Jan 12
National strategy for gender equality and the National plan for gender equality for years 2014-2019 On July 9th 2014 the Government of the Slovak republic adopted the evaluation of the implementation of the National Action Plan for Gender Equality 2010-2013 by Resolution No. 335/2014 whereby creation of the national gender equality strategy and Action Plan …
Nov 05
The Slovak government says it is aware of the impact of parenthood on the employment of men and women and the gender gap that exists here. The employment of women with children up to six years of age is below 40 percent compared with 83 percent in the case of men. The shortage of available …
Oct 08
Support for a balanced representation of women and men in leadership positions in employers’ organizations – a project funded by the European Commission under the grant scheme PROGRESS Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family set out to actively promote a more balanced representation of women and men in decision-making. It will do so …
Sep 05
Women in Slovakia are still paid less for work than men, statistics show. The campaign titled “When I Grow Up” organised the Labour Ministry points out the difference in remuneration of men and women, State Secretary at the Labour Ministry Jozef Burian told an August 12 news conference in Bratislava. “Despite the fact that Slovakia …
Aug 07
On July 9th the government of Slovak Republic approved the 5th and 6th periodic report to CEDAW (Committee for Elimination of Discrimination of Women) which has been subsequently sent to the UN. The report contains information on legislative, judicial, administrative and other measures that have been adopted for the purpose of implementing the convention in practice, and also …
Apr 05
Oľga Pietruchová of the Labour, Social Affairs and Family Ministry’s gender equality department received the embassy’s Woman of Courage Award for her “valiant efforts to uphold and promote the rights of all people, regardless of gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation,” the embassy said. “We at the US Embassy admire and respect the work both …
Apr 23
Economic and Social Council discussed at its meeting on 22.4.2013 the draft of the Summary report on the state of gender equality in Slovakia in 2012 and recommended its approval to the Government. The Government of SR approoved the Report on its session on 24th April. The Report will be presented to the National Parliament …
Apr 23
The gap between the average salaries received by men and women in Slovakia has narrowed over the past decade by 7 percent, but women are still being paid 20.5 percent less on average than men, Oľga Pietruchová of the Labour, Social Affairs and Family Ministry’s gender equality department said at a press conference on Thursday, …
Mar 23
Differing prices of insurance policies for men and women, for example, for road accident car insurance, are set to become history in Slovakia starting in April 2013. This comes as a result of the amendment to the anti-discrimination law elaborated by the Justice Ministry and green-lighted by parliament on Tuesday, February 5. Until now, in Slovakia …
Dec 04
BEATING, rape, verbal threats: none of these acts are imagined to be part of an intimate relationship, yet they are among the common forms of gender-based violence occurring mostly behind the closed doors of people’s homes. Domestic violence might seem to be a rare problem, as it is seldom discussed in public. In reality, however, …
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