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

Libyan legislation contained the principle of equality of women and men.

In 2004, a gender equality working group was formed that deals with the EU gender equality legislation on national level.

It had submitted proposals to amend legislation that discriminated against women and had introduced new legislation to promote gender equality.

Latvia established a special subcommittee to promote gender equality and gender mainstreaming legislation.

The political will in favour of gender equality finds expression in all adopted legislation.

Ireland's three pronged approach to gender equality consisted of legislation, gender mainstreaming and positive action.

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).

In implementing all legislation on gender equality, Vietnam continues to take special temporary measures as follows

Ms. Schöpp Schilling welcomed the State party's initiative to review its anti discrimination legislation but cautioned that substantive equality was as important as formal legal equality.

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

Moreover, all the relevant national legislation is unambiguous in its assertion of equality between women and men.

The national strategy to achieve gender equality in the public service was based on all the domestic legislation governing gender equality, to which reference had already been made.

The Joint Standing Committee of the Parliament on the Empowerment of Women supported specific gender equality legislation and monitored the application of gender equality principles in all laws.

She also wondered whether Parliament had a unit on equality which could assist with the revision of legislation.

The law on gender equality needs to be implemented effectively other legislation needs to be harmonized with it.

Jamaica recognized the importance of national legislation in the establishment of institutional mechanisms and measures to advance gender equality.

While she understood the country's economic constraints, she agreed with Ms. Gabr that gender equality was vital for development, and she believed that it would cost the Gambia nothing to pass legislation promoting equality.

The existing institutional framework for implementing legislation and the National Policy for the Promotion of Gender Equality must still be developed further.

The pattern of unequal remuneration was universal, notwithstanding the ILO standards on equality of pay and the legislation adopted by many countries.

Recognizing the importance of the use of equality legislation, national institutions and special mechanisms to promote legal literacy both nationally and internationally,

The core achievements of legislation and decision making in gender equality promotion and affirmation of women over the past decade are as follows

Legislation also exists on policies to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia or other forms of intolerance, or to promote non discrimination and equality.

Civil legislation must therefore be brought into conformity with the constitutional provisions recognizing absolute equality between men and women in all spheres of life.

To promote gender perspectives in legislation, the basic guarantees of equality were enshrined in the 1992 Constitution, which accorded specific articles to women's rights.

Equality before the law was not the same as the principle of the equality of men and women, which, under article 2 of the Convention, States parties were to embody in their national constitutions or other appropriate legislation.

The Court concluded that the legislation does not infringe the right to equality guaranteed by section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Equality counsellors had the responsibility of promoting equal opportunities and monitoring the implementation of relevant legislation, inter alia by receiving complaints of gender based discrimination.

Ms. Gabr enquired about the coordination and financing of the various mechanisms that implemented national legislation aimed at achieving compliance with European standards of gender equality.

However, resistance to change is still visible despite the intensification of gender sensitisation programmes and the enactment of some legislation aimed at bringing about gender equality.

There will be equality of status, equality of opportunity and equality before the law.

There will also be equality of status, equality of opportunity and equality before the law.

The NGOs also had their share in development of State Action Plan on Gender Issues and other processes of development of policies and legislation promoting gender equality.

Of course there would be resistance from the churches, but the Government must take the lead and introduce legislation to provide justice and equality to all citizens.

The Government was constantly trying to improve its legislation to promote equality and would receive the advice and comments of the Committee in the best possible spirit.

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

Greater equality reinforces the ambition for still more equality.

The Committee reiterates that the State party should review its legislation to ensure that all persons enjoy both equality before the law and equal protection of the law.

Gender analysis of legislation is being performed to determine the extent to which it supports gender equality, and international standards and norms are being implemented in national law.

Access to education and employment can be ensured through appropriate legislation, including policies of positive or affirmative action, which should assure equality of opportunity at the entry level.

Legislation

Legislation

Stimulating Equality

Gender equality

Gender equality