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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
