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| NCW Resolution: Health and Safety at Work |
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that health and safety at work should be seen as a key factor for economic growth and productivity. It involves not just businesses and workers but society as a whole. |
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| NCW Resolution: Legal framework for temporary workers |
| NCW aware that a new Directive has been recently adopted at an EU level with the specific objective of regulating the employment conditions of temporary workers,
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| UN Women |
| The United Nations General Assembly unanimously decided to establish UN Women, the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
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| Self-employed workers to gain maternity and pension benefits under new EU law |
| Self-employed workers and their partners will enjoy better social protection – including the right to maternity leave for the first time – under new legislation endorsed by EU governments today. |
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| More women in top jobs key to economic growth, says EU report |
| Only one in 10 board members of Europe's biggest listed companies is a woman and all central bank governors in the EU are male. |
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| Tackling the gender pay gap – Frequently Asked Questions |
| Why do we need to tackle the gender pay gap?
At 18% across Europe, the gender pay gap remains intolerably high and stubborn. Equal pay for equal work is one of the European Union’s founding principles. |
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| EU Commission Statement for Women's Day 2010 |
| Ahead of International Women's Day, the European Commission strengthened and deepened its commitment to equality between women and men with a Women's Charter. |
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| Vice-President Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship - Gen |
| European Commission plans to use a series of measures aimed at significantly reducing the pay gap between men and women over the next five years. |
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| Kunsill Nazzjonali tan-Nisa - Messagg ghal Jum il-Mara 2010 |
| L-OMMIJIET LI JAHDMU M'GHANDHOMX IKUNU PENALIZZATI
Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tan-Nisa jsejjah lill-membri parlamentari ewropej kollha biex jivvutaw favor l-estensjoni tal-leave tal-maternita' u tal-leave ghall-genituri li se tkun ipprezentata fil-Parlament Ewropew fl-24 u l-25 ta' Marzu wara li fl-ahhar ta' Dicembru il-vot ma ittehidx konsegwenza ta' kontroversja bejn il-gruppi politici
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| Longer parental leave and incentives for fathers |
| Longer parental leave and incentives for fathers agreed by EU ministersEuropean Commission, Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Parents will have the right to longer parental leave, under new rules agreed by EU ministers today. |
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| Neqirdu il-pjaga tal-Vjolenza Domestika – Kulhadd ghandu sehem x’jaghti |
| Il-Vjolenza domestika sew psikologika, emozzjonali jew fizika tmur kontra d-dritt fundamental tal-bniedem ghall-hajja u dritt ta’ sikurezza b’mod partikolari fil-familja, l-ambjent l-aktar essenzjali ghall-hajja decenti.
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| 4th Congress of the Small States of Europe |
| 4th CONGRESS OF THE SMALL STATES OF EUROPE
The Role of Gender Equality in the Small States of Europe The National Council of Women of Malta hosted the 4th UNESCO Congress for Women Organisations from the Eight Small States of Europe from the 24 to 27 September 2009 at The Palace Hotel, Sliema. |
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| SMEs: A favourable business environment: supporting enterprise and job creation |
| 'Think Small First': A Small Business Act for Europe At a time when there is a global financial and economic crisis, it is companies, in particular SMEs that are the most sensitive and at the same time the most important elements in terms of job creation and recovery capacity. SMEs are a crucial part of our economy and a major source of employment, entrepreneurial skills and innovation |
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| Future Skills for Future Jobs |
| Anticipating labour market and skills needs
The need to address Labour Market Skills Issues at European level
Europe, potentially, faces a major skills problem in the near future.
Over 20 million new jobs are expected to be created between 2006 and 2020. Another 85 million jobs will be available to replace people who retire or leave the labour market for other reasons.
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| Breast Screening – a lifeline for women |
| The National Council of Women welcomes the long awaited breast screening programme that the Council has been pushing for in line with WHO requirements for many years |
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| Date: 04/03/2009 |
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The Portrayal of Women in Advertising NCW takes note of the EC Treaty, in particular Articles 2, 3(2) and 152 and of the Community acquis in the field of women's rights and gender equality, of the Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing on 15 September 1995 and its resolution of 18 May 2000 on the follow-up to the Beijing Platform for Action , of Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) of the Commission's Roadmap for Equality between Women and Men 2006-2010 (COM(2006)0092) and the related impact assessment (SEC(2006)0275), of the EU Parliamentary resolution of 25 July 1997 on discrimination against women in advertising, of the Resolution 1557 (2007) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, entitled Image of Women in Advertising,Children and Advertising also takes note of · that socialisation through school, the family and the socio-cultural environment is a process that forges identity, values, beliefs and attitudes that give the individual a place and role in the society in which he/she grows up; whereas the concept of identification is key to understanding how this process works, · that children are a particularly vulnerable group that places its trust not only in authority but also in characters from myths, TV programmes, picture-books, educational materials, TV games, advertisements for toys, etc.; · that children learn by imitation and mimick what they have just experienced; and for that reason gender stereotyping in advertising influences individual development and accentuates the perception that a person's gender dictates what is possible and what is not, also notes that efforts to combat gender stereotypes in the media and advertising should be accompanied by education strategies and measures to cultivate awareness from an early age and to develop critical faculties from adolescence onwards Stresses the fundamental role which should be played by the education system in developing children's critical faculties with regard to images and the media in general, in order to prevent the unwelcome effects of the perpetuation of gender stereotypes in marketing and advertising;Calls on Government and the Broadcasting Authority, · to take the necessary measures, through the National Curriculum and through education channels to promote reasonable and responsible use of television and new technologies both at school and at home, from an early age onwards · Draws attention in particular to the need to eliminate from textbooks, toys, video and computer games, the internet and the new information and communications technologies (ICTs), and from advertising through different types of media, messages which are contrary to human dignity and which convey gender stereotypes; Advertising and Society also notes · that advertising which conveys discriminatory and/or degrading messages based on gender and all forms of gender stereotyping are obstacles to a modern and egalitarian society, · that advertising and marketing reflect culture, and also contribute to its creation, · that advertising is a component part of the market economy and one of the aspects of reality with which everyone is confronted in daily life, · that advertising can sometimes present a caricatured view of women's and men's lives, · that gender stereotyping in advertising influences individual development and accentuates the perception that a person's gender dictates what is possible and what is not, · that advertising through different types of media is part of our daily lives, and is of particular importance that · that advertising can have a positive influence over society's perceptions of issues such as 'body image', 'gender roles' and 'normality' and that advertising can be an effective tool in challenging and tackling stereotypes, also notes · that marketing and advertising portrayals of the ideal body image can adversely affect the self-esteem of women and men, particularly teenagers and those susceptible to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa; calls on advertisers to consider carefully their use of extremely thin women to advertise products; · while recognising the work already done by media regulators to explore the effects of gender stereotyping and encourages regulators in all Member States to share best practice in this area; Calls on Government, media outlets and relevant authorities responsible for media publications including print or audiovisual media · to ensure by appropriate means that marketing and advertising guarantee respect for human dignity and the integrity of the person, are neither directly nor indirectly discriminatory nor contain any incitement to hatred based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and do not contain material which, judged in its context, sanctions, promotes or glamorises violence against women · to encourage regulators to share best practice in this area; · to monitor the implementation of existing provisions of Community · to develop awareness-raising actions against sexist insults or degrading images of women and men in advertising and marketing · to raise awareness of the need for an ongoing debate on marketing and advertising and their role in creating and perpetuating gender stereotypes; · to ensure that advertising through media be subject to existing ethically and/or legally binding rules and codes of conduct · to address the need to conduct continuous training for and in collaboration with media professionals, and awareness training for society on the negative effects of gender stereotypes · to prevent adverts communicating discriminatory or degrading messages based on gender stereotypes as well as incitement to violence and to put in place the necessary rules or codes of ethic where these are missing and to provide sanctions for lack of compliance with the said rules Grace Attard President NCW |
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