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: aip@latnet.lvaip@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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