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The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) is an independent state-funded institution. DIHR’s mandate is to promote and protect human rights and equal treatment in Denmark and abroad.
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In the action plan for 2013 there was no longer talk of earmarking leave for fathers.
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The Confederation of Danish Industry is the premier lobbying organisation for Danish businesses on national and international issues (http://di.dk)
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Working with gender mainstreaming requires collecting knowledge, data and statistics on women's and men's conditions, needs and activities, to avoid basing the work on prejudice.
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Despite relatively generous coverage of the over-65 population, Danish home help services receive regular criticism in the media and public opinion polls.
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The Danish Chamber of Commerce is the network for Trade, IT, Industry and Service in Denmark.
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In 2009 the national action plan on gender equality (prepared by Karen Jespersen) there is a specific focus on how to get more men to take paternal leave and securing work- and life balance among men