A state of no direct or indirect discrimination based on sex and gender, including less favourable treatment of women for reasons of pregnancy and maternity.
See also: direct discrimination; indirect discrimination
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Promoting gender equality is a … regard also means that efforts should be made to ensure an equal implementation of these policies in all Member States … with legislation including, for example, the equaltreatment directive (2006) or the work–life balance directive …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Transportation facilitates … problematic, despite the fact that both womenandmen have equal access to vocational training. This leads to situations … market, remove possible existing barriers and ensure equaltreatmentofmenandwomen by addressing existing …