Aus dem einleitenden Teil: Das Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS) ist gesetzlich dazu verpflichtet, einen Beitrag zur Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern am Arbeitsmarkt zu leisten. Diese Verpflichtung begründet sich durch die nach wie vor bestehenden Schieflagen zwischen Frauen und Männern am...

Poland has made significant progress in promoting gender equality, especially in education, where women now outperform men in many aspects of human capital development. However, these gains have not fully translated into labor market and societal outcomes. Despite being highly educated, Polish...

The Constitution of Ukraine defines Ukraine as a unitary democratic state with a division of powers into legislative, executive and judicial. The Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) is the sole legislative body and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine represents the executive branch. The President of...

The Republic of Moldova (hereinafter 'Moldova' or 'the Republic of Moldova') has a civil law system. The Constitution1 is the supreme law in the country, at the top of the legislative hierarchy. All laws (organic and ordinary), subordinate normative acts, and judicial decisions must align with...

The Republic of Serbia is a constitutional, multi-party parliamentary democracy. Although its constitutional development reflects a complex federal past - as a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, later as a part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and...

The Women's Economic Empowerment in Bangladesh: An Evidence-Guided Toolkit for More Inclusive Policies report provides an examination of gender disparities in economic empowerment in Bangladesh. It aims to shed light on the current state of gender inequality by analyzing rich microdata from...

The Netherlands is a civil-law country. Its laws are written. The role of case law is small in theory, but in practice it is impossible to understand the law in many fields without taking into account the relevant case law. The primary law-making body is formed by the Dutch Parliament in...

France has a long-standing tradition of legislating for gender equality in the field of employment and professional life. The principle of equality between men and women was first recognised in 1946 in the Preamble to the French Constitution. The law of 11 February 1950 first regulated the...

Norway is based on a civil law system, with the Constitution at the top and national laws and regulations defining the system in detail. The interpretation of laws is based on both preparatory works and interpretations by the courts. The court system is based on three levels: the municipal...

Icelandic law is primarily comprised of statutes adopted by Althingi, the Icelandic Parliament, but also includes orders issued by the executive branch of the state, mainly in the form of regulations. All laws and orders of the executive authority are published in the Official Gazette of Iceland...

Commitment to gender equality and diversity has long been a stated priority for large companies, and one visible way to signal this commitment is through gender-inclusive language. Public debates around such language use increasingly surface regarding companies’ communication with...

The primary aim of this guide is to support a diverse audience, including researchers, activists, policymakers and others working to advance gender equality. It seeks to connect the worlds of academic futures studies, corporate strategic foresight and a more critical tradition, feminist-informed...

This workshop was organised for the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) on 25 June 2025. It focused on the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget, with an emphasis on budgetary control.

Important changes to the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence have been made to address the problem of domestic violence as gender-based violence as part of the policy on gender equality. Although adopted since August 2023, the main bulk of the amendments entered into force on 1 January...

This workshop was organised for the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) on 25 June 2025. It focused on the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget, with an emphasis on budgetary control.

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 received Royal Assent but did not include the provision, contained in the original draft of the Bill, which would have established a mechanism for review and...

Irish law consists of a written Constitution. The Government in Ireland is divided between a legislature, executive and judiciary. The national legislature (the Oireachtas) comprises the President of Ireland and two houses, namely the upper chamber, Seanad Éireann and the lower house, Dáil...