Gender Equality in Hungary

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Gender Equality in Hungary

• Orsolya MAKÁR
• Department of Gender Equality
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor
• Hungary
• Serbia, 12-12-2008

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Law international sources

• International sources
• CEDAW and the Optional Protocol
• Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
• EU sources
• Treaties
• Directives

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Law national sources

• Constitution
• Article 7. (1) The legal system of the Republic
  of Hungary accepts the generally recognized
  principles of international law, and shall
  harmonize the country's domestic law with the
  obligations assumed under international law.
• Article 70/A. (1) The Republic of Hungary shall
  respect the human rights and civil rights of all
  persons in the country without discrimination on
  the basis of race, color, gender, language,
  religion, political or other opinion, national or
  social origins, financial situation, birth or on
  any other grounds whatsoever. (2) The law shall
  provide for strict punishment of discrimination
  on the basis of Paragraph (1).
• Various Acts
• Act 125 of 2003 on Equal Treatment and Promotion
  of Equal Opportunities
• Act 22 of 1992 on Code of Labor

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Institutions Governmental level

• Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor
• State Secretary for Equal Opportunities
• Department of Gender Equality
• Council of Gender Equality
• Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement

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Working Program

• Based on the Roadmap
• Achieving equal economic independence for women
  and men
• Enhancing reconciliation of work, private and
  family life
• Promoting Equal Participation of Women and Men in
  Decision-Making
• Eradicating Gender-based Violence and Trafficking
• Eliminating Gender Stereotypes in Society
• Promoting of Gender Equality Outside the EU
• Cooperation with NGOs and experts

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Women and their rights

• Good laws real equality?
• Do women know their rights?
• Can they experience their rights?
• What can the State do?

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Equal Treatment Authority

• started its work on the 1st of February 2005.
• it is an independent organization
• receives and deals with individual and public
  complaints about unequal treatment
• implement the principles of equality and non
  discrimination
• The decisions of the Authority - If the Authority
  has established that the principles of equal
  treatment have been violated, it may
• order that the situation constituting the
  violation of law shall be eliminated
• prohibit the continuation of the violation of law
  
• publish its decision establishing the violation
  of law
• impose a fine from fifty thousand to six million
  HUF (cca. 23000 Euros)
• Damage can only be awarded by the court!

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Thank You!