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The Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database is a repository of gender equality related provisions in 194 constitutions from around the world. The Database was updated in partnership with the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and with support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Government of Japan. Experience its wealth and depth of information by starting your search now.

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Public Institutions and Services

Poland
  • English
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    3. Public authorities shall ensure special health care to children, pregnant women, handicapped people and persons of advanced age.
    ... (Art. 68)
  • Polish
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    3. Władze publiczne są obowiązane do zapewnienia szczególnej opieki zdrowotnej dzieciom, kobietom ciężarnym, osobom niepełnosprawnym i osobom w podeszłym wieku.
    ... (Art. 68)

Public Institutions and Services

San Marino
  • English
    The Republic shall protect the institution of the family, based on moral and legal equality of spouses. Mothers shall be entitled to assistance and protection by the community.
    ... (Art. 12)
  • Italian
    La Repubblica tutela l'istituto familiare, fondato sulla uguaglianza morale e giuridica dei coniugi. Ogni madre ha diritto all'assistenza ed alla protezione della comunità.
    ... (Art. 12)

Public Institutions and Services

Sweden
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    Public power shall be exercised with respect for the equal worth of all and the liberty and dignity of the individual.
    The personal, economic and cultural welfare of the individual shall be fundamental aims of public activity. In particular, the public institutions shall secure the right to employment, housing and education, and shall promote social care and social security, as well as favourable conditions for good health.
    … (Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Art. 2)

  • Swedish

    Den offentliga makten ska utövas med respekt för alla människors lika värde och för den enskilda människans frihet och värdighet.
    Den enskildes personliga, ekonomiska och kulturella välfärd ska vara grundläggande mål för den offentliga verksamheten. Särskilt ska det allmänna trygga rätten till arbete, bostad och utbildning samt verka för social omsorg och trygghet och för goda förutsättningar för hälsa.
    ... (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 1 kap, 2§)

Public Institutions and Services

Bulgaria
  • English
    The family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society. (Art. 14)
  • Bulgarian
    Семейството, майчинството и децата са под закрила на държавата и обществото. (Чл. 14)

Public Institutions and Services

Hungary
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    We hold that democracy is only possible where the State serves its citizens and handles their affairs in an equitable manner, without abuse and impartially.
    … (National Avowal)

  • Hungarian

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    Valljuk, hogy népuralom csak ott van, ahol az állam szolgálja polgárait, ügyeiket méltányosan, visszaélés és részrehajlás nélkül intézi.
    … (Nemzeti Hitvallás)

Public Institutions and Services

Malta
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    (1) Every citizen incapable of work and unprovided with the resources necessary for subsistence is entitled to maintenance and social assistance.
    … (Art. 17)
  • Maltese
    (1) Kull ċittadin li ma jkunx kapaċi għal xogħol u li ma jkunx provdut bir-risorsi meħtieġa għall-għixien għandu dritt għal manteniment u għajnuna soċjali.
    … (Art. 17)

Public Institutions and Services

Portugal
  • English
    In the economic and social field the state is under a priority duty:
    a) Within the overall framework of a sustainable development strategy, to promote an increase in people's social and economic well-being and quality of life, especially those of the most disadvantaged persons;
    b) To promote social justice, ensure equal opportunities and carry out the necessary corrections to inequalities in the distribution of wealth and income, particularly by means of the fiscal policy;
    … (Art. 81)
  • Portuguese
    Incumbe prioritariamente ao Estado no âmbito económico e social:
    a) Promover o aumento do bem-estar social e económico e da qualidade de vida das pessoas, em especial das mais desfavorecidas, no quadro de uma estratégia de desenvolvimento sustentável;
    b) Promover a justiça social, assegurar a igualdade de oportunidades e operar as necessárias correcções das desigualdades na distribuição da riqueza e do rendimento, nomeadamente através da política fiscal;
    ... (Art. 81)

Public Institutions and Services

Slovakia
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    (5) Parents taking care of their children shall have the right to assistance provided by the State.
    ... (Art. 41)

  • Slovak

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    (5) Rodičia, ktorí sa starajú o deti, majú právo na pomoc štátu.
    ... (Čl. 41)

Public Institutions and Services

Ukraine
  • English
    Citizens have the right to social protection that includes the right to social provision in cases of complete, partial or temporary disability, the loss of the principal wage-earner, unemployment due to circumstances beyond their control and also in old age, and in other cases established by law.
    This right is guaranteed by general mandatory state social insurance on account of the insurance payments of citizens, enterprises, institutions and organisations, and also from budgetary and other sources of social security; by the establishment of a network of state, communal and private institutions to care for persons incapable of work.
    Pensions and other types of social payments and assistance that are the principal sources of subsistence, shall ensure a standard of living not lower than the minimum living standard established by law. (Art. 46)
  • Ukrainian
    Громадяни мають право на соціальний захист, що включає право на забезпечення їх у разі повної, часткової або тимчасової втрати працездатності, втрати годувальника, безробіття з незалежних від них обставин, а також у старості та в інших випадках, передбачених законом.
    Це право гарантується загальнообов'язковим державним соціальним страхуванням за рахунок страхових внесків громадян, підприємств, установ і організацій, а також бюджетних та інших джерел соціального забезпечення; створенням мережі державних, комунальних, приватних закладів для догляду за непрацездатними.
    Пенсії, інші види соціальних виплат та допомоги, що є основним джерелом існування, мають забезпечувати рівень життя, не нижчий від прожиткового мінімуму, встановленого законом. (Стаття 46)

Public Institutions and Services

Albania
  • English

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    2. Marriage and family enjoy special protection of the state.
    … (Art. 53)

  • Albanian

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    2. Martesa dhe familja gëzojnë mbrojtjen e veçantë të shtetit.
    … (Neni 53)