Interactive Catalogue

Gender Equality: The New Agenda of the „old“ Social Partners?

Literature Item

Author Information:

• Name: Slovenská akadémia vied
• Website: https://www.sav.sk/

Abstract:

Gender Equality: The New Agenda of the „old“ Social Partners? The research focused on analysing the content of gender mainstreaming in collective agreements at company and sectoral levels, in the activities of social partners – particularly the trade unions – in the surveyed companies or sectors. The main target groups of this project are women. The research shows that social partners in the Slovak Republic, especially unions, rank themselves among the leading partners in the processes, and are aware of their specific role and function in those processes. They have been acting in the area of principles and practices concerning reconciliation between work and private (family) life for a long time and at a standard European level. They included the agenda of equal opportunities in their objectives and principles. This iniciative is importent to for capacity building of women taking leadership roles.

Keywords:

gender equality, gender mainstreaming, social partners, colective agreements

Publication Date:

Jan. 1, 2017

Source Specificity:

Public Policy Document, None, None, None

Website:

https://www.sav.sk/?lang=sk&doc=services-news&source_no=20

Power Domains:

Economic

Methods Tools:

Awareness-raising, Networking

Country:

Slovakia

City:

Bratislava

Implementation Scale:

National

Language:

English

Other Links:

https://www.sav.sk/?lang=sk&doc=services-news&source_no=20
https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/02031206Cambalikova%20AF%20OK.pdf