Women's presence in decision making bodies does not automatically ensure attention to gender equality in political processes.

Within the structure of legislative authorities, parliamentary commissions have been formed for gender Equality, as working groups of legislative bodies.

They also established a requirement of adequate representation of women in public bodies, as part of the principle of equality.

The catalytic role of national mechanisms for women, including ministries, gender equality commissions and committees and parliamentary bodies, in supporting gender mainstreaming should be strengthened.

Gender equality issues were addressed by a number of parliamentary bodies, including the Gender Equality Subcommission of the Commission on Human Rights and Public Affairs and the Women's Interparliamentary Cooperation Group, and by specially designated officials in every government Ministry.

(b) Call for greater attention to gender perspectives in resolutions adopted by its subsidiary bodies, in particular concrete recommendations for action aimed at achieving gender equality

the measures taken to strengthen the capacity of the bodies and authorities charged with supervising the implementation of constitutional and legislative provisions on equality and non discrimination.

Innovative partnerships are also needed among national mechanisms for gender equality, other government bodies, including national statistical offices, the women's movement, the private sector, and regional and international organizations.

Yet equality before the law was not the same as equality in rights or gender equality.

From the presented above, it is obvious that the legislative and executive authorities at all levels in B H have established bodies in charge with gender issues, i.e. gender equality implementation.

Greater equality reinforces the ambition for still more equality.

In February 2005, the European Union partners had agreed to ensure that gender equality bodies and structures across the Union were equipped with the human and financial resources needed to function effectively.

Stimulating Equality

Gender equality

Gender equality

Gender equality

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

The legal equality that women enjoy does not necessarily translate into factual equality.

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

Equality or Estrangement

Happiness Is Equality

Education for Equality

Equality of Access

Office for Equality

Gender Equality Act

Gender Equality Council

Promoting gender equality

The General Secretariat for Gender Equality and the Research Centre for Gender Equality (K.E.TH.I.

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

Although important institutional changes had been made, such as the establishment of the Committee for Women's and Family Affairs and the Coordinating Council on Gender Issues, those bodies must function effectively to ensure equality between the sexes.

It was also recommended that greater representation of women in decision making bodies at all levels of government and the United Nations be achieved and that efforts towards the empowerment of women and gender equality be pursued.

Peace, Equality and Freedom

(a) Gender equality factors

Equality Before the Law

The Gender Equality Commissioner

(Equality before the Law)

(Equality in family matters)

Equality of the sexes

Basic tasks for such bodies, as parts of legislative authority, are consideration and issuing of opinion to all draft regulations and other documents, particularly from the point of view of harmonisation of those with the Gender Equality Law.

(v) Actively promoting gender equality with the aim of achieving full equality between men and women

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

He himself headed a 10 person gender equality unit at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform which was responsible for implementing Ireland's international gender equality commitments.

Some bodies are global, but most bodies remain local, regional, ethnic .

executive bodies of local State authority and local self governing bodies

Regional bodies