During the last two decades much has been written about gender issues in foreign language textbooks Most studies concern the textbook language itself (i.e. features of vocabulary and grammar which discriminate against one of the sexes) and the textbook content (i.e. portrayal of the two sexes with respect to their visibility, jobs, personality, relations and…
We would like to sheare with you this very inspiring article regarding the WOMEN THAT CROSSED THE BORDERS IN AREAS OF SPORTS writen by one of our partners ASTERI, Awareness for Sports Training Environment Research & Internet . ASTERI made an interesting research regarding the constant battle Men vs Women. Women vs Men that takes place…
In a society where gender equality is constitutionally enshrined and displayed as an educational policy objective, it attempts to examine if school textbookimages respond to the demands of social reality, or perpetuate outdated gender stereotyped educational practices. Read more details regarding the gender representations in the illustrations of the 6th Grade Language Textbook used in…
Lets talk today about the linguistic Sexism. In the following article made by INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS , is analyzed the evolution of the language and presence of the sexism in it. Until recently, Biology explained the socially “normal”, in the Social Sciences as well. The biological difference (and the different anatomical…
According to the Fundación Lealtad analyzes the representation of women in the most responsible positions of the 219 Accredited NGOs . The data indicate that the average number of women in government bodies is 45%, which represents 996 women in first-level positions. In addition, 47% have a woman as a director. These figures place the Third Sector in…
Women’s progress in the workplace, is set to reverse because of the COVID19 pandemic, professional services firm PwC found in its analysis of developed countries. According to PwC’s analysis of women’s economic empowerment, in 33 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), for its annual Women in Work index. The index…
The National Statistics Institute launched the website of the National Statistical System Project on Gender Equality, of which it is a promoter. This website presents information about the activities that make up the project: – the Gender Database, a platform for mapping relevant data from the point of view of gender equality;– the Fertility Survey,…
“EIGE 2020 research evaluating progress towards gender equality 25 years after the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action suggests that the world of work in the EU remains characterized by a number of important gender inequalities (EIGE, 2020a). The employment rate of women is still significantly lower than that of men. The labor market…
“The Capacity Assessment Tool responds to UN Women’s mandate and the requirements of the UN System-Wide Action Plan (UN-SWAP). It is a way to assess the understanding, knowledge and skills that a given organization and their staff have on gender equality and women’s empowerment, and on the organization’s gender architecture and gender policy. Capacity assessment…
The TWOST self-assessment online tool described in Intellectual Output n. 1 will bring the users to a general score, and minimum thresholds will be defined beyond which to award bronze, silver, gold level quality label. Considering that these are only self-assessment paths, the “quality label” is here defined mainly for two purposes: to better evaluate,…
