Equality of women and men in local life
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Final conference of the "A European town for equality" project (7/8 Feb. 2005): The keys to women/men equality
The final conference of CEMR's project A European town for equality has taken place on 7 and 8 February 2005 in Brussels.
The main themes addressed in the course of the conference were :
- Gender mainstreaming. Mainstreaming on its own, without a well planned political support, loses much of its usefulness. It is also a good way to gauge women's quality of life if it placed in a global perspective.
- Men-women cooperation. Men and women must be involved in gender equality in a balanced way. Also, the impact on the whole of society of initiatives in this field must be assessed. Any forum or debate on gender equality should include male speakers to be really ...
The main themes addressed in the course of the conference were :
- Gender mainstreaming. Mainstreaming on its own, without a well planned political support, loses much of its usefulness. It is also a good way to gauge women's quality of life if it placed in a global perspective.
- Men-women cooperation. Men and women must be involved in gender equality in a balanced way. Also, the impact on the whole of society of initiatives in this field must be assessed. Any forum or debate on gender equality should include male speakers to be really ...
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