Promoting gender equality

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

Goal 3 (promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women).

In Myanmar, we have made great strides in fostering gender equality.

Promoting gender equality (MDG 3)

Recognizing the importance of science and technology in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women,

C. Goal 3. Promote gender equality and empower women (gender and environment)

The Chancellor of Justice has the duty to promote gender equality and the principle of equal treatment.

This resulted in an advisory memorandum aimed at promoting gender equality.

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

(c) Meso level. Gender equality advocates have the knowledge and capacity to spearhead and transform policies and programmes to promote gender equality in democratic governance

Progress towards promoting gender equality has been significant since 1946, when the equality of the sexes was first promulgated in the DPRK.

Gender equality

Equality of the sexes

(a) Macro level. Policies and laws strengthened to achieve gender equality in democratic governance

The UNDP gender mainstreaming mandate includes promoting gender equality.

Gender equality

Gender Equality Act

Gender Equality Council

Gender equality

R. Gender

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

Dialogue, both among political parties and with non governmental organizations that are active in the field of promoting gender equality.

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

strengthening institutional mechanisms (Agencies for Gender Equality of BiH and Entity Gender Centers),

(g) Strengthening regional cooperation and national capabilities to promote policies and programmes for achieving gender equality

Welcoming the United Nations Millennium Declaration and its call for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women,

INSTRAW is one of four United Nations entities specializing in the promotion of gender equality.

The evaluation therefore addressed itself to the range of UNDP work, including corporate and institutional policy its contribution to shaping national and international development policy and its regional and country programmes. Gender mainstreaming implies that UNDP should

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.

Gender Equality as a Development Goal

Gender equality and empowerment of women

(a) Gender equality factors

Gender equality in legal acts

The Gender Equality Commissioner

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

Pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article it is allowed to set forth special measures in the aim of promoting equality and equity of genders and elimination of the existing inequality, or protection of genders based on biological determination.

C. Gender equality and women's empowerment

E. Gender equality and the empowerment of women

J. Strengthening African statistical systems to generate gender disaggregated data to support policies to promote gender equality and empowerment of women

To promote gender equality and the empowerment of women as effective ways to combat poverty, hunger and disease and to stimulate development that is truly sustainable.

Reaffirming the United Nations Millennium Declaration and its call for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women,

Women's organizations continue to play an active and valuable role in the promotion of gender equality in Israel.

Nevertheless, the growing acceptance of a normative international framework and standards for women's empowerment has the potential to promote gender equality.

In India, the National Policy for the Empowerment of Women sought to promote gender equality in all governmental laws, policies and programmes.