(b) Implementing and enforcing legislation on equal employment opportunities, including preventing sexual harassment

489. The Committee also applauded the institution of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman to monitor and implement equal rights legislation.

Around 20 per cent of the applicants were female and were covered by equal opportunities legislation.

Equal opportunities

Equal opportunities

Equal opportunities

As far as employment is concerned, the fundamental legislation of the Niger guarantees equal access to employment opportunities.

Equal Rights Legislation

It makes the existing national equal opportunities legislation more effective by eliminating obstacles relating to the burden of proof.

The Equal Opportunities Ombudsman and the Equal Opportunities Council oversaw compliance with the Act.

National legislation guaranteed equal opportunities for women in society and the Government had created a gender issues observatory to monitor gender issues.

Women receive equal pay and equal opportunities in very few countries.

Equality counsellors had the responsibility of promoting equal opportunities and monitoring the implementation of relevant legislation, inter alia by receiving complaints of gender based discrimination.

The Equal Opportunities Commission was assisting the forces to develop policies and practices, and all forces had published equal opportunities policies.

It had passed legislation on equal opportunities for women and on violence against women, including domestic violence, and had established the National Institute for Women (INAMUJER).

(iv) Ensuring equal access to economic opportunities and equal pay and other rewards for work of equal value

Strategies in favour of equal educational opportunities for girls

Steps taken to develop a policy on equal opportunities

The Ombudsman also works with the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman.

In 1999, Japan s Equal Employment Opportunity Act was amended to provide equal employment opportunities for men and women by prohibiting discriminatory labor practices. But the legislation has had little impact on the workplace atmosphere for women.

Even in such environments where equal access to education is secured at all levels, this does not reflect equal opportunities in progress in career, selection of profession, equal salaries, decision making opportunities and equal economic strength.

The National Commission for Equal Opportunities did not seem to have much power, as most of the power belonged to the Ministry for Equal Opportunities.

Equal opportunities for women and men are an important item in mainstream policies and laws of the Netherlands, and are therefore also valid in Dutch forest administration and legislation.

Women must be given equal opportunities to participate in development.

(a) To protect through legislation persons with disabilities with regard to conditions of recruitment, hiring and employment, continuance of employment, career advancement, working conditions, including equal opportunities and equal remuneration for work of equal value, safe and healthy working conditions and the redressing of grievances

In general, given equal qualifications, all citizens of the Niger have equal opportunities of access to employment.

The State shall guarantee the principle of equal opportunities for citizens.

Recognizing the importance of providing equal employment opportunities for all staff,

In November 2003, the Hungarian Parliament adopted the Bill on Equal Treatment and the Promotion of Equal Opportunities.

The Gender Equality Department will be transformed into an Equal Opportunities Sector.

PERIKTIONI for the promotion of equal opportunities in research and technological development.

After the adoption of the Law on Equal Opportunities, the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia will be obliged to establish a Committee for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men.

q) Enact and enforce legislation to guarantee the rights of women and men to equal pay for equal work or work of equal value

(b) All citizens have equal opportunities in the area of labour legal relations.

(c) Launch programmes to create opportunities, provide universal equal access and enlarge inclusiveness

In accordance with the competencies defined by law, the National Ombudsman will also work on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and legal protection of equal opportunities of men and women.

The Equal Employment Plan, adopted within the framework of a tripartite national commission on equal opportunities, had also yielded positive results.

In Honduras, UNDP support to the adoption of the national policy on equal opportunities, which paved the way for new legislation such as the electoral law, which reserves 30 per cent of seats for women.

The Gambia's Constitution established that women must have equal political, economic and social opportunities.

Educational opportunities were now largely equal and girls were generally more successful than boys.

The Committee asked an additional question about a possible new concept of gender neutrality, as reference was made in the Equal Opportunities Act to quot the equal rights and opportunities for men and women quot .

An Equal Opportunities Commission was being planned to help to remove any remaining gender inequality.

Women should enjoy equal access to economic activities, market opportunities, land tenure and natural resources.

The emerging global economic order must provide for more equal economic opportunities for all nations.

The Emancipation Council and the Equal Opportunities Commission also belonged to the broad national machinery.