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Latvia women in Latvia women in EU – EU –
before and afterbefore and afterFull member of the Latvia Full member of the Latvia
Academy of SciencesAcademy of Sciences
Baiba RivzaBaiba RivzaHelsinki, 27 October, 2004Helsinki, 27 October, 2004
Address:Address:
Council of Higher Education of LatviaCouncil of Higher Education of Latvia
Meistaru street 21, Riga, LV 1050, LatviaMeistaru street 21, Riga, LV 1050, Latvia
Phone: + 371 7223392; + 371 9254469Phone: + 371 7223392; + 371 9254469
Fax: + 371 7220423Fax: + 371 7220423
E-mail: E-mail: [email protected]@latnet.lv
Source: RIS Latvia - An innovation strategy for Latvia, 2004
The Republic of Latvia in FactsThe Republic of Latvia in Facts (situation on 1 January, 2004)(situation on 1 January, 2004)
Area: 64 589 kmArea: 64 589 km22
Population: 2.33 millionPopulation: 2.33 millionCapital: Riga – Capital: Riga – 739739 000 000
inhabitants inhabitants
GDP growth: 7.5 %GDP growth: 7.5 %
GDP per capita: 4.215 EUR or 2.719 GDP per capita: 4.215 EUR or 2.719 LVLLVL
Inflation: 2.9 %Inflation: 2.9 %
Registered unemployment: 8.6 %Registered unemployment: 8.6 %
Current situationCurrent situation
Source: Demographic Yearbook of Latvia, 2003
Percentage of women in Percentage of women in populationpopulation
Total in the country – 54 %
Urban population – 55 %
Rural population – 52 %
Source: Demographic Yearbook of Latvia, 2003 (according to the working and retirement age laid down in the respective legislation)
Females by main age groupFemales by main age group
YeaYear r
Under Under working working age, %age, %
Of working Of working age, %age, %
Over Over working working age, %age, %
19919900
4949 4848 7272
20020033
4949 5050 6969
There are 32.5 % women There are 32.5 % women of the employers in Latviaof the employers in Latvia
Proportion of women employers in regions:Proportion of women employers in regions:
Riga region; 47%
Vidzeme; 15%
Zemgale; 9%
Kurzeme; 15%
Latgale; 14%
Women among researchers in Women among researchers in the new EU memberthe new EU member states, %states, %
5247
4338
27
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Latvia Lithuania Estonia New EU10
memberstates
EU 15memberstates
Percentage of women in Percentage of women in PhD graduatesPhD graduates
52,5
38
48,6
51,7
34,7
41,4
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Average EU 10 new member states
Percentage of women in researchers Percentage of women in researchers by main field of scienceby main field of science
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Natural sciences
Engineeringand
technology
Medicalsciences
Agriculturalsciences
Socialsciences
Humanities
Czech Republic
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Average in 10 new EUmember states
ProblemsProblems
Riga region and other LatviaRiga region and other Latvia
Socio – economic Socio – economic indicatorsindicators
% from total in % from total in LatviaLatvia
GDPGDP 6464
Non-financial Non-financial investmentsinvestments
6363
IndustryIndustry 6868
Density of enterprises Density of enterprises 67 67
Density of innovative Density of innovative enterprisesenterprises
69 69
InhabitantsInhabitants 47 47
StudentsStudents 78 78
Academic staffAcademic staff 77 77
Source: Report on Economic Development of Latvia, Ministry of Economics Republic of Latvia, 2004
Unemployed women from Unemployed women from total unemployed, %total unemployed, %
2000 – 57.62000 – 57.6
2001 – 57.42001 – 57.4
2002 – 58.72002 – 58.7
2003 – 58 2003 – 58 .0.0
Monthly average gross wages and Monthly average gross wages and salary by gender and kind of activity,LVLsalary by gender and kind of activity,LVL
Kind of activityKind of activityMonthly average gross wages Monthly average gross wages
and salary, LVLand salary, LVL
FemalesFemales MalesMales
IndustryIndustry 131131 160160
AgricultureAgriculture 100100 116116
Transport, storage Transport, storage and and telecommunicationtelecommunication
180180 209209
EducationEducation 135135 151151
Health and social Health and social workwork
117117 140140
Public administration Public administration and defenceand defence
189189 188188
Relative share of women & men Relative share of women & men in a typical academic careerin a typical academic career
58
45
59
24
11
42
55
41
76
89
0102030405060708090
100
Students PhDgraduates
Assistantprof.
Associateprof.
Full prof.
WomenMen
Share of women from the new Share of women from the new EU member states in HE EU member states in HE
positions, %positions, %CountryCountry Full Full
professorsprofessorsAssociate Associate professorsprofessors
BulgariaBulgaria 1616 3311
Czech Czech RepublicRepublic
77 2020
EstoniaEstonia 1616 3322
HungaryHungary 1122 3333
LatviaLatvia 1111 2525LithuaniaLithuania 1122 3333
PolandPoland 1515 2222
RomaniaRomania 1010 3232
Slovak Slovak RepublicRepublic
88 2525
SloveniaSlovenia 1010 1515
FEMALE PROFESSOR BY FEMALE PROFESSOR BY THE FIELD OF STUDY, %THE FIELD OF STUDY, %
8
16
21
20,5
33
4
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Social science
Nature science andmathematics
Teachers education
Health, social andhealthcare
Humanities
Engineering
Source: Overview on Latvia higher education 2003, Ministry of Education and science
Percentage of total number of Percentage of total number of women in the fields of studieswomen in the fields of studies
84
78
65
36
21
44
84
56
0 20 40 60 80 100
Utilities
Health, health and social care
Agriculture
Engineering and technologies
Natural sciences and mathematics
Social sciences
Humanities
Teaching sciences and teacher education
Possibilities from EUPossibilities from EU
International cooperation International cooperation in sciencein science
EU framework programsEU framework programs COSTCOST INTASINTAS EUREKAEUREKA Bilateral cooperationBilateral cooperation
GermanyGermany
FranceFrance
USAUSA Latvian – Lithuania – Taiwan support Latvian – Lithuania – Taiwan support
foundation for scientific cooperationfoundation for scientific cooperation
EU structural funds in Latvia, EU structural funds in Latvia, 2004 – 20062004 – 2006
EU structural fundsEU structural funds 625.4 625.4 million EURmillion EUR
European Regional Development European Regional Development Fund Fund
60 %60 %
European Social FundEuropean Social Fund 21 %21 %
European Agricultural Guidance and European Agricultural Guidance and
Guarantee FundGuarantee Fund15 %15 %
The Financial Instrument for The Financial Instrument for Fisheries Fisheries
GuidanceGuidance
4 %4 %
Support for Latvia women Support for Latvia women from EU structural fundsfrom EU structural funds
Specially targeted initiatives will Specially targeted initiatives will promote employability and promote employability and entrepreneurship of women, especially entrepreneurship of women, especially of those returning to the laboof those returning to the labouur market r market after the child – care leaveafter the child – care leave
Capacity of the institutions responsible Capacity of the institutions responsible for development and implementation of for development and implementation of gender equality will be strengthenedgender equality will be strengthened
Support for Latvia women Support for Latvia women from EU structural fundsfrom EU structural funds
EQUAL initiative measure EQUAL initiative measure – equal opportunities for – equal opportunities for women and menwomen and men
Support for Latvia women Support for Latvia women from EU structural fundsfrom EU structural funds The gender quality aspect as horizontal objective is The gender quality aspect as horizontal objective is
included throughout the included throughout the Latvia Development Plan Latvia Development Plan 2004 – 20062004 – 2006, primarily within the priority , primarily within the priority “Development of Human Resources and Promotion “Development of Human Resources and Promotion of Employment”, e.g.:of Employment”, e.g.:
Output indicators and baseline data are broken down Output indicators and baseline data are broken down by gender to monitor gender gaps and to measure by gender to monitor gender gaps and to measure progress in gender equalityprogress in gender equality
Additional points in the selection criteria will be Additional points in the selection criteria will be assigned to those projects which contribute to gender assigned to those projects which contribute to gender equalityequality
Gender balance in Monitoring and Steering Gender balance in Monitoring and Steering Committees will be encouragedCommittees will be encouraged
Microcredit → InterregMicrocredit → InterregProject Microcredit Project Microcredit
2000 - 20032000 - 2003Project Interreg Project Interreg
2004 - 20062004 - 2006
SwedenSweden FinlandFinland
FinlandFinland LithuaniaLithuania
LatviaLatvia EstoniaEstonia
LithuaniaLithuania SwedenSweden
EstoniaEstonia LatviaLatvia
NorwayNorway NorwayNorway
GermanyGermany
BelarusBelarus
PolandPoland
KaliningradKaliningrad
Activities of project Activities of project InterregInterreg
Building up resource centres and Building up resource centres and meeting places to strengthen the meeting places to strengthen the role of women in society and in local role of women in society and in local and regional development.and regional development.
Resource centres:Resource centres: Latgale - 3Latgale - 3 Vidzeme – 1Vidzeme – 1 Kurzeme – 1Kurzeme – 1 Zemgale – 1Zemgale – 1
Activities of project Activities of project InterregInterreg
Networks for training and Networks for training and exchange of experience for exchange of experience for advisors and resource advisors and resource centre leaderscentre leaders
Mentorship program for Mentorship program for women entrepreneurswomen entrepreneurs
Activities of project Activities of project InterregInterreg
Networking in microcredit Networking in microcredit groups and/or other financial groups and/or other financial solutions for women solutions for women entrepreneursentrepreneurs
Internationalization of women’s Internationalization of women’s entrepreneurship in the BSRentrepreneurship in the BSR
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