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General Information

European Commission's Page on Gender Equality
European Women's Lobby (EWL)
WIDE


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Research Tools

European Union (Official EU site)
SCADPlus: Database of European Union Law
Eurostat: Collection of Economic and Social Data for the EU and Member States

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Equal Pay for Equal Work

Equal Opportunities Commission's explanation of Equal Pay Act
Equal Pay Act of 1970
Wage Gap in France
EU Actions and Enforcement of EPA
Report on France's Wage Gap Initiative

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Family and Work

LIS Project: Family Policy Database

-European Union Policies on the Reconciliation of Family and Work
Balanced Participation of Women and Men in Work and Family Life
EU Parental Leave and Leave for Family Reasons
Protection of Pregnant Women,Women who have Recently Given Birth, and Women who are Breastfeeding
Childcare
Commission Report on Gender Equality Policy
Parliament Resolution on Reconciling Work and Family
Resolution of the Council on Balanced Participation in Family and Work

-Family Policy Analysis and Comparisons
The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies, at Columbia University
The National Policy Review Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Early Childhood Education and Care Home Page

Sexual Harassment

-Definitions
Bully Online
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights: Stop Violence Against Women
Penn State University

-Physical and Psychological Consequences
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights: Stop Violence Against Women

-European Union Law
Directive on Sexual Harassment

EU Study on Sexual Harassment

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Violence Against Women

-EU Legislation and Programs
European Union Resolution for Zero Tolerance
Daphne II: 2004-2008
Europeans and their views on Domestic Violence
European Parliment: Committee on Women's Equal Rights and Gender Equality
Gender Equaltiy

-Other Women's Organizations
Women Against Violence Europe: WAVE
United Nation’s WomenWatch
Equality Now: Women's Action Network
WIDE: Network Women in Development Europe
European Women's Lobby: Policy Centre on Violence against Women

Case Study: The Status of Women in Greece

World Organization Against Torture Report on the Women of Greece
Kethi Research Centre - Athens
European Parliament Report on the Status of Women in Southeast Europe

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Human Trafficking and Prostitution

-General Information
Stop Violence Against Women
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Human Trafficking.org
Interpol

-Programs and Acts
EU Programs

-Organizations
-Council of Europe
Human Trafficking
Slaves at the Heart of Europe

-European Women's Lobby
EWL Motion on Prostitution and Trafficking 1998
Trafficking and Women for the purposes of Sexual Exploitation
Preventing Trafficking and Prostitution
Country Reports
EWL motion on prostitution 2001

-Sweden
Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation: Sweden
Prostitution: International Answers
Swedish Prostitution Laws

-Netherlands
Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation: Netherlands
Prostitution in the Netherlands
Prostitution: International Answers

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