EPRC attends Second International Steering Group of project 'W. In D. : Women in Development'

<img src="http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/news/wind.jpg" width="189" height="76" border="0" align="left The second international Steering Group of the project 'W. In D. : Women in Development' was held in Rome, in the premises of the Department for Rights and Equal Opportunities of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers, on Monday 19 March 2007. Funded under the Fifth Community Action Programme for Gender Equality and led by the Italian Department for Rights and Equal Opportunities and the Italian consultancy IRS, the study entails comparative analysis of four international case studies : on Italy, Malta, Cataluña and Scotland : with the aim of identifying good practice examples and drawing comparative lessons for future action in this area. At the meeting, Laura Polverari presented some preliminary conclusions from the case study on Scotland. The next step of the research will entail the organisation of a Scottish workshop in May 2007, where key actors in the field of gender equality and local economic development in Scotland will discuss the preliminary outcome of the comparative research. For more information on the project, visit the project's website http://www.retepariopportunita.it/defaultdesktop.aspx?page=2039