L’8 dicembre prossimo, dalle 14.30 alle 16.30, l’EBU, Unione Europea dei Ciechi, terrà un seminario on-line sulla parità di genere.

Il seminario sarà tenuto in lingua inglese e dopo le presentazioni da parte dei relatori, verrà dedicato uno spazio anche a eventuali domande e commenti da parte dei partecipanti.
La teleconferenza verrà tenuta tramite il servizio WebEx della CISCO,  per l’uso del quale verranno fornite ai partecipanti adeguate istruzioni tecniche.

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Di seguito il programma del seminario.
EBU e-workshop on Gender Equality
December 8, 2016, 14:30 -16:30 CET

Moderated by Maria Kyriacou, EBU Secretary General

Programme

Introduction

Opening words – Mokrane Boussaïd, EBU Executive Director

Welcome – Maria Kyriacou, EBU Secretary General

Part A: Gender equality in a broad context
By Mary Collins, Senior Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, European Women’s Lobby
–        Why gender mainstream?
–        What does it mean to you?
–        Quiz
–        Context of women’s rights in a European context today
–        Role of organisations in achieving gender equality

Part B: The future we want: looking within making gender equality become a reality
By Mary Collins, Senior Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, European Women’s Lobby
–        How to move from words to action
–        How to gender mainstream within an organisation
–        4 steps to gender mainstreaming:
Step 1. Preparation: Getting organized, building awareness, taking ownership
Step 2. Implementation: Allocating resources, developing a gender mainstreaming strategy and a working plan Learning about gender differences, creating accountability, strengthening commitment
Step 3. Monitoring: Creating an organizational analysis, assessing internal policy impact
Step 4. Evaluation and redesigning

Discussion incl. questions, remarks and suggestions

Break: 10 minutes

Part C: From words to action – The Nordic experience
By Karin Hjalmarson, responsible for gender equality issues at the Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF).
–        Plan of action for gender equality in the Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted
–        Gender-based statistics – an important tool
–        Workshops and trainings for empowering women
–        What have we learnt in SRF?

Discussion incl. questions, remarks and suggestions