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II. DEVELOPMENTS AT INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 2.1. Gender Equality mechanisms 2.1.1 General context The European Union has been pursuing the goal of equal treatment of women and men for over half a century. The EC Treaty, signed by the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (EEC) in Rome in 1957, enshrined the right to equal pay for equal work for men and women. Since then, the EEC has grown into a European Union of 27 countries. Men’s and women’s rights to equal treatment and non-discrimination have evolved too. Article 2 of the EC Treaty provides that the promotion of equality between men and women is a task of the European Community. Article 3(2) provides that the Community should aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality between men and women in all its activities (gender mainstreaming). There are three legal bases in the EC Treaty for EU legislation on equal treatment of men and women: Article 141(3) concerning matters of employment and occupation; Article 13(1) on sex discrimination outside of the employment field; and Article 137 with respect to the promotion of employment, and improved living and working conditions. Today, EC gender equality law forms a central pillar of equal opportunities policy in Europe. Thirteen European Directives have been adopted in the field of equal treatment between women and men. These acts are legally binding for all the EU Member States, which must incorporate them into their national legislation. The legislation covers the right to equal treatment for men and women in the areas of work, pay and social security and for access to goods and services. They provide special protection to pregnant women and those who have recently given birth, and attempt to establish common standards for women who are self-employed and helping spouses. 14508/09 ADD 1 PL/vk 8 ANNEX DG G EN
2.1.2. Structures for Gender Equality The European Union is built on an institutional system where Member States delegate competences for certain matters to independent institutions, representing the interests of the Union as a whole. The following actors collaborate to deliver the objective of gender equality: -the Commission, which is the guardian of the Treaties and a de facto executive body within which policy initiatives originate; -the Council, within which each Member State government is represented; -the European Parliament, which is directly elected by citizens across the Member States; and -the European Court of Justice which makes rulings on gender equality and on the implementation of Community law. The European Union has developed several structures to ensure the advancement of gender equality. The European Commission The Group of Commissioners on Fundamental Rights, Anti-discrimination and Equal Opportunities has the mandate to drive policy and ensure the coherence of Commission action in the areas of fundamental rights, anti-discrimination, equal opportunities and the social integration of minority groups and to ensure that gender equality is taken into account in Community policies and actions, in accordance with Article 3(2) of the Treaty. The Inter-service Group on Gender Equality created in 1995 brings together representatives from all Commission Directorates General. Its main task is to develop a gender mainstreaming approach in all European Commission policies and programmes and to contribute to and coordinate activities within the framework of the annual work programme on gender equality prepared by the European Commission services. 14508/09 ADD 1 PL/vk 9 ANNEX DG G EN
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overall. Today girls and women have
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Indicator1: measures the number of
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Latvia had the greatest proportion
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4.4 Violence against women (D) 4.4.
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This was one of the conclusions dra
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Some of the measures that have been
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The reporting to the UNECE shows th
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4. 5. Women and armed conflict (E)
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men. As a result this ‘new’ ins
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To date, 10 of the 27 MS have devel
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• Indicator 4. Comprehensive and
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The data is uncertain and, at least
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It should be emphasised that the hi
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In most countries single mothers' t
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Unemployment has been falling in mo
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The main political measures taken c
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• Indicator 7. Proportion of the
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Indicator 1: Women's access to poli
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parliaments (76 % men, 24 % women).
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Indicator 12: Out of 108 senior eco
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The Member States advance various r
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The Belgian quota law adopted in 20
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References Council Conclusions Nove
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4.9.3. The CEDAW The Convention on
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Member States report on increased p
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4.10.3. EU policy on eliminating ge
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In Spain, a specific institute (Obs
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Women remain absent from leadership
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Some MS report on actions that have
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• L.1. Eliminate all forms of dis
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The most recent information availab
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highest in Estonia with 90 %. The m
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In relation to the indicators adopt
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EU commitments to achieve the objec
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Although it can be noted that the E
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5.10. Women and the Media (J) The m
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6.3. Challenges for the future Euro
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The main challenges in the area of
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Annex I Indicators developed at EU
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Annex III Table 3.1 Personnel resou
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Figure 4.2.1 Employment gap between
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Figure 4.3.1 Number of years with g
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Figure 4.3.3 Proportion of persons
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Figure 4.3.5 Proportion of persons
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Figure 4.6.1 Employed women and men
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Figure 4.6.5 Proportion of children
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Figure 4.6.9 Time spent on domestic
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Figure 4.6.13 Time spent on domesti
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Table 4.7.1 The cluster of Member S
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Table 4.12.2 Difference between 15-
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