Disability and social policies for women with disabilities in Spain. Strasbourg, October 29th 2008...

Disability and social policies for women Disability and social policies for women with disabilities in Spain.with disabilities in Spain.

Strasbourg, October 29th 2008

Natividad Enjuto

WOMAN + DISABILITY

DOUBLE DOUBLE DISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION

Action Plan of the Council of EuropeAction Plan of the Council of Europe 2006-20152006-2015

The special situation of women with disabilities must be considered, at all levels, when drawing up the Plan of policies and programmes related not only to disability but also to sex equality

● Mandatory examination to assess the gender impact

● Law for the effective equality of women and men

● Law for growth improvement and employment

● Law of integral protection measures against gender violence

Gender discrimination

● Action Plan for Women with Disabilities

● Global action strategy to employ people with disabilities 2008-2012

Double discrimination

● Various types and degrees of disability

● Different ages

● All social classes

● Studies and training

Characteristics of the group

Principles

Design for all

No discrimination

Equal opportunities

Igualdad de oportunidades Autonomous lifestyle

Normalization

Participation

Positive actionMainstreaming

Universal accesibility

Perspectiva de género y discapacidad en los programas de formación, medios de comunicación, sanidad, servicios sociales y jurídicos.

Objectives

Measures to guarantee women with disabilities’ rights

Awareness campaigns

Perspective of gender and disability in training programmes , mass media, and health, social and legal services .

1. Images and prejudices

2. Family life, affective relationships and maternity

3. Education

4. Employment

5. Empowerment and participation

6. Violence

7. Health

8. Social and legal protection

Measures

To reduce the rate of unemployment and raise the activity rates of people with disabilities, paying special attention to women with disabilities, and those other people who, due to their disability, suffer severe difficulties in accessing the labour market

Global Action strategy to employ people with disabilities 2008-2012

1. To ensure that employment policies directed towards people with disabilities have coherence and rationality .

2. To generate a significant change in employment policies for people with disabilities

3. To achieve quality employment for everyone .

Purposes

● Increase the rate of activity of people with disabilities

● Improve job quality and dignity of working conditions for people with disabilities

Strategic objectives

• Remove barriers

• Promote education and training

• Design new employment policies

• Contract in the ordinary labour market

• Renew supported employment

• Improve job quality

• Collect, analyze and spread the information

Operating objectives

440 million €/year Social Security

300 million € to encourage supported employment

Financing

3.700 million € over 5 years

Thank youThank you

Natividad Enjuto

sgordenacionp@mepsyd.es