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This chapter defines five groups of inclusion initiatives for women, that is, society-, state-, organisational-, household- and individual-level initiatives. Society-level initiatives involve women’s platforms and events. State-level initiatives encompass various legislation, infrastructure and awareness-raising activities, such as antidiscrimination legislation, care infrastructure and promotion of equal division of unpaid domestic work. Organisational-level initiatives stem from gender equality policies and units, through women’s empowerment activities, to work-life balance practices. Household-level initiatives relate to gender-neutral socialisation, equal distribution of unpaid domestic work and supportive husbands/families. Individual-level initiatives apply to both women and men. Women should self-promote themselves more frequently, men should respect women more and both should condemn sexist behaviours and comments. The chapter ends with social, macroeconomic and microeconomic benefits of women’s inclusion initiatives.
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Sponsorship refers to a long-term, hands-on commitment to developing, encouraging, advocating for and ultimately helping women to get promoted.
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Pološki Vokić, N., Obadić, A., Sinčić Ćorić, D. (2019). Gender Equality Initiatives and Their Benefits. In: Gender Equality in the Workplace. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18861-0_5
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