Gender Equality and Pension Systems: Critical Issues and Prospects for Italy

In the recent policies issued by the European Commission (EC), which were reflected in the FP7 and Horizon 2020 (H2020) framework programs, Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) have been promoted as the main tool to achieve structural change for transforming institutions and, in particular, their rules, regulations, organizational processes, and cultures. The Horizon 2020 EQUAL-IST (Gender Equality Plans for Information Sciences and Technology Research Institutions) project supports six Universities across Europe (Italy, Lithuania, Germany, Ukraine, Finland, Portugal) to design and implement actions towards gender equality, with a specific focus on the ICT/IST area, through two phases of implementation. The paper presents the analysis of the experience of the EQUAL-IST GEP implementation at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy. Particular attention will be devoted to analyze the encountered resistances and critical issues, highlighting the adjustments adopted during the second implementation phase to overcome them and to ensure sustainability of the main actions.

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Shaping Gender Equality Policies in IST-ICT Research Institutions Reflective Negotiations from the Participatory Audit to Design of Gender Equality Plans

Institutional Change for Gender Equality in Research Lesson Learned from the Field ◽

10.30687/978-88-6969-334-2/001 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Sangiuliano ◽

Claudia Canali ◽

Vasiliki Madesi

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Idea Generation ◽

Gender Inequalities ◽

Generation Process ◽

Research Institutions ◽

Power Structures ◽

Staff Members ◽

Institutional Goals ◽

Critical Issues ◽

The Status

One of the critical issues highlighted by the existing literature on structural change for gender equality refers to the tensions and negotiations between the transformative goal of gender equality policies and the multiple ways they can be re-assumed and incorporated into existing policies and institutional goals. Institutional change can happen via small steps by exploiting existing discursive opportunities, or it can be overtly resisted and seen as a destabilizing factor for the status quo and existing power structures. The H2020 EQUAL-IST (Gender Equality Plans for Information Sciences and Technology Research Institutions) project supported 6 Universities across Europe starting from their Informatics and/or Information Systems Departments to initiate the design and implementation of gender equality plans from a field such as ICT/IST featured by extremely low representation of female researchers and full professors. The chapter analyzes the internal assessment phase and the preliminary steps of the initiated design process : based on a mixed methodology and a participatory approach to design gender equality policies, quantitative data collection has gone hand in hand with a qualitative Participatory Gender Audit: staff members and students discussed the main challenges related to gender inequalities and an idea generation process was kicked off. Discrepancies between the ‘diagnostic’ aspect of assessing problems and ‘prognostic’ ideas for measures and solutions are highlighted, leading to interesting insights as far as the afore-mentioned tensions are concerned.

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Critical Issues on Gender Equality and ICTs in Latin America

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development - Politics, Protest, and Empowerment in Digital Spaces ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1862-4.ch016 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 263-275

Author(s):

Aimée Vega Montiel

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Human Rights ◽

Latin America ◽

New Media ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Gender Inequality ◽

Digital Age ◽

Media Environment ◽

Critical Issues ◽

The Status

In the context of the new media environment, several social, political and economic divides are being produced. As the effects of those changes are not neutral, because of gender inequality, the status of women's human rights in the digital age are precarious. To what extent does the new media environment promote women's human and communication rights or contribute to sustaining the oppression of women in society? Based on the feminist political economy perspective, the aim of this paper is to analyze some of the critical issues on gender equality and ICTs in Latin America.1

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Critical Issues on Gender Equality and ICTs in Latin America

Discrimination and Diversity ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1933-1.ch063 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1369-1381

Author(s):

Aimée Vega Montiel

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Human Rights ◽

Latin America ◽

New Media ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Gender Inequality ◽

Digital Age ◽

Media Environment ◽

Critical Issues ◽

The Status

In the context of the new media environment, several social, political and economic divides are being produced. As the effects of those changes are not neutral, because of gender inequality, the status of women's human rights in the digital age are precarious. To what extent does the new media environment promote women's human and communication rights or contribute to sustaining the oppression of women in society? Based on the feminist political economy perspective, the aim of this paper is to analyze some of the critical issues on gender equality and ICTs in Latin America.1

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Women in Transport Research and Innovation: A European Perspective

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13126796 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 6796

Author(s):

Alejandro Ortega Hortelano ◽

Monica Grosso ◽

Gary Haq ◽

Anastasios Tsakalidis

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Transport Sector ◽

European Union Policy ◽

Research And Innovation ◽

Innovation Activities ◽

Participation Of Women ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Critical Issues ◽

The Status ◽

Union Policy

Several gender differences exist in the transport sector. These include accessibility to transport modes, safety and security when travelling, and the participation of women in transport research and innovation (R&I). In order to achieve sustainable and inclusive transport, planners and policymakers should consider all impacts on gender equality. This paper sheds light on two main issues which interconnect through the decision-making process. The first relates to women’s behaviour in the transport system (i.e., studies the gender mobility gap). The second concerns the role of women in transport R&I, particularly the topics covered by research projects and relevant descriptive statistics of their participation in the sector. Based on a literature review, this paper identifies critical issues in the European transport sector and key European Union policy initiatives and regulations that address gender equality and transport. The European Commission’s Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS) is used to summarise the status and evolution of European research in addressing women’s issues in transport. It also analyses the participation of women in European transport research and innovation activities. The paper assesses progress to date and identifies challenges and opportunities for women, mobility, and transport. It concludes by providing policy recommendations to overcome the major barriers to gender equality in the European transport sector and to transport research and innovation.

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