Declaration of Romani Women's Networks 2007-12-04 · EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Romani women networks and human rights activists participating in the conference on Romani Women’s Rights, "Our Voices Heard", 3-4 December 2007 issued a joint declaration to address the European Union, Council of Europe and United Nations Member States as well as other international institutions regarding the situation of Romani women and their families. They expressed their concern over the persistent discrimination and exclusion of the Romani communities and called upon governments to adopt appropriate policies ...

Global Gender Gap Report 2007 2007-11-08 · World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum’s annual Global Gender Gap Report assesses the impact of gender inequality in quantitative terms in 128 countries, representing over 90% of the world’s population. The report looks at the areas of economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political empowerment, and health and survival. As the previous year, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland top the rankings in the 2007 Report. Latvia and Lithuania made the biggest advances among the top 20 countries, ...

The European Year of Equal Opportunities: What Next? 2007-11-08 · National Forum on Europe The eighty-third plenary session of the National Forum On Europe addressed the theme "The European Year of Equal Opportunities: What next?". Guest speakers were Niall Crowley, Ireland's Chief Executive of the Equality Authority, and Ms Belinda Pyke, Director for Equality between Men and Women, Action against Discrimination, Civil Society at the European Commission. The participants in the plenary included policy makers, politicians and civil society leaders, who discussed the next steps in ensuring equality for ...

Understanding positive action:from theory to practice 2007-11 · European Network Against Racism (ENAR) The ENAR published the results of its seminar entitled 'Understanding positive action: from theory to practice', which took place on 29-30 November 2007. It provides an overview of the discussions that took place during the seminar, as well as of the main conclusions and recommendations. The common understanding was that positive action tools could be found and used in areas such as economic and social inclusion, migration and integration. Participants also highlighted the need for ...

Sex in the city 2007-10-05 · Radio Netherlands The city of Amsterdam has decided to close a third of all the prostitutes' windows in the red light district. The mayor says the measure is needed to combat organised crime. human trafficking and money laundering. But the Dutch sex workers' union says closing windows will mean more exploitation of women rather than less. In this radio broadcast, an expert panel discusses who is right, how the change will affect the city, and if the ...