Equal opportunity principle at the institutional level - Case Study of the Direction for Equal Opportunities, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection  Cover Image

Principiul egalităţii de şanse la nivel instituţional - Studiu de caz - Direcţia pentru Egalitatea Şanselor, Ministerul Muncii şi Protecţiei Sociale
Equal opportunity principle at the institutional level - Case Study of the Direction for Equal Opportunities, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection

Author(s): Florentina Bocioc
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Societatea de Analize Feministe AnA
Keywords: program of research regarding the gender discrimination on the labor market in Romania; the Bureau for the Equality of Chances; its structure; Directia pentru Egalitatea sanselor; Equality of chances in Romania at institutional level;

Summary/Abstract: This article has focused on the practical implementation of the principle of equal opportunities into a Romanian institution, the Direction for Equal Opportunities from the Ministry of labor and Social Protection. The institution was established soon after the Women's World Conference form Beijing in October 1995. The history of this institution is short but tempestuous. The main direction fost which the institution is seen are: the context of the establishment, the objectives chosen, the changes of the institution place in the ministry structure, the team and activities. One of the most important issues revealed here is the change process. Caught into the process of Ministry of labor changes, the Direction for Equal Opportunities was lost in the struggle of power.

  • Issue Year: 2001
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 18-25
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian