Department of the Environment 2006 Gender Analysis Update
Department of the Environment
2006 Gender Analysis Update
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On Tuesday, July 18, 2006 the Department of the Environment presented an update to their original CEDAW gender analysis (2000). At the July meeting CEDAW Committee members requested samples of current materials (sign-in sheets, employee feedback forms, emergency ride home brochure) and asked that additional information be provided about an apprenticeship program and grants. The Department of the Environment provided the information below in October 2006.
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Sign-In Sheet/Public Comment CardÂ
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Employee Feedback Form (Staff Questionnaire)Â
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Environmental Awareness Survey - The Department conducted an environmental awareness survey, with questions about a number of environmental issues in January 2003. The survey showed differences by gender as well as by ethnicity. The differences are highlighted below.
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Gender
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Women were more likely to have a favorable opinion of the Department of the Environment - of those familiar with the Department 58% of women, and 45% of men had a favorable opinion (40% of men, and 33% of women had no opinion).
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Men are more satisfied with their recycling system than women, with 85% of women, and 93% of men satisfied.
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Women are slightly more likely than men to compost, as shown in the table below:
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Women |
Men |
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 Compost Food Scraps |
 77% |
 71% |
 Compost Yard Waste |
 80% |
 79% |
 Compost Leftover Meat |
 52% |
 39% |
 Compost Dairy Products |
 44% |
 26% |
 Compost Food Soiled Paper |
 52% |
 50% |
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Women are slightly more likely than men to favor making it mandatory for landlords to provide recycling for businesses (79% to 77%); making it mandatory for large businesses to recycle (91% to 90%); and making it mandatory for residents to recycle (74% to 73%).
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Women were more likely to recycle plastic bottles (90% to 86%) and would recycle more plastic containers if plastic bags could be recycled (81% to 75%).
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While more men than women supported the closing of the polluting Hunter's Point Power plant (33% to 27%), more men also opposed the closing of the plant (21% to 13%).
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Women were more supportive of banning mercury in the dental industry (48% to 44%), and less likely to oppose it (13% to 22%).
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Women were more likely to support (61% to 59%) and less likely to oppose (27% to 34%) raising car registration fees on less fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Men were more likely than women to support a fee of $25 per household to pay for street trees (53% to 51%). This gap widened as the proposed fee increased (32% to 26% for a $50 fee, and 18% to 14% for a $100 fee).
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White |
African American |
Latino |
Chinese |
Other Asian |
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Satisfied with Recycling |
90% |
82% |
87% |
89% |
91% |
If they compost, compost veg/fruit |
87% |
88% |
67% |
39% |
67% |
If they compost, compost yard waste |
80% |
63% |
75% |
78% |
89% |
If they compost, compost meat |
53% |
63% |
50% |
22% |
33% |
IF they compost, compost dairy products |
38% |
63% |
58% |
9% |
22% |
If they compost, compost food soiled paper |
58% |
63% |
50% |
22% |
56% |
Need compostable plastic bags |
41% |
63% |
25% |
25% |
25% |
No room for compost bucket |
24% |
25% |
33% |
60% |
13% |
Mandatory recycling for businesses |
92% |
91% |
100% |
73% |
96% |
Mandatory recycling for residents |
73% |
63% |
90% |
66% |
87% |
Recycle Plastic Bottles |
92% |
72% |
87% |
83% |
83% |
Should City buy safer products, if cost is 25% more |
75% |
88% |
67% |
48% |
77% |
Following based on net support (support-oppose) |
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Should Hunter's Point Power Plant be closed |
12% |
25% |
-3% |
2% |
35% |
Support banning mercury in dental industry |
35% |
41% |
5% |
22% |
4% |
Increase registration fees on less efficient vehicles |
43% |
9% |
18% |
-2% |
0% |
$25 household fee for trees |
20% |
-9% |
13% |
-20% |
30% |
$50 household fee for trees |
-27% |
-41% |
-47% |
-54% |
-35% |
$100 household fee for trees |
-57% |
-66% |
-82% |
-73% |
-61% |
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Apprenticeship Program - The information on the apprenticeship program will follow. The program did include girls/young women.
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Paid Parental Leave - Over the past two years, four staff have taken paid parental leave – three men and one woman. The woman took 64 days of paid parental leave, and the men took 51, 25 and 24 days respectively.
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Emergency Ride Home Program - Attached. There are two websites for information on the program, which are as follows:
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