Gender Equality Act

In the United Kingdom, the Equality Act 2010 requires organizations and businesses to make adjustments to meet the needs of people with disabilities.

Ireland's far reaching equality legislation included the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000.

In addition to the Employment Equality Act and the Equal Status Act he had just mentioned, equality was promoted by an Equality Authority.

In January 2010 the Identity Documents Act 2010 repealed the Identity Cards Act 2006 which set up the National Identity Register.

Based on the Gender Equality Act the Gender Equality Council will be established.

The Gender Equality Act stipulates an obligation of employers actively to promote gender equality.

The Gender Equality Act provides for the creation of a new institution the Gender Equality Commissioner.

All countries should act on those commitments by 2010.

2008 (review 2010) Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women

2008 (review 2010) Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women

Two new institutions will be created according to the Act Gender Equality Commissioner and Gender Equality Council.

On 1 May 2004 the Gender Equality Act entered into force.

The Gender Equality Act already contains a number of special measures.

Starting in 2010 the prize has been 2010 awarded to the Iranian women s rights activists of the Change for Equality website, www.we change.org.

In 2010, the European Union opened the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in Vilnius, Lithuania to promote gender equality and to fight sex discrimination.

In 2010 the group worked with 38 Degrees to oppose the introduction of the Digital Economy Act, which was passed in April 2010.

Necessary legal grounds and responsible institutions are provided for in the Gender Equality Act.

The Spanish administration has also promoted gender based positive discrimination by approving gender equality legislation in 2007 aimed at providing equality between genders in Spanish political and economic life (Gender Equality Act).

The Gender Equality Act also protects against the use of counter measures by the employer.

Following the enactment of the Equality Act 2004, he had sought legal advice with regard to the reservation on article 11, paragraph 1, which was being maintained because of very limited exclusions in the Employment Equality Act 1998.

In 2006, amendments to the act called for local authorities and others to actively promote disability equality.

Ireland's Equality Act had fewer exclusions in the 2004 revision than it had had in earlier legislation.

The Gender Equality Commissioner has the duty to monitor the compliance with the norms established in the Act.

The Gender Equality Council approves the general guidelines of gender equality policy, consults the Government on issues of strategy for the promotion of gender equality and presents to the Government its position on the conformity with the Gender Equality Act of national programmes submitted by the ministries.

Likewise, Section 1504 of the United States 2010 Dodd Frank Act contains rules on transparency in the extractive industry.

The Gender Equality Commissioner is an independent and impartial expert who monitors compliance with the requirements set out in the Gender Equality Act and gives opinions regarding complaints submitted by persons.

According to the Gender Equality Act an injured party may demand compensation for damage and termination of the harmful activity.

The right to equal conditions and selection criteria in employing men and women is established in the Gender Equality Act.

The revised version of the Gender Equality Act of Norway (2002) enhanced the responsibility for gender mainstreaming in public policies.

In Finland, the Act on Equality states that the promotion of gender equality is the task of all Government ministries and that gender mainstreaming must be carried out in the entire State administration.

In such cases the court may award compensation based not only on the Gender Equality Act but also on other acts.

The Gender Equality Act establishes the duty of the employer to ensure that employees do not become victims of sexual harassment.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 provided for the creation of the independent Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided the single greatest legislative victory in the African American struggle for political equality and democratic voice.

Say what you will about the Dodd Frank Act of 2010, but it is weak soup by the standards of the 1930 s.

The Gender Equality Act sets out the prohibition of discrimination based on sex and the obligation to promote equal treatment for men and women.

Viet Nam's consistent policy on gender equality and for women's advancement has once again been demonstrated by the announced National Strategy for Advancement of Vietnamese Women to 2010.

As a general provision, the Gender Equality Act provides that direct and indirect discrimination based on sex is prohibited in all areas of social life.

The Gender Equality Act sets out the right of a person to protect his or her constitutional right not to be discriminated based on sex.

No changes have occurred as compared to the last report, except for the entry into force of the Gender Equality Act on 1 May 2004.

The Dodd Frank Act of 2010 may turn out to be a framework for effective regulation, or it might become another set of empty promises.

The General Education Act, which established equal access, gender equality and non discrimination in education, had been a major step forward for formal education in Paraguay.

According to the Gender Equality Act an official of the structural unit of the Ministry of Social Affairs which deals with gender equality provides consultation to all persons on matters related to implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women.

They create opportunities for the community to learn new skills and, by enabling people to act together, community development practitioners help to foster social inclusion and equality.