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The Policy on Gender Equality in Iceland This document was requested by the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. It contains an easy-to-read summary of the actions that the Government of Iceland has taken throughout the decades, starting in 1975, in order to achieve gender equality. Credit: Directorate General for Internal Policies […]

FDFA Strategy on Gender Equality and Women’s Rights

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FDFA Strategy on Gender Equality and Women’s Rights This document contains a description of the context, the four principles of action, the six strategic objectives. It describes the partnerships with their key actors, the coordination of resources, as well as the follow-up and evaluation of the implementation of the strategy. Finally, it gives an explanation […]

2020 – Gender Equality Act

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2020 – Gender Equality Act This legislation provides for equality at work by prohibiting discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace, and protection against unjust dismissal. The law gives employees the right to apply to the court or administrative authority for an order that requires the existing discrimination to cease and also for the payment […]

About the Federal Office for Gender Equality

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About the Federal Office for Gender Equality This 19-page brochure describes the mandate and the key activities of the Federal Office for Gender Equality, which was established by the Government of Switzerland and was given the mandate to remove all forms of direct or indirect discrimination and to promote gender equality in all areas of […]

State of Gender Equality in Rwanda – 2019

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State of Gender Equality in Rwanda – 2019 In this document, the Government of Rwanda provides an overview of the country’s legal and policy framework for achieving gender equality, discusses the state of gender equality in the national strategy for transformation, gives a detailed description of the three pillars upon which the strategy is based: […]

2019 – 2022 – Gender Equality Strategy

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2019 – 2022 – Gender Equality Strategy Upon the expiration of its 2014-2018 strategy, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) created this new strategy to guide the work of its Country Office in Rwanda during the years 2019-2022. UNDP’s Country Office in Rwanda collaborates with the Rwandan government, national actors, local and foreign entities, and […]

2014 – Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

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The Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, 2014 The purpose of this legislation is to ensure the implementation of equal rights for women and men enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, and to prohibit any type of discrimination on grounds of sex, in particular by reference to marital or family […]

Ireland’s National Skills Strategy 2025

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Ireland’s National Skills Strategy 2025 This 10-year national strategic plan builds on the progress made under the previous strategic plan (Towards Tomorrow’s Skills) and outlines the plan to improve the quality and relevance of the country’s education and training base in response to the changing and diverse needs of its people, society, and the economy; […]

Ireland – National Skills Strategy – 2007

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Ireland – National Skills Strategy – 2007 The Government of Ireland created this strategic plan to meet the skills needs of businesses and to ensure Ireland’s success in a rapidly-changing economic environment with rapidly-increasing needs for workers with high-level skills that contribute to a competitive, innovation-driven, knowledge-based, participative and inclusive economy; and based on the […]

Iceland – United Nations document

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Iceland – United Nations document This document published by the United Nations provides a great overview of the achievements and challenges in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in Iceland and of how the Icelandic Government has taken systematic steps to introduce and promote gender equality in all areas of society, by amending legislation, creating […]