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1 Barcelona 2005Eva Cendon / Barbara Hey DIVANOVA, 2005. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICIES IN AUSTRIA

2 Barcelona 2005Eva Cendon / Barbara Hey EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICIES IN AUSTRIA Federal Ministry of Health and Women‘s Issues IMAG Gender Mainstreaming (inter-ministerial working group) Since 1990s: women’s offices and programs for the promotion of women institutionalized on regional and local level Equal Opportunities Act Equal Opportunities Commission

3 Barcelona 2005Eva Cendon / Barbara Hey STRENGTHS Quota in federal area & universities Progress on legal level (esp. criminal law) Women‘s Health-activities Equality perceived as important topic Univ. Graduates: females > males

4 Barcelona 2005Eva Cendon / Barbara Hey WEAKNESSES Education: Segregation Labour market: Segregation & Glass ceiling Unemployment Rate: females affected harder Child care: 10.000s of places missing Tax-system discriminates women

5 Barcelona 2005Eva Cendon / Barbara Hey OPPORTUNITIES Re-establishment of Ministry of women‘s Issues Education: Efforts on De-segregation -> esp. Women in Technology Labour market: presence of women in work force rising heavily -> Efforts for part timers Several programs on advancement of women Pension funds: child raising years credited

6 Barcelona 2005Eva Cendon / Barbara Hey THREATS EO-Policies are Family policies Employment policies: still within framework of `man as the family-supporter‘ -> focussing on women only in terms of part time (if) Maternity laws push women out of jobs Huge income Gap -> poverty of elder women and single mothers Funding NGOs not sufficient – no Shadow report!!!

7 Barcelona 2005Eva Cendon / Barbara Hey OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Reporting for international organizations very helpful Sanctions are extremely important Activities mostly (pilot)projects ->just short-term achievements Initiatives and efforts focused on improvement of higher education and high-quality jobs Activities structured by Norms on Women‘s roles and familiy responsibilities -> useful only for certain groups of women

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