Gender mainstreaming

Sexual harassment victims in Nigerian universities are being blamed – cyberspace study

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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It is any form of physical or verbal behaviour that may tie academic progress to sexual favours.

Key Points: 
  • It is any form of physical or verbal behaviour that may tie academic progress to sexual favours.
  • I conducted a study that looked at the perceptions embedded in the online opinion and attitudes of Nigerians towards female victims of sexual harassment.
  • These were comments about personal experiences of sexual harassment in Nigerian tertiary education institutions.
  • Victims of sexual harassment were presented as liars and willing accomplices.
  • I recommend that education institutions should do more to prevent harassment and to support those who experience it.

Comments on Nairaland

    • The data for my study comprised 500 comments gathered from five selected stories on university sexual harassment downloaded from Nairaland.
    • Nairaland is the largest Nigerian online forum; people post comments there on many topics, ranging from politics to social issues.
    • Nairaland members cut across different ages, social classes, gender and professions.
    • In the comments, female victims of sexual harassment were presented as liars who willingly took part in what had happened.

Negative portrayal of victims

    • The negative and ideological portrayal of the victims stems from a broader perception of women in Nigerian society.
    • It reflects the patriarchal structure of the society, which considers women unequal to men.
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      Men tend to hold powerful and authoritative positions in universities.

The way forward

    • Sexual harassment can only be curbed if there are measures that encourage early reporting by victims within the university system.
    • Their protection must be guaranteed as this will make them feel safe to report incidents of harassment.
    • That way, victims do not have to suffer criticism or stigmatisation from society.

Highlights - Gender Mainstreaming - Interparliamentary Meeting - 08.12.22 - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Gender Mainstreaming - Interparliamentary Meeting - 08.12.22

Key Points: 
  • Gender Mainstreaming - Interparliamentary Meeting - 08.12.22
    On Thursday, 08 December 2022, the FEMM Committee held an Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming.
  • The purpose of the event was to exchange views with representatives of national parliaments on matters related to gender equality in the context of parliamentary life, with a special emphasis on gender mainstreaming in Parliaments.
  • There were two main topics chosen for this event: "Anti-harassment protocols, their implementation and sanctions" and "Gender Action Plans".
  • Introductory remarks were delivered by Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Vice-President of the European Parliament and Chair of European Parliament's High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity.

Highlights - Gender Mainstreaming - Interparliamentary Meeting - 29.11.22 - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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Friday, December 2, 2022
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Gender Mainstreaming - Interparliamentary Meeting - 29.11.22

Key Points: 
  • Gender Mainstreaming - Interparliamentary Meeting - 29.11.22
    On Thursday, 08 December 2022, the FEMM Committee will hold an Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming.
  • The purpose of the event is to exchange views with representatives of national parliaments on matters related to gender equality in the context of parliamentary life, with a special emphasis on gender mainstreaming in Parliaments.
  • There are two main topics chosen for this event: "Anti-harassment protocols, their implementation and sanctions" and "Gender Action Plans".
  • Introductory remarks will be delivered by Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Vice-President of the European Parliament and Chair of European Parliament's High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity.

Hyosung America Welcomes New Chief Marketing Officer

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Monday, July 19, 2021
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Hyosung America has named Brad Nolan as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

Key Points: 
  • Hyosung America has named Brad Nolan as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210719005714/en/
    Hyosung America has named Brad Nolan as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.
  • Hyosung America is the North American subsidiary of South Korea-based Hyosung, Inc., a global leader providing ATMs to the retail off-premises and financial institution markets.
  • Hyosung America is headquartered in Irving, Texas, and provides research and development support in its Global Software Center in Dayton, Ohio.

Highlights - FEMM budgetary opinion 2022 – consideration of draft opinion - 12.07.2021 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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Monday, July 19, 2021
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In her draft opinion the rapporteur, Ms Samira Rafaela (Renew, FR), reaffirms the need to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughout all the phases of the budgetary procedure.

Key Points: 
  • In her draft opinion the rapporteur, Ms Samira Rafaela (Renew, FR), reaffirms the need to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughout all the phases of the budgetary procedure.
  • She also calls on the Commission to increase the budget of the EIGE in order to promote gender equality across the Union.
  • The draft opinion also requests assigning an independent budget line to the objective in the CERV Programme dedicated to promoting gender equality and stresses the importance of increasing resources for the Daphne strand.
  • The rapporteur finally calls for the EU budget to encourage women's participation and interest in the digital economy and STEM sectors.

Highlights - FEMM budgetary opinion 2022 – consideration of draft opinion - 12.06.2021 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
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In her draft opinion the rapporteur, Ms Samira Rafaela (Renew, FR), reaffirms the need to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughout all the phases of the budgetary procedure.

Key Points: 
  • In her draft opinion the rapporteur, Ms Samira Rafaela (Renew, FR), reaffirms the need to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughout all the phases of the budgetary procedure.
  • She also calls on the Commission to increase the budget of the EIGE in order to promote gender equality across the Union.
  • The draft opinion also requests assigning an independent budget line to the objective in the CERV Programme dedicated to promoting gender equality and stresses the importance of increasing resources for the Daphne strand.
  • The rapporteur finally calls for the EU budget to encourage women's participation and interest in the digital economy and STEM sectors.

Subject files - Gender Mainstreaming Action Plan - Subcommittee on Tax Matters

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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In line with the European Parliaments commitment to incorporate a gender perspective in all its activities, the coordinators of the FISC Subcommittee adopted a Gender Mainstreaming Action Plan on 25 May 2021.

Key Points: 
  • In line with the European Parliaments commitment to incorporate a gender perspective in all its activities, the coordinators of the FISC Subcommittee adopted a Gender Mainstreaming Action Plan on 25 May 2021.
  • The plan was drawn up by Monica Semedo (Renew) and Kira Peter-Hansen (Greens/EFA) , who both represent the FISC Subcommittee in the Gender Mainstreaming Network of the Parliament.
  • It includes commitments regarding the organisation of the Subcommittee's work, such as the respect of gender balance and gender neutral language, as well as regarding the area of policies, such as integrating a gender perspective in reports and opinions or contributing to knowledge and research about gender issues in the area of taxation.
  • The implementation of the plan will be monitored and evaluated in an annual report.

Highlights - Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget: state of play in the EU - 28.06.2021 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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Ms Lindstrm of the European Court of Auditors will present the report "Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget: time to turn words into action".

Key Points: 
  • Ms Lindstrm of the European Court of Auditors will present the report "Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget: time to turn words into action".
  • During the negotiations on the EU's long term budget, the European Parliament, the European Commission and Council agreed in the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) of 16 December 2020 to:

    - Develop a gender budgeting methodology to measure the relevant expenditure at programme level.

  • - No later than 1 January 2023, the Commission will implement that methodology for certain centrally managed programs.

Tackling the gender pay gap: the Council approves conclusions

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
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The Council adopted conclusions calling the Commission and the member states for greater efforts to reduce the gender pay gap and gender gaps in care, and to combat gender stereotypes.

Key Points: 
  • The Council adopted conclusions calling the Commission and the member states for greater efforts to reduce the gender pay gap and gender gaps in care, and to combat gender stereotypes.
  • The Council has approved Conclusions on "Tackling the Gender Pay Gap: Valuation and Distribution of Paid Work and Unpaid Care Work".
  • In its conclusions, the Council calls on the Commission to step up the efforts to reduce the gender pay gap and gender gaps in care, using all available measures, and to follow up the measures set out in the EU Action Plan 2017 2019 on Tackling the gender pay gap.
  • The Council also calls on the social partners to give due consideration to gender equality in the context of collective bargaining.

Press release - Still a long way to go to achieve gender equality in all EU countries

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Friday, October 30, 2020
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In the context of the first European Gender Equality Week, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) released its 2020 Gender Equality Index this morning.

Key Points: 
  • In the context of the first European Gender Equality Week, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) released its 2020 Gender Equality Index this morning.
  • This tool monitors the progress made every year towards gender equality in the EU and in each member state.
  • Evelyn Regner (S&D, AT), Chair of the Committee for Womens Rights and Gender Equality, reacted: Thanks to EIGEs work, we know where we stand and what remains to be done to achieve gender equality.
  • Moreover, with the adoption of the Gender Action Plan, we are preparing to take further measures to achieve gender equality across all fields in the Parliament.