Belgium
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The context
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Belgian women live in a context with a high standard of living - in one of the world’s 20 richest
countries with developed services in terms of health and education. In the Global Gender Gap Report
2014, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender-based disparities and
tracks their progress over time. The Global Gender Gap Index presented in this Report seeks to
measure important aspects of gender equality: the relative gaps between women and men across
four key areas: health, education, economy and politics. According to this Index, Belgium is in
the 10th position out of 142 countries. The female employment rate is 62,9% and the female parttime
employment rate is 41,4 % while the male is 9,1%.
The area mapped is the Flemish economical community with a special focus on Antwerpen. The
Flemish population consisted of 6 251 983 people in 2010. Antwerpen is the biggest city of Flanders
with a population of around 600 00 inhabitants from 163 nationalities and has a high unemployment
rate in comparison to the rest of Flanders. The average unemployment rate in Flanders is
7,66 % and in Antwerpen it is 16,6%. A lot of unemployment services are based in Antwerpen and
there is a service for a wide variety of target groups. The unemployed can shop and find the approach
that works best for them.
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Read the full context here
Mapping process
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In each country there was a mapping process of both the context and the good practices in 2014-2015.
Read more about the Belgian process here.
Good practices
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2 good practices were identified in Belgium:
- Job coaching: Job coaching is the way unemployed people are guided in Flanders both by the VDAB( Vlaamse Dienst voor ArbeidsBemiddeling) and by vzw’s (non profit organisations) that have an agreement with the VDAB to orient specific groups of unemployed people towards a job.
Read more about this good practice here
- Mentor app:The Mentor App is an innovative way to connect new graduates with the demands of the labour market. It tries to bridge the gap between what young people learn in their
higher education and what the employers are really looking for in terms of competences and experience.
Read more about this good practice here
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