equal treatment of women and men

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

General

More favourable provisions concerning the protection of women as regards pregnancy and maternity, and positive measures that aim to achieve substantive gender equality, are not contrary to the principle of equal treatment.

Sources

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

Relations

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

Filed under:

Law and justice

Care, work and economy

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