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92 Gender equality initiatives One of the most crucial issues within gender equality – equal pay (see chapter 2.2) – is addressed on the website “Ligeløn” (equal pay) in Denmark, facilitated by the Ministry of Employment. The website collects information and research on equal pay on the Danish labour market and offers a compendium of good practices. The compendium includes fifteen cases of good practices. The information provided is based on semistructured interviews with the relevant persons in the enterprises. For the purpose of the interviews a standard checklist was drafted and used in all interviews. In order to participate in the compendium of good practices, companies have to promote equal pay at the workplace according to three criteria: the enterprise has to 1) display at least one of the aspects related to the overall theme of equal pay, 2) have inspirational value for others, and 3) follow some sort of systematic approach. The compendium is seen as necessary element of the website as it provides concrete tools to other enterprises. The website is a main source of information on equal pay in Denmark. In Estonia, Belgium and France, there are also collections of good practices having a thematic focus on recruiting, wages, working conditions, training, career development and work-life balance. In Austria there are also two compendia of good practices implemented in non-university (technical and natural science) research organisations. The second largest group has its focus on reconciliation of family and work, including work-life balance, flexible working, childcare provision and maternity/paternity policies. Denmark, United Kingdom, Liechtenstein and Ireland (the latter in a broader context) are providing good practices in this field. In the field of women in management there is one compendium of good practice: Italy has a compendium called “Vademecum delle buone pratiche” (Vademecum of good practices) which provides good practices regarding policies and strategies for equal opportunities for women and men in human resource management. The compendium deals with equal opportunities for women and men in employment on the one side, and with career advancement of women in human resources management on the other side. The initiative has been co-funded by the ESF. In Hungary, the initiative “Nő az esély” (Women’s chances are growing) contains a compendium of good practices in the fields of using new methods in enhancing the employment of women and increasing the labour culture und success-oriented attitude of women who are assisting their family businesses. The focus is mainly on small villages and rural areas. The compendium wants to contribute to the decrease of gender segregation on the labour market, and to the promotion of disadvantaged women’s employment in the county of Zala. It was co-funded by EQUAL.
Gender equality initiatives 93 2.7 Additional information Apart from collecting information concerning objectives, target groups, operating principles, starting dates or benefits for participating/winning enterprises of non-legislative initiatives promoting gender equality in the workplace, it was also analysed how such initiatives are promoted and monitored/evaluated. Regardless of the type of initiative (label, prize/award, charter, compendium, ranking), there are some elements which are similar throughout all kinds. Promotion of the initiatives All collected and analysed initiatives are promoted via internet in terms of special websites or on websites of the initiating/implementing organisation(s). Apart from general information about the initiative, they also include application forms and questionnaires (either downloadable or to be filled in online). Frequently, the websites provide good practice examples and press reviews of past awards/rankings/publications in order that interested enterprises get a clearer picture of the contents of the initiative but also the benefit from participating in the initiative. The initiating/implementing organisations might also make use of e-mail campaigns by using their own databases. Apart from own press work and public relations, initiatives also use media partnerships in order to promote their initiatives, especially when the initiative is not only covering a small geographic area but is nationwide. Media partnerships generate a winwin-situation both for the implementing organisation and the media. While the implementing organisation is able to promote its initiative (advertisements, press articles etc.), the media has the newsworthiness, respective presentation space on-site (e.g. at the award ceremony) and the supply of interesting contact persons. Besides the initiating or implementing organisations, also other involved organisations promote the initiatives. This refers to special interest groups such as chambers, public employment services, sectoral agencies or other associations. In order to inform their clientele or members, usually, these organisations use their own address databases. Furthermore, they use their own newsletters, magazines or brochures to promote the respective initiatives. Furthermore, the initiators often compile reports, brochures and good practice examples which shall motivate other companies to participate e.g. in the labelling process, award, charter, ranking or compendium. In many cases, initiatives are also promoted via regional television, newspapers and websites of the national ministries or regional governments which often have a funding role. The events where winning companies are awarded with prizes and labels are also of importance. In the majority of cases, such an awarding ceremony is a representative and gorgeous event, attracting attention to the public eye which accounts for raising the awareness among other enterprises or society as a whole.
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