Austria
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Progress of gender equality in Austria
Austria scores 68.0 out of 100 points in EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2021. Find out why and explore all the scores on our website.
Gender statistics on Austria
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Translations of EIGE's work in German
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The research project investigates the presence, role and logic of maintenance legislation in the legal systems of Austria, Denmark and Sweden....
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Copy of the original legislation text on the maternal protection law Format: Website...
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Handbook, guidelines, background information on reconciliation of work and employment for SME Format: PDF File...
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Evaluation of the Austrian parental-part time scheme Format: PDF File...
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A research report presenting a qualitative study on emplyoment and parenting in Vienna. Format: PDF File...
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Monthly statistics on the use of child care allowance Format: website with pdf-files
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Information booklet by the Ministry on the current regulations regarding family benefits Format: PDF File...
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Report on the labour market entry monitoring commissioned by the Chamber of Labour Format: PDF File...
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Information paper by the Austrian social partners and the Federation of Austrian Industrieson a joint policy document regarding gender equality, including initiatives on four levels: gender roles, wom...
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Evaluation of the introduction of the child-care allowance Format: PDF File...
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Country profile of Austria - Gender Equality Index 2015
- Country profile: Gender Mainstreaming
The principle of equality is embedded in the Federal Constitutional Law (Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz, B-VG), whose Article 7 states that ‘all nationals are equal before the law’ and excludes any privileg...