Barcelona, 26th -27th March 2009

Presentation of the activities of

CSR General DirectorateGovernment of the Balearic

Islands

Presentation

Competences

• Promotion of the CSR• Promotion of Equal

Opportunities• Promote equality policies in the

labour field. Following the Law 3/2007, 22th March which foresees the CRS principles on the equality field

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Activities Carried out

• Training• Awareness and information• Funding• Equality Unit

Training• 13 courses:

– 1 Curso de experto/a universitario/aria en planes de igualdad y conciliación

– 4 cursos sobre la Ley de Igualdad, dirigidos al empresariado de las Islas

– 2 cursos sobre planes de igualdad, dirigidos a delegadas y delegados sindicales

– 1 Curso sobre los aspectos laborales de la Ley de Igualdad, dirigido a profesionales de la abogacía

– 1 Curso de habilidad y buenas prácticas directivas, dirigido a mujeres predirectivas

– 4 cursos sobre cómo constituir una empresa, dirigidos a mujeres en paro con espíritu emprendedor

• 460 beneficiaries of the courses.

Awareness and information

• Conferences• Informatic tool for enterprises

creation. A pen-drive with the information was delivered during the Fair and it is available in www.treballiformacio.caib.es

• Fair “Management of women”, more than 5.000 visited the fair

• Acknowledgement of the first woman director in a banc in Spain

Funding

• Promotion of Equality plans in SMEs

• Encouragement of the professional promotion of women

• 610 direct beneficiaries

Equality Unit

• Created July 2008 within the CRS General Directorate

• Objective: include the gender perspective in the regional ministry of Labour and Training– Studies– Conferences– Gender neutral language

Actors Involved• CSR General directorate- Government of

the BI• Women Institut• Chamber of Commerce• Women associations• Consell Insular de Mallorca – Directorate

of Equality• Palma City Council• Women Participation Council (trade

unions, public administration, feminist associations)

Main obstacles

• Lack of awareness• Lack of concrete measures• Lack of knowledge• Too young legislation• Time uses

Support needed

• Political support• Business sector support• Active policies• Awareness measures• Training and information

What we would like to do within G4G?

• Learn and exchange with the partners

• Equality plans• Creation of an

Observatory/voluntary register• Training following the model

decided by the partners• Increase knowledge• Best practices identification