… Danish police nationwide and regular registration of comprehensive data The Danish … specific criminal offences, regional distribution, age andsex of alleged offender and of reported victim, as well as an … the investigation and court procedures. Danish criminal law In relation to violence against women, the relevant …
… members. Faculties are required to have at least one male and one female candidate for the elections. If the elections … candidate with the least votes from the overrepresented sex (compared to other faculties) will have to be replaced by … decision-making culture. For instance, before the Flemish law entered into force and the new procedure was instituted, …
… processes of announcement of vacant positions, recruitment and assessment of applications. For instance, UCPH is currently requesting at least one applicant of either sex before a vacant post can be filled and, similarly, there … of both sexes. In order to remain in compliance with the law, UCPH has applied for, and been granted, a dispensation …
… at European level (38%), rather low nationally (26%) and abysmal locally (only 7.5% of mayors). To counter this, … situation persists despite the adoption of the Parity Law in 2006. This law lays down that any list of three or … or local authorities) must contain at least 33% of each sex, and that for the Portuguese and European parliaments the …
… prompted a number of women’s organisations to take action and to contest this in court. After a seven-year legal battle … had done since 1999. The state’s reasoning was that Dutch law was in accordance with the convention, so did not need … cannot be debarred from standing because of their sex. This change took effect on 1 April 2013 and in concrete …
… In 2007, Spain adopted a law that obliges political parties to include at least 40% of … led to a steady increase in the number of women elected, and, interestingly, not only in the case of the socialist … fewer than 40% and no more than 60% of candidates of each sex. This proportion has to be respected within each list …
… houses of the French parliament – the National Assembly and the Senate – have had a ‘Delegation for Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities for Women and Men’ since 1999, aiming … For example, recently in the context of the draft law for equality between women and men, an amendment …
… targets women who are councillors, candidates in regional and local elections, and social services workers. The courses … This initiative is needed because despite the 2001 law that established a quota of one third of each sex in the candidate lists in local elections, very few have …
… The provision of hands-on, tailored training and support on specific gender mainstreaming methods and practices (e.g. gender impact assessment of budgeting) … 2008, which found that 4.9% of employees had experienced sex-based discrimination. Legislation on non-discrimination …
… initiated by the Gender Unit of the national Employment and Training Corporation and was embedded in national policy on gender equality, with … the campaign. Eurostat statistics (Employment Rate by Sex, 2013) show that there was a notable increase in female …