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Economic empowerment for women

Economic empowerment for women. Santiago di Compostela May 2010. WEED Transnational Workshop 2. Where we are, where we want to go. Employment and jobs - baseline study Preferred directions 2010 – a year for action and planning Deciding the priorities Making the most of the partnership.

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Economic empowerment for women

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  1. Economic empowerment for women Santiago di Compostela May 2010 WEED Transnational Workshop 2

  2. Where we are, where we want to go • Employment and jobs - baseline study • Preferred directions • 2010 – a year for action and planning • Deciding the priorities • Making the most of the partnership

  3. Employment and jobs - baseline study • Problems • Women’s lower pay, underemployment, job security, gender segregation • Contributory factors • Difficulties reconciling family & work • Lack of access to job creation possibilities ( soc enterprise) • Entrenched attitudes of employers and stakeholders

  4. Partial overview

  5. Preferred directions • New and stronger measures to • Improve nature of jobs and income from them • Improve reconciliation of work/ family • Improve municipal support for social enterprise as source of employment • Increase access to new sectors & full time jobs • Strengthen local economic planning, implementing and monitoring for change

  6. 2010 – a year for action and planning • Recession but European Year for Combating Poverty and social exclusion • Nearing the end of the Roadmap for Equality but growing recognition of role of women in the route out of recession • Spanish Presidency highlighting potential of social economy

  7. Deciding the priorities • Cities in Crisis report and WEED review shows • Continuing and new problems • Contributory factors haven’t changed but made worse by recession • Evidence of successful initiatives but overall information and evaluation weak • Commitment exists but achievable priorities are not made clear

  8. Real efforts being made • Strategies to stimulate better employment for women – Umea, Attractive Workplace • Including family impact evaluation of social enterprise support – Alzira, City Crisis Plan • Reconciling work and family – Karvina, pre 3 childcare for low income working mothers • Regional and municipal plans– Santiago/ Galicia Equal Opps Plan 2008-11 • Changing employers attitudes – Celje, Family Friendly award

  9. Past and future EU funding • ‘Project proposals would be linked to regional programmes or other sources of funding’ ( Baseline) are we much further on? • Past - Subventions from state budgets, ESF, ESF EQUAL, Leonardo • Possible – ‘Erasmus for young entrepreneurs’; Progress (?) ; • Current calls for proposals: ESF ‘Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue’ Due date 31 August 2010 ; INTERREG, Next call 5-24th September 2010

  10. Making the most of the partnership • Solutions never going to be the same for different cities but much to learn from one another and from experience elsewhere • Workshop outcomes • Identify one area where change to promote better employment or social enterprise • Be aware of 3 examples of tools you can use • Identify source of funding for the area you want to change and measures you want to use – local and transnational .

  11. Thank you Professor Gill Scott Lead Expert, WEED partnership gill.wilmot1@btinternet.com

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