Gender Equality Plan at University of Pardubice
Czechia
Systematically, on a long-term and open basis, strengthen and promote: gender equality in careers, work-life balance for all employees and …
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Empowering women in forestry
Poland · National · See the Poland profile
The Empowering Women in Forestry initiative aims to promote gender equality and strengthen the role of women in the traditionally male-dominated forestry sector. By spreading innovative approaches and encouraging multi-actor interactions, the initiative focuses on enhancing women
Details
- Maturity
- Scaling
- Promoter
- Stowarzyszenie Kobiet Lasu - Forest Women Association — website
- Power domain
- Political Power, Social Power, Economic Power
- Methods / tools
- Awareness-raising, Networking
- Keywords
- women, forest, equal, decision-making processes
Context
Run by the Forest Women Association (Stowarzyszenie Kobiet Lasu) in Poland, this initiative aims to strengthen women's role in the male-dominated forestry sector, including State Forests, the country's only institution of its kind.
Objectives
Increase women's representation in forestry roles and leadership; strengthen women's responsibilities in forestry management/operations; foster a supportive professional network; strengthen women's local/regional political representation in the sector.
Activities
Networking among women in forestry; annual conferences with keynote speakers and industry experts; workshops on topics from personal defence and coaching to stress management; data collection and analysis on women working in forestry (including State Forests); international collaboration with women's forestry organisations abroad; study visits and exchanges with counterparts in Norway, Iceland and Austria.
Implementation
- Indicative cost
- Medium (€50k–€500k) — Annual conferences plus international study visits/exchanges (Norway, Iceland, Austria) imply moderate recurring costs; no budget figures disclosed, treated as medium cost.
- Time to results
- Long (> 3 years) — Ongoing, recurring annual programme with established international partnerships.
- Staffing & skills
- Association organisers and conference/workshop coordinators, Gaudete Foundation partnership, International forestry-organisation contacts (Norway, Iceland, Austria)
Conditions for success
- Annual conference cadence sustaining visibility
- Data collection on women's participation in State Forests to track progress
- International exchange relationships
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Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- ProPEGE — Equal Leadership catalogue — accessed 2026-06-14
- Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
- Promoter website — accessed 2026-06-14
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