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Iceland – Act on the Administration of Matters Concerning Equality This legislation outlines the responsibilities of the Directorate of Equality and the Equality Complaints Committee, and how the Directorate of Equality is to administer and monitor the implementation of all of Iceland’s laws on equality (e.g., the Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights Irrespective […]

Iceland – Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights Irrespective of Gender

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Iceland – Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights Irrespective of Gender The objective of the Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights Irrespective of Gender, No. 150/2020 is to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender and to maintain gender equality and equal opportunities for the genders in all spheres of society. Upon enactment, […]

Gender Equality in Canada – Hightlights – OECD

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Gender Equality in Canada – Hightlights – OECD To drive greater gender equality results, the Government of Canada commissioned the OECD to undertake a Review which assesses the policy and institutional framework from a whole of government perspective. The OECD’s Directorate for Public Governance compared Canada’ current arrangements against good practices and policy developments across […]

2023 – Report on Gender Equality in the EU

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2023 – Report on Gender Equality in the EU The 2020-2025 gender equality strategy is the roadmap for the European Commission’s work towards gender equality and sets out the EU’s policy objectives and the actions it will take to help achieve them. Drawing from the 2020–2025 gender equality strategy, the EU action plan for gender […]

2022 report on gender equality in the EU

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2022 report on gender equality in the EU The European Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 sets the current framework for EU action to promote one of its fundamental values, equality between women and men. The year 2021 was the second year of its implementation. It was also the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which […]

2021 report on gender equality in the EU

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2021 report on gender equality in the EU On 5 March 2020, the Commission adopted its Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. The strategy was the first deliverable on President von der Leyen’s commitment to a Union of Equality. It sets out an ambitious framework for the next 5 years, formally endorsed by the Commission, on how […]

2019 – EU Policies promoting equality between women and men

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2019 – EU Policies promoting equality between women and men This 12-page briefing document, commissioned by the European Parliament, explains the European Union’s policies for promoting equality between women and women. It explains the legal framework, the policy framework and the financial framework, and reports on the deliveries that were achieved during the 2014-2019 parliamentary […]

2011-2020 – European Pact for Gender Equality

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2011-2020 – European Pact for Gender Equality This is the formal adoption of a renewed European Pact for Gender Equality (as set out in the Annex), five years after the adoption of the first European Pact for Gender Equality. In this renewed Pact, the Council reaffirms its commitment to fufill EU ambitions on gender equality […]

The Policy on Gender Equality in Belgium – 2015 Update

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The Policy on Gender Equality in Belgium – 2015 Update Upon the request of the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM Committee), this in-depth analysis provides an overview of the existing gender equality legislation, policies, and practices in Belgium. The European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Right and Gender Equality is a […]

Manual for Gender Mainstreaming

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Manual for the application of gender mainstreaming within the Belgian federal administration After the Belgian Parliament passed a law on 12 January 2007, aimed at implementing gender mainstreaming at the Belgian federal level, the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men wrote this manual for federal service agents, members of strategic units, and federal […]