[Brussels, 12 August 2013]
Dear all,
Below you may find information about the Action Grants by the European Commission (EC), and more specifically about a potential collaboration with: isw Institute for Structural Policy and Economic Development (Hoher Weg 3, 06120 Halle(Saale), Germany).
Themes: gender pay gap and gender equality in economic decision-making.
Deadline: 28 August 2013, 12:00 CET.
Overview:
PROGRESS is the EU employment and social solidarity programme, set up to provide financial support for the attainment of the European Union’s objectives in employment, social affairs and equal opportunities.
To request financial support under this call, eligible organisations should work in partnership. All proposals should aim to generate an added value at EU level as opposed to national and regional level. The actions proposed should provide clear benefits for more than one Member State and strengthen synergies and cooperation across national boundaries. Therefore, transnational actions and partnerships are highly encouraged.
Following types of activities can be implemented in the area of gender pay gap:
- Exchanging experiences and good practice, promoting networking among key actors at national and European level;
- Developing non-legislative initiatives for companies to promote equal pay and tackle the GPG within their organisations (e.g. labels, charters, awards);
- Developing mechanisms for the social partner organisations and other stakeholders to upgrade the issue of equal pay (e.g. guidelines/tools for the negotiation of pay-related issues in the collective bargaining process);
- Developing and/or improving the knowledge on the issue through research and statistics on the GPG (e.g. analysis of the impact on the GPG of aspects of remuneration which are not included in the Eurostat statistics, such as extra pay, bonuses, payments in kind);
Call Documents: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/grants/just_2013_prog_ag_ge_en.htm.
For more information, including objectives, results, finances, and the time-frame, please click here.
In case of interest, please contact the EWL Secretariat by Friday, 16 August, 2013.
Best wishes,
The EWL Secretariat
