Change of the roles and stereotypes of the sexes.

The National Action Plan for Gender Equality (2001 2006) of the General Secretariat for Gender Equality, Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization included measures and actions that aim to change the stereotyped roles of the sexes.

Sex Roles and Stereotypes and the Importance of Family Education

pointing out the new social roles of the two sexes and their social equality.

equal representation of women and men in politics and decision making horizontal and vertical gender segregation of the labour market and equal remuneration for equal work the position of women and men in the economy and business gender segregation and gender stereotypes in education and science violence against women and human trafficking health and lifestyle of women and men gender roles in the media and culture the performance of public administration in implementing gender equality.

Combating stereotyped conceptions regarding the role of the sexes within the educational process, especially in primary education.

Box 3 Gender Roles, Status, Rights Responsibilities as Perceived by Children

The onus is on us to talk and write about challenging gender roles so that someday a little boy wearing a skirt and a little girl who plays with toy soldiers are no longer seen as aberrations.

The findings of the survey showed that the Greek Mass Media are still susceptible to stereotypic thinking based on gender inequality.

The Research Centre for Gender Equality has also contributed to the realization of other research studies concerning the role of the Mass Media in the elimination of stereotypes.

Combating stereotypic conceptions on the role of the sexes has been a priority both for the National Action Plan of the previous period and for the National Political Priorities 2004 2008.

Article 5 Stereotypes

Masculinity (MAS), vs. femininity The distribution of emotional roles between the genders .

Based on the Gender Equality Act the Gender Equality Council will be established.

This had further encouraged discussion of the roles and responsibilities of women and men working together towards gender equality and the need for changing those stereotypical and traditional roles that limit women's full potential.

Gender equality

Equality of the sexes

Allocation of Roles and Responsibilities and Coordination at Different Levels and Across Sectors

D. Gender balance

Gender equality

Gender Equality Act

Gender Equality Council

Gender equality

R. Gender

The Gender Equality Act provides for the creation of a new institution the Gender Equality Commissioner.

The Gender Equality Commissioner has the duty to monitor the compliance with the norms established in the Act.

The Gender Equality Council approves the general guidelines of gender equality policy, consults the Government on issues of strategy for the promotion of gender equality and presents to the Government its position on the conformity with the Gender Equality Act of national programmes submitted by the ministries.

Gender Equality as a Development Goal

Gender equality and empowerment of women

(a) Gender equality factors

Women's position and gender equality

i. Gender Equity Policy

European policies for gender equality

Gender equality in legal acts

The Gender Equality Commissioner

Promoting gender equality

Gender Balance Among WFP Staff

In the first scenario, the two countries senior delegations remain deadlocked, with their polarized stances frozen in place.

Two new institutions will be created according to the Act Gender Equality Commissioner and Gender Equality Council.

The Gender Equality Act stipulates an obligation of employers actively to promote gender equality.

C. Gender equality and women's empowerment

Gender Equity Policy and The Nine Benchmarks

Women's Occupational Distribution and Gender Segregation

The Secretary General for Gender Equality

Household structures and gender relations