Action aimed at favouring access by members of certain categories of people, in this particular case, women, to rights which they are guaranteed, to the same extent as members of other categories, in this particular case, men.
See also: temporary special measures; specific action
… companies may take part in the Ministry's programme of positive actions on a voluntary basis. An independent survey … formulated a programme for provisional implementation measures of the gender equality policy. The programme included six areas for new measures: raising awareness (implicit bias training invites …