The concept of

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• The concept of
• Gender Equality
• within the
• Austrian Federal Police

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Basics

• Human Rights Convention
• Constitution
• Federal Equal Treatment Act (1993)

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The starting points in legislation

• Constitution - government political committment
• Launching of legislation and norms gender
  neutral?
• Regular check of norms
• Formula
• promotion of women gender mainstreaming
  anti-discrimination EQUITY

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Equity Check

• Legislation and norms are checked already in the
  phase of origin
• in advance accompanying later
• Criteria 4r (representation/resources/realities
  /rights)

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Gender Budgeting

• Public budgets are reflecting social and
  economical priorities of a government and thus
  reflecting social-political norms and values
• Need for gender-specific budget analysis
• Recognition of different life-realities of women
  and men
• Aim fair and just distribution of financial
  resources

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Fed. Equal Treatment Act

• Rule of equal treatment in the profession
• Non-discrimination in promotion
• Sexual harassment
• Disciplinary responsibility of superiors/superviso
  rs
• Representation of women in commissions

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Fed. Equal Treatment Act

• Rule of gender-adequate language
• Special promotion of women (positive action)
• Bi-annual promotion plans
• Preferred admission of women to the profession,
  to higher functions career and
  education/training

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Fed. Equal Treatment Commission

• Ministry for Women, Media and Regional Politics
• Equal treatment of women and men, persons with
  different ethnic background or religion,
  different sexual orientation or different age.
  (2007)
• Public sector

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Inter-Ministerial Working Group for Equality
(IMAG GlB)

• Tasks
• Preparation of proposals for the promotion of
  women in the public sector
• Advise of the Federal Government in basic issues
  of the promotion of women in the public sector
• Nomination of a representative of the IMAG to the
  Federal Equality Commission

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Working Group for Equal Treatment

• Commissioner for Equal Treatment
• Diverse basic concerns of equality within
  organisation
• Monitoring the implementation of Equal Treatment
  act
• Concrete cases of discrimination brought up to
  the Equal Treatment Commission

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Permanent Working Group for Gender Mainstreaming

• Since 2000
• First big project in 2004 (merging Gendarmerie
  Police)
• Independent and reporting directly to the
  Minister of Interior
• Cooperation analysis feedback - advice

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Contact Persons

• Commissioner for Equal Treatment
• Network of contact persons (5 years)
• Implemented in organisational structures
• Regular meetings

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Cross Mentoring - Mentoring

• Information exchange between mentor and mentee
  career planning personal development and
  promotion of women reflexion development of
  leadership skills rising potential
• Between ministries
• Internal mentoring

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Events

• Gender Days (Ministry of Education, Art and
  Culture in cooperation with the Ministry for
  Women, starting at 3rd November International
  Mens Day, ending 10th December International
  Human Rights Day)
• Girls Day (career planningOpen-house events
  within police, targeting girls age between 12 and
  18, introduction of police job)

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Summary

• Equal Treatment Act
• Equal Treatment Commission
• Commissioner and Contact Persons
• IMAG
• Working Group for Equal Treatment
• Permanent Working Group for GM

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• Thank you for your
• attention !