted and contained in practice' - Jeanne Gregory, Middlesex University " This timely and incisive book brings a theoretical lens to the debates around affirmative action. It presents a comparative analysis of those countries reputed to be leading the way in policies for women - the United States, Canada, Australia, Sweden, The Netherlands and Norway. Carol Lee Bacchi draws upon current social and feminist theory to present a lucid analysis of the implementation of reform. Taking account of the particular historical context of affirmative action policies, she considers why expressed commitment to affirmative action for women has failed to translate into meaningful reform. She describes how conceptual and identity categories are given meanings and positioned in debate in ways which work to contain the effects of the reform. Bacchi concludes that proponents of affirmative action need to direct more attention to the political uses of categories than to their abstract content, and to concentrate their efforts upon exposing the effects of category politics.
Women of Europe
Author: Buying Social Justice
Author: Christopher McCruddenPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199232423
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 733
Book Description
Buying Social Justice analyses how governments in developed and developing countries use their contracting power in order to advance social equality and reduce discrimination, and argues that this approach is an entirely legitimate, and underused means of achieving social justice.
The Management of Careers
Author: Peter HerriotPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780863779503
Category : Career development
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description