On 26-3-2019 the new law number 4604 initiated by the Ministry of Interior was published in the Official Journal of the Hellenic Republic. Its first part (articles 1-30) is dedicated to the issues of substantive gender equality and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV): http://www.isotita.gr/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ν.4604-για-την-Ουσιαστική-Ισότητα-των-Φύλων.pdf . Its basic characteristics are summarized as following: 1) The specific law constitutes […]
The General Secretariat for Gender Equality (GSGE), i.e. the governmental organization in charge of equality between women and men in Greece, has widely promoted the 2019 Report on Equality between Women and Men in the European Union (Brussels, March 2019) on a national and international level: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/aid_development_cooperation_fundamental_rights/annual_report_ge_2019_en.pdf . First of all, a very comprehensive article in Greek and a concrete summary in […]
Ahead of International Women’s Day, taking place each year on 8 March, the Commission is speaking up for women’s rights in Europe and abroad, by issuing the following statement: “Europe ranks among the safest and most equal places for girls and women in the world. […] But […] Also in Europe women are still facing challenges, […]
In the framework of the project R&I PEERS – Piloting experiences for improving gender equality in research organisations (GA n. 788171), financed by the European Commission under Horizon 2020 programme (Call: Science with and for Society, H2020-SwafS-2017-1)[2], the General Secretariat for Gender Equality has set-up a Gender Equality Plan (GEP). The GEP is a fundamental […]
The General Secretariat for Gender Equality (GSGE), i.e. the governmental organization in charge of equality between women and men in Greece, has widely promoted the SDG Index Reports on a national and international level with special emphasis on the status of SDG 5 in Greece. First of all, on 30-1-2019 a very comprehensive letter on the topic signed by […]
The General Secretariat for Gender Equality (GSGE), i.e. the governmental organization in charge of equality between women and men in Greece, has already uploaded on the English page of its website the recent announcement by the European Commission on the launch of the public consultation about EU rules guaranteeing equal pay between men and women: http://www.isotita.gr/en/european-commission-launched-public-consultation-eu-rules-guaranteeing-equal-pay-men-women-brussels-january-2019/ . This […]
On 11-1-2019 the European Commission launched a public consultation to gather information on the impact of EU rules on equal pay. The principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ is enshrined in the EU’s Treaties, and EU law prohibits direct and indirect discrimination on the grounds of sex. The public consultation will gather input from […]
The General Secretariat for Gender Equality (GSGE), i.e. the governmental organization in charge of equality between women and men in Greece, has widely promoted the European Equal Pay Day 2018 on a national and international level. First of all, the useful information material issued by the European Commission was uploaded on our website and our page […]
What is the gender pay gap? The gender pay gap is defined as the relative difference in the average gross earnings of women and men within the economy as a whole. Differences between EU countries There are considerable differences between EU countries, with the gender pay gap ranging from less than 8% in Belgium, Italy, […]
Here is a comprehensive presentation of the recent two actions on the refugee crisis by the General Secretariat for Gender Equality (GSGE), i.e. the governmental organization in charge of equality between women and men in Greece, which have been included in the English version of the Newsletter on the Refugee-Migration Issue (number 3, page 19, August 2018), published […]
The English version of the seventeenth comprehensive e-bulletin of the Observatory of the General Secretariat for Gender Equality (GSGE), i.e. the governmental organization in charge of equality between women and men, has been uploaded on its website and it deals with the fragile issue of the feminization of poverty in Europe and in Greece: http://www.isotita.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Observatory-17th-e-bulletin-Feminized-Poverty.pdf […]
A Government reshuffle took place on 28-8-2018 (relevant link from the page of the website of the Prime Minister in Greek: https://primeminister.gr/2018/08/28/20400 ). Here is a short presentation of its gender aspect: a) the new Cabinet is composed of 52 members (Prime Minister, Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Vice Ministers) b) there are 13 women in the Cabinet with […]
The General Secretariat for Gender Equality (GSGE), i.e. the governmental organization in charge of equality between women and men in Greece, has already uploaded both on the Greek and the English pages of its website on the internet and the facebook the promotional material on the message of the World Breastfeeding Weeek 2018. Despite the […]
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is launching its new study on female genital mutilation in the EU. It estimates the number of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta. The study clearly demonstrates that female genital mutilation is a problem for the EU and we cannot close our eyes […]
The General Secretariat for Gender Equality (GSGE), i.e. the governmental organization in charge of equality between women and men, expresses its sincere appreciation to the Council of Europe for its initiative to upload on its website (section: Gender Equality Activities in Member States – Greece) the key findings of the sixteenth e-bulletin of our Observatory […]
The English version of the sixteenth comprehensive e-bulletin of the Observatory of the General Secretariat for Gender Equality (GSGE), i.e. the governmental organization in charge of equality between women and men, has been uploaded on its website and it deals with Greek women in decision-making in the field of education: http://www.isotita.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Observatory-16th-e-bulletin-Women-in-Education-Decision-making-positions.pdf . Here are the key […]
The Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE), in the context of its participation in the research program “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor” (GEM), presented recently the Annual Report for Entrepreneurship in Greece 2016-2017. The gender aspect of the main findings that stem from the 2016 results are the following: 1) Business environment in Greece remains worse than in most European […]
