The Policy on Gender Equality in Denmark
In-Depth Analysis
07-07-2015
Upon request of the FEMM committee, this in-depth analysis updates a previous note published in October 2011 and describes Danish policies, practices and legislation within the area of women's rights and gender equality, covering the period from October 2011, when the Social Democrat-led government took office, to April 2015. During this period, the focus has been put on gender-based violence, leave policies, pay statistics, gender segregation in the labour market and in education, as well as sexual and reproductive health and rights. Earmarked leave for fathers and gender quota on company boards have been on the agenda but not adopted.
In-Depth Analysis
External author
Mrs Lise ROLANDSEN AGUSTÍN
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- birth control
- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- child care
- criminal law
- decision-making
- Denmark
- domestic violence
- economic geography
- employment
- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- equal pay
- equal treatment
- Europe
- family
- female work
- gender equality
- GEOGRAPHY
- health
- LAW
- leave on social grounds
- management
- national law
- participation of women
- personnel management and staff remuneration
- political geography
- position of women
- prostitution
- reproductive health
- rights and freedoms
- sexual violence
- social affairs
- social protection
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- sources and branches of the law
- trafficking in human beings