1. Ing. Viera Petrášová, CSc. Forest Research Institute Zvolen
Gender & Forestry
Ing. Viera Petrášová, CSc.
Ing. Mária Poljovková
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2. Forest Research Institute Zvolen
Gender & Forestry
Women represents:
- 51,6 % of population
- 45 % of unemployed
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3. Forest Research Institute Zvolen
Gender & Forestry
-1997 – National Action Plan – declares equal position of women, removing of economic handicap and support to improve the labour market for rural women
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4. Forest Research Institute Zvolen
Gender & Forestry
Questionable themes:
- small enterprising
- employment
- social supporting systems
- education of women
Forestry
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5. Forest Research Institute Zvolen
Gender & Forestry
Social status of women:
job position – not adequate
wage – 30 % difference
- homework – „unpaid work“
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6. Forest Research Institute Zvolen
Gender & Forestry
Study in forestry
1947 – forestry education on University level
- from the 60th to 80th – restricted study for women
- after 1980 restrictions were cancelled what caused 10 % increase of women graduates (Pic. 1)
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Gender & Forestry
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8. Forest Research Institute Zvolen
Gender & Forestry
From academic year 1999/2000 it is possible to study at these fields at University:
Forestry
Management and enterprising in forestry (MEF)
Forest ecology
- Applied zoology and game hunting (AZaGH)
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9. Forest Research Institute Zvolen
Gender & Forestry
Tab. 2 Summary of the graduates from the Faculty of Forestry at Technical University Zvolen since academic year 1999/2000
     
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10. Forest Research Institute Zvolen
Gender & Forestry
Structure of work classification of women foresters
- At present we have data of national forest enterprise Lesy SR š. p. Banská Bystrica and its affiliated forest enterprises.
- The focus of employing women foresters lies at the level of affiliated forest enterprise (see Tab. 3 and 4)
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Gender & Forestry
Tab. 3 Work classification according to sex
Lesy SR, š. p. Banská Bystrica – HeadQuarters
Work classification
Departments
Total HQ
100
200
300
400
500
Chief engineer
Men 3 4 6 7 5 29
Women - 2 1
Engineer 26 18 13 11 76 9
Other 17
Ženy 21
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Gender & Forestry
Tab. 4 Work classification according to sex
Lesy SR, š. p. Banská Bystrica – Affiliated forest enterprises (AFE)
Work classification
AFE
Director
Men 26
Women 2
Deputy manager 49 9
Chief fellow officer
330
109
Chief of the centre 1
Others 25 87
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