This report presents the activities carried out by the European Commission in 2007-08 to fight discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation as regards to employment and occupation. It describes the policy and partnership aspects, the state of play in the legislation and its implementation .at national level including some case law and the various activities conducted to communicate equality.
The report analyses overall trends in gender mainstreaming policies in education and employment in the European Union (EU) member states and provides a general overview of the situation in Turkey, Jordan and Morocco. The papers provide an overview of the situation in these countries, and may be useful for potential donors in focusing on gender mainstreaming policies in future assistance programs and projects. The chapters are as follows: Gender mainstreaming in education and employment in the European Union: Gender mainstreaming in education and employment in three international organisations (The International Labour Organization: UNESCO: The World Bank): Gender mainstreaming policies in education and employment in Jordan, Morocco and Turkey.