Prsentation PowerPoint

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EQUAL EXCHANGE 13th of June 2007 National
association for women families rights CNIDFF
FRANCE Beatrice MAUCONDUIT
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Partners fighting for Equality and Against
Gender and Sexual Orientation based
discriminations in the workplace. EQUAL PROJECT
June 2005 - May 2008
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WHY ?

• Its a Fundamental Right to live, work and love
• in accordance with your TRUE IDENTITY
• Necessity of AWARENESS on every level of society
  to reach Openness and Mutual respect
• Issue needs to be raised with Employers, Trade
  unions, Policy makers and Political Institutions
  

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Gays, lesbians and bisexuals are often made
INVISIBLE in the workplace Results
Employees not feeling good at work
Inefficient working environment
ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES

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Raising Awareness of the Existence of
Homophobia in the workplace, Its impact on the
Company its Employees The Ways in which it
can be avoid
OBJECTIVES
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ACTIVITIES 06/2005 05/2008

• Legislative prospecting about discriminations
  based on sexual orientation
• Employees employers survey about the
  discriminations based on sexual orientation in
  the workplace
• Researches1. On the double discrimination
  suffered by lesbians 2. About the links with the
  mechanisms of the gender discriminations
• Communication Tools (DVD, short films, leaflet,
  booklet), Web diffusion Conferences

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1ST RESULTS WITH EMPLOYERS

• Analysis of the 1st survey in order to implement
  a discrimination barometer based on sexual
  orientation
• Awareness of the employers - DVD of short film
  sequences showing discriminations in the
  workplace - Meetings on diversity with human
  resource managers, recruiting offices and temping
  agencies
• Positive attitude amongst employers
  stimulated
• Information, sensitization, trainings are useful
  for assisting employers in the recruitment
  career development.

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THE NATIONAL PARTNERS
The CNIDFF French Association for Family and
Womens Rights (Lead partner of the project)
Arborus Association aimed at promoting the role
of women in the decision-making process
The ANDCP French National Association of
Directors and Human Resource Managers
LAutre Cercle Association aimed at fighting
discrimination in the workplace based on sexual
orientation
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THE TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION

• THE PARTNERS
• Partnership for Equality in SLOVENIA,
• Open and safe at work in LITHUANIA,
• Beneath the surface in SWEDEN
• OBJECTIVES
• To abolish discrimination in employment and
  enabling LGBT persons to have equal opportunities

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THE TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION

• RESULTS
• 2 BOOKS
• Open up your workplace challenging homophobia
  and heteronormativity 
•  Norms at work challenging homophobia and
  heteronormativity 
• 1 DVD
• What lies beneath the surface ?
• Short film sequences, discussion questions and
  other material that can be used to make school
  environment where everyone is met with respect,
  regardless of their sexual orientation.

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RESULTS OBTAINED
Making visible the situation of the homosexuals
in the workplace in the society Informing and
sensitising different stakeholders about the
discriminations based on sexual orientation in
the employment process in the
workplace Working with different partners to
find tools solutions in favour of equal
opportunities and diversity in the labour market
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CONTACT DETAILS Beatrice Mauconduit, Project
coordinator CNIDFF 7, rue du Jura 75013 Paris,
France Tel [phone] Email
bmauconduit_at_infofemmes.com