To better understand the progress women have made thus far in the European Union, this report analyses the current situation and the obstacles women face on the way to top managerial positions in more detail. It first examines what the literature tells us about the careers of female managers;...

This report was financed by and prepared for the use of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. The MEDIS project was coordinated by Patrick Simon from the Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques and Martin Clément from Economie et...

The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates into the UK law most of the rights in the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols , and authorizes UK courts to enforce these “Convention rights.” None of the existing legislation expressly prohibits sexual orientation discrimintation in...

This report was financed by and prepared for the use of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. The MEDIS project was coordinated by Patrick Simon from the Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques and Martin Clément from Economie et...

This report was financed by and prepared for the use of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. The MEDIS project was coordinated by Patrick Simon from the Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques and Martin Clément from Economie et...

The European Union has been active in the field of women in science for 10 years now. Since the beginning, we have concentrated on collecting information on the situation of women in European science, and on funding measures that encourage and retain women in science and technology careers. We...