Monday, January 28, 2008
[IWS] EC: WOMEN & MEN in DECISION-MAKING 2007: ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION & TRENDS [25 January 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Commission
Women and men in decision-making 2007: Analysis of the situation and trends [25 January 2008]
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/gender_equality/gender_mainstreaming/balancedparticipation/report_trends_final_2007_en.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
Executive Summary
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/gender_equality/gender_mainstreaming/balancedparticipation/executive_summary_en.pdf
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION 5
Gender equality in decision-making is a world issue..........................................6
Europe is improving the background potential for women to succeed................7
The political background to gender issues in the EU...........................................8
The Commission's database on women and men in decision-making.................9
PART 1 DECISION-MAKING IN POLITICS 11
The representation of women in parliament is improving, but remains below target..............................11
Women are still under-represented as parliamentary leaders...........................15
Women are better represented at regional level................................................16
More women in national and European governments........................................18
Women ministers are rarely promoted to the top position in government.........20
Women ministers tend to be given a portfolio of socio-cultural functions........20
PART 2 DECISION-MAKING IN THE ECONOMY 24
Central banks have no women governors and, in some countries, very few women in key positions............................25
Economic ministries.........................................................................................26
Women are under-represented in managerial positions across Europe.............27
The situation is most marked in large corporations..........................................28
European Social Dialogue women are better represented on the employees side.................................................31
PART 3 DECISION-MAKING IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE JUDICIARY 35
Significant progress in promoting women within the civil service.....................35
Female civil servants more likely to work in ministries with socio-cultural functions....................................................37
Slow progress in the European Institutions generally, but the European Parliament shows the way..........................................38
More women judges in the European courts but some national courts do much better...............................................................39
CONCLUSIONS 41
LIST OF FIGURES
1 Share of women in national parliaments, world average, 1985-2007
2 Share of women and men in national parliaments around the world, 2007
3 Share of women in top-level positions* in EU-27, 2000-2006
4 Share of women in national parliaments (single/lower house), 1997 and 2007
5 Share of women in national parliaments (upper house), 1997 and 2007
6 Share of women members of regional assemblies, 1999 and 2007
7a Share of women and men ministers (senior and junior) in national governments, 2007
7b Share of women and men senior ministers in national governments, 2007
8 Distribution of women ministers by BEIS category, 2007
9 Share of women ministers by BEIS category in the EU-27, 2004 and 2007
10 Representation of women ministers by BEIS function, 2007
11 Share of women in the highest decision-making body of central banks, 2003 and 2007
12 Share of women and men in total employment and in managerial positions, 2006
13 Share of women members of the highest decision-making body of the largest companies in each country, 2003 and 2007
14 Share of women members of the highest decision-making bodies in European cross-industry social dialogue, 2004 and 2007
15 Women and men civil servants in the two highest ranking positions, 2007
16a Women civil servants in the two highest ranking administrative positions by field of activity, 2007
16b Men civil servants in the two highest ranking administrative positions by field of activity, 2007
17 Share of women civil servants in the two highest ranking administrative positions in the three main European institutions, 1999 and 2007
18 Share of women and men judges of the Supreme Courts, 2007
19 Share of women among the members of the European courts, 1999 and 2007
LIST OF TABLES
1 Share of women amongst ministers with an economic portfolio, 2007
2 European sectoral social partner organisations grouped by share of women in the highest decision-making body, 2007
3 Representation of women amongst the top-two levels of civil servants, 2007
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Commission
Women and men in decision-making 2007: Analysis of the situation and trends [25 January 2008]
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/gender_equality/gender_mainstreaming/balancedparticipation/report_trends_final_2007_en.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
Executive Summary
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/gender_equality/gender_mainstreaming/balancedparticipation/executive_summary_en.pdf
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION 5
Gender equality in decision-making is a world issue..........................................6
Europe is improving the background potential for women to succeed................7
The political background to gender issues in the EU...........................................8
The Commission's database on women and men in decision-making.................9
PART 1 DECISION-MAKING IN POLITICS 11
The representation of women in parliament is improving, but remains below target..............................11
Women are still under-represented as parliamentary leaders...........................15
Women are better represented at regional level................................................16
More women in national and European governments........................................18
Women ministers are rarely promoted to the top position in government.........20
Women ministers tend to be given a portfolio of socio-cultural functions........20
PART 2 DECISION-MAKING IN THE ECONOMY 24
Central banks have no women governors and, in some countries, very few women in key positions............................25
Economic ministries.........................................................................................26
Women are under-represented in managerial positions across Europe.............27
The situation is most marked in large corporations..........................................28
European Social Dialogue women are better represented on the employees side.................................................31
PART 3 DECISION-MAKING IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE JUDICIARY 35
Significant progress in promoting women within the civil service.....................35
Female civil servants more likely to work in ministries with socio-cultural functions....................................................37
Slow progress in the European Institutions generally, but the European Parliament shows the way..........................................38
More women judges in the European courts but some national courts do much better...............................................................39
CONCLUSIONS 41
LIST OF FIGURES
1 Share of women in national parliaments, world average, 1985-2007
2 Share of women and men in national parliaments around the world, 2007
3 Share of women in top-level positions* in EU-27, 2000-2006
4 Share of women in national parliaments (single/lower house), 1997 and 2007
5 Share of women in national parliaments (upper house), 1997 and 2007
6 Share of women members of regional assemblies, 1999 and 2007
7a Share of women and men ministers (senior and junior) in national governments, 2007
7b Share of women and men senior ministers in national governments, 2007
8 Distribution of women ministers by BEIS category, 2007
9 Share of women ministers by BEIS category in the EU-27, 2004 and 2007
10 Representation of women ministers by BEIS function, 2007
11 Share of women in the highest decision-making body of central banks, 2003 and 2007
12 Share of women and men in total employment and in managerial positions, 2006
13 Share of women members of the highest decision-making body of the largest companies in each country, 2003 and 2007
14 Share of women members of the highest decision-making bodies in European cross-industry social dialogue, 2004 and 2007
15 Women and men civil servants in the two highest ranking positions, 2007
16a Women civil servants in the two highest ranking administrative positions by field of activity, 2007
16b Men civil servants in the two highest ranking administrative positions by field of activity, 2007
17 Share of women civil servants in the two highest ranking administrative positions in the three main European institutions, 1999 and 2007
18 Share of women and men judges of the Supreme Courts, 2007
19 Share of women among the members of the European courts, 1999 and 2007
LIST OF TABLES
1 Share of women amongst ministers with an economic portfolio, 2007
2 European sectoral social partner organisations grouped by share of women in the highest decision-making body, 2007
3 Representation of women amongst the top-two levels of civil servants, 2007
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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