Gender and society

New Report Reveals Significant Advancements in Gender Equity Among Corporate Boards

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

In its second edition, the report examines the progress that was made in advancing gender equity on the boards of major corporations across 26 global indices.

Key Points: 
  • In its second edition, the report examines the progress that was made in advancing gender equity on the boards of major corporations across 26 global indices.
  • The report also uncovers that these gender equity advancements have not been uniform around the world, with some countries taking a notable lead in these efforts.
  • BoardEx's Global Gender Balance Report 2021 reveals:
    The US made significant progress in gender balance at the board level since the study first began in 2014 with a gain of 10 percentage points.
  • For the complete findings included in the Global Gender Balance Report 2021 , download the full report here.

New Report Reveals Significant Advancements in Gender Equity Among Corporate Boards

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

NEW YORK, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today BoardEx, the premier provider of global leadership intelligence, released a new study: Global Gender Balance Report 2021.  In its second edition, the report examines the progress that was made in advancing gender equity on the boards of major corporations across 26 global indices. The report also uncovers that these gender equity advancements have not been uniform around the world, with some countries taking a notable lead in these efforts.

Key Points: 
  • In its second edition, the report examines the progress that was made in advancing gender equity on the boards of major corporations across 26 global indices.
  • The report also uncovers that these gender equity advancements have not been uniform around the world, with some countries taking a notable lead in these efforts.
  • BoardEx's Global Gender Balance Report 2021 reveals:
    The US made significant progress in gender balance at the board level since the study first began in 2014 with a gain of 10 percentage points.
  • For the complete findings included in the Global Gender Balance Report 2021 , download the full report here.

Mary Kay Inc. Advocates for Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment and Gender Equality Through Series of Milestone Commitments & Partnerships Around the World

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

(Graphic: Mary Kay Inc.)

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  • (Graphic: Mary Kay Inc.)
    The position paper, which can be accessed here , echoes the strategy of the European Union on gender equality.
  • Achieving gender equality is critical to the survival of the planet and the rebuilding of more sustainable and thriving economies and societies.
  • This month, Mary Kay also joined the Drivers of change Program at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris, France (June 30 - July 2).
  • On March 16, 2021, Deborah Gibbins, Mary Kays COO, joined the UN Global Compact Target Gender Equality meeting to discuss how Mary Kay empowers women entrepreneurs in nearly 40 countries.

Hyosung America Welcomes New Chief Marketing Officer

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Monday, July 19, 2021

Hyosung America has named Brad Nolan as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

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  • 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

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.

EU research shows COVID-19 poised to end progress on gender equality

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Friday, July 16, 2021

Despite slow progress in some areas over the past decade, crucial improvements had been made in countries with lower levels of gender equality.

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  • Despite slow progress in some areas over the past decade, crucial improvements had been made in countries with lower levels of gender equality.
  • The regressive consequences of COVID-19 on gender equality, as well as haphazard implementation of policy measures demonstrated to improve levels of gender equality, are detailed in the new policy brief Upward convergence in gender equality: How close is the Union of equality?, a joint research output from Eurofound and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).
  • The policy brief investigates convergence patterns in gender equality as measured by EIGEs Gender Equality Index among Member States over the period 20102018.
  • It looks at gender equality in the EU in six core domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health.

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

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 - Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – final vote - 13.07.2021 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

A consensus was reached for an inter-sectional approach of this mobility strategy, the need to collect and analyse comparable gender-disaggregated data and research on travel patterns, to tackle the underrepresentation of women as transport workers (22%) as well as the link with the gender gap in STEM and new technologies sectors, which are affected by gender biases and stereotypes.

Key Points: 
  • A consensus was reached for an inter-sectional approach of this mobility strategy, the need to collect and analyse comparable gender-disaggregated data and research on travel patterns, to tackle the underrepresentation of women as transport workers (22%) as well as the link with the gender gap in STEM and new technologies sectors, which are affected by gender biases and stereotypes.
  • The example of the dummy systems for safety tests of vehicles is symptomatic of this issue, as it still does not take into account the specificity of female morphology.
  • Women and men experience mobility in different ways and there is an urgent need to provide a transport system more tailored to women's needs.

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

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021

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.

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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.
  • 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.

Women Moving Millions' Give Bold, Get Equal Campaign Exceeds $100 Million in Commitments

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Friday, July 2, 2021

Women Moving Millions (WMM), a global philanthropic community of women dedicated to creating a gender-equal world, announced that it exceeded its commitment to mobilize $100 million in resources from its member community by 2022 .

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  • Women Moving Millions (WMM), a global philanthropic community of women dedicated to creating a gender-equal world, announced that it exceeded its commitment to mobilize $100 million in resources from its member community by 2022 .
  • As of July 2nd, the Give Bold, Get Equal campaign has surpassed its $100 million target in record time, in under nine months instead of two years.
  • The campaign, launched last fall, called upon WMM members to commit $1 million or more to resource the leaders on the frontlines of gender equality work.
  • WMM envisions a gender equal world where women and girls are agents of change in their own lives and communities.