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equal treatment of women and men

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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

Additional notes and information

Sources

European Union (2014). EU Gender Equality Law: Update 2013. European Network of Legal Experts in the Field of Gender Equality.

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Related term:
direct discrimination, glass ceiling, indirect discrimination, preferential treatment
Broader term:
equal access to justice for women and men, equal opportunities for women and men, gender gap
Narrower term:
de facto gender equality, direct discrimination, equal pay for work of equal value, equality of outcome, gender parity, indirect discrimination, substantive gender equality, tokenism
Synonym:
principle of equal treatment
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1113?lang=en
Filed under: 
Governance
Law and justice
Social affairs
Society
Care, work and economy
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The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.