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EQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN
GENERAL FRAMEWORK
- Incorporation of equal opportunities into Community policies
- Framework strategy on equal opportunities for men and women (2001-2005)
- Action Programme on equal opportunities (2001-2006)
Financial aspects
- Community programme for employment and solidarity - PROGRESS (2007-2013)
- EQUAL: combating discrimination and inequalities in connection with the labour market
- Gender mainstreaming within the structural funds
- Promotion of organisations active in the field of equality between men and women (2004-2006)
Institutional aspects
- Proposal to establish a European Institute for Gender Equality
- Advisory committee on equal opportunities
- Gender balance within the committees and expert groups set up by the Commission
PRINCIPLE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX
- Principle of equal treatment between men and women outside the labour market
- Burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Employment
- Equality of opportunity and treatment for men and women in matters of employment and occupation
- Equality of treatment as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion
- Self-employed activity, including agricultural work
- The principle of equal pay
- The integration of women in research
- Balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process
Social dimension
- Balanced participation of women and men in family and working life
- Parental leave and leave for family reasons
- Protection of pregnant women, women who have recently given birth and women who are breastfeeding
- Childcare
- Occupational social security schemes
- Social security
Entrepreneurship
- Promoting entrepreneurship amongst women
COMBATING SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
- Preventing sexual harassment at work
- Protection of the dignity of women and men at work
- Code of practice designed to clamp down on sexual harassment at work
Combating violence, sexual exploitation and trafficking in women
- Experts group on trafficking in human beings
- Council framework decision on combating trafficking in human beings
- Combating trafficking in human beings
- New measures to combat trafficking in women
- Joint action to combat trafficking in human beings
- Trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation
- Programmes
- Framework programme on the basis of Title VI of the Treaty on European Union: Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - AGIS
- Incentive and exchange programme for persons responsible for combating trade in human beings and the sexual exploitation of children enfants: STOP - STOP II
- Programme designed to support Member States' actions to combat violence against children, young persons and women: Daphne (2000-2003) and Daphne II (2004-2008)
INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION OF EQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN
- Fourth United Nations conference on women (Beijing)
- Promoting gender equality in development co-operation
- Actions on reproductive and sexual health and rights
- Action programme for the mainstreaming of gender equality
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