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Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- EnglishThe State … shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. (Art. II, Sec. 14)
- Filipino… ang Estado … dapat seguruhin ang saligang pagkakapantay-pantay ng kababaihan at kalalakihan. (Art. II, Seksyon. 14)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- EnglishPersons wishing to have a career in the armed forces or police force shall not be discriminated against for admittance. The law shall stipulate the specific requirements for those cases where special skills, knowledge or capabilities are required.
Members of the Armed Forces and the National Police Force shall be subject to specific laws governing their rights and obligations and subject to their system of advancement and promotions based on merit and gender equity criteria. Their job security and professional development shall be guaranteed.
… (Art. 160) - SpanishLas personas aspirantes a la carrera militar y policial no serán discriminadas para su ingreso. La ley establecerá los requisitos específicos para los casos en los que se requiera de habilidades, conocimientos o capacidades especiales.
Los miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas y de la Policía Nacional estarán sujetos a las leyes específicas que regulen sus derechos y obligaciones, y su sistema de ascensos y promociones con base en méritos y con criterios de equidad de género. Se garantizará su estabilidad y profesionalización.
… (Art. 160)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- EnglishAny political party which sends a candidate for election on a constituency basis shall have the right to send a candidate for election on a party list basis.
In sending a candidate for election on a party list basis, each political party shall prepare one list of candidates, in which candidates for election of each political party shall not be the same as others’ and not be the same as the names of candidates for election on a constituency basis. Such list of candidates shall be submitted to the Election Commission prior to the end of the period for application for candidacy for election of Members of the House of Representatives on a constituency basis.
In the preparation of a list of candidates under paragraph two, the members of the political party shall be allowed to participate in the deliberations, and regard shall be had to the candidates for election from different regions and equality between men and women. (Sec. 90) - Thaiพรรคการเมืองใดส่งผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งแล้ว ให้มีสิทธิส่งผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบบัญชีรายชื่อได้
การส่งผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบบัญชีรายชื่อ ให้พรรคการเมืองจัดทําบัญชีรายชื่อพรรคละหนึ่งบัญชี โดยผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งของแต่ละพรรคการเมืองต้องไม่ซ้ำกัน และไม่ซ้ํากับรายชื่อผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้ง โดยส่งบัญชีรายชื่อดังกล่าวให้คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้งก่อนปิดการรับสมัครรับเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้ง
การจัดทําบัญชีรายชื่อตามวรรคสองต้องอนุญาตให้สมาชิกของพรรคการเมืองมีส่วนร่วมในการพิจารณาด้วย โดยต้องคํานึงถึงผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งจากภูมิภาคต่างๆ และความเท่าเทียมกันระหว่างชายและหญิง (มาตรา ๙๐)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- English…
3. The historical legacy of inequality and discrimination suffered by women in Ethiopia taken into account, women, in order to remedy this legacy, are entitled to affirmative measures. The purpose of such measures shall be to provide special attention to women so as to enable them to compete and participate on the basis of equality with men in political, social and economic life as well as in public and private institutions.
… (Art. 35) - Amharic…
3. ሴቶች በበታችነትና በልዩነት በመታየታቸው የደረሰባቸውን የታሪክ ቅርስ ከግምት ውስጥ በማስገባት ይህ ቅርስ እንዲታረምላቸው በተጨማሪ የድጋፍ እርምጃዎች ተጠቃሚ የመሆን መብት አላቸው፡፡ በዚህ በኩል የሚወሰዱት እርምጃዎች ዓላማ በፖለቲካዊ፣ በማኅበራዊና በኢኮኖሚያዊ መስኮች እንዲሁም በመንግሥት እና በግል ተቋሞች ውስጥ ሴቶች ከወንዶች ጋር በእኩልነት ተወዳዳሪና ተሳታፊ እንዲሆኑ ለማድረግ እንዲቻል ልዩ ትኩረት ለመስጠት ነው፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 35)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- EnglishThe fundamental tasks of the state are:
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h) To promote equality between men and women. (Art. 9) - PortugueseSão tarefas fundamentais do Estado:
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h) Promover a igualdade entre homens e mulheres. (Art. 9)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- English…
V. The State shall promote the incorporation of women into the workforce and shall guarantee them the same remuneration as men for work of equal value, both in the public and private arena.
… (Art. 48) - Spanish…
V. El Estado promoverá la incorporación de las mujeres al trabajo y garantizará la misma remuneración que a los hombres por un trabajo de igual valor, tanto en el ámbito público como en el privado.
… (Art. 48)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- EnglishAny law concerning the Political Parties must reserve in its structures and in its mechanisms of functioning a treatment in conformity with the principle of the quota of at least thirty percent (30%) of women as expressed in Article 17-1. (Art. 31-1-1)
- FrenchToute loi relative aux Partis politiques doit réserver dans ses structures et dans ses mécanismes de fonctionnement un traitement en conformité avec le principe du quota d’au moins trente pour cent (30%) de femmes exprimé à l’aritcle 17.1. (Art. 31.1.1)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- English
We, the People of Côte d'Ivoire;
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Express our commitment to:
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- promoting equality between men and women;
… (Preamble) - French
Nous, Peuple de Côte d’Ivoire ;
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Exprimons notre engagement à :
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- promouvoir l’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes ;
… (Préambule)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- EnglishThe State shall ensure gender balance and fair representation of marginalised groups on all constitutional and other bodies. (National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, VI)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- English
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Regional laws shall remove any hindrances to the full equality of men and women in social, cultural and economic life and promote equal access to elected offices for men and women.
… (Art. 117) - Italian
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Le leggi regionali rimuovono ogni ostacolo che impedisce la piena parità degli uomini e delle donne nella vita sociale, culturale ed economica e promuovono la parità di accesso tra donne e uomini alle cariche elettive.
… (Art. 117)