March 22nd marks the 15th anniversary of the approval of Organic Law 3/2007, better known as the Law on Equality. Coinciding with this anniversary, the University of Navarra has published the book training en igualdad: un approach desde la ley 3/2007, de 22 de marzo, de 22 de marzo, de igualdad efectiva de mujeres y hombres. Published by Aranzadi Thomson Reuters, it brings together the main contents of the Online Course of training in Equality offered by the School of Philosophy y Letras of the academic centre and analyses the most important measures that the equality plans of organisations should contain.

The book, directed by Mª Cruz Díaz de Terán, coordinator of the Online Course of training in Equality and of the network WINN (network Iberoamerican Innovation and training to Strengthen Female Impact in Innovation Ecosystems) of Institute for Culture and Society (ICS), has been written by professors Inés Olza and Isabel Olloqui, from the University of Navarra, and Nahikari Sánchez, from the National University of Distance Education (UNED). 

The foreword to the volume, sponsored by CYTED (Ibero-American Science and Technology Programme for the development), is signed by Susana Camarero, former administrative assistant of State for Equality and president of the Confederation of Women in Equality, one of the three institutions with which the University of Navarra has recently signed a agreement to facilitate access to the Online Course training in Equality. 

In four chapters, the authors address some of the fundamental issues for achieving effective equality between women and men in organisations: Visibility, awareness-raising and co-responsibility; speech, institutional image and language; Prevention of sexual and gender-based harassment; and Equality in the social responsibility of business. They also analyse the way in which the Equality Act aims to bring these notions closer to companies, organisations and associations, making them jointly responsible for the social advances made in this area subject.

End of deadline to have an equality plan in companies.

A few days ago, deadline expired for companies with 50 or more employees to have an equality plan. issue As Professor Díaz de Terán explains, "organisations with these characteristics, as well as those that want to access certain subsidies, regardless of the number of employees, need an official certificate that accredits 50 hours of training in equality. This book can be useful for those who already have this training in equality, as it can serve as guide to implement the equality measures that best suit the characteristics of their business. It is also useful for anyone with an interest in training in equality to go deeper into these issues". 

The book can be purchased at the following address link.