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Affirmative Action (Broadly)

France
  • English
    The law guarantees women equal rights to those of men in all spheres. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 3)
  • French
    La loi garantit à la femme, dans tous les domaines, des droits égaux à ceux de l'homme. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 3)

Affirmative Action (Broadly)

Serbia
  • English

    ...
    All direct or indirect discrimination based on any grounds, particularly on race, sex, national origin, social origin, birth, religion, political or other opinion, property status, culture, language, age, mental or physical disability shall be prohibited.
    Special measures which the Republic of Serbia may introduce to achieve full equality of individuals or group of individuals in a substantially unequal position compared to other citizens shall not be deemed discrimination. (Art. 21)

  • Serbian Cyrillic

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    Забрањена је свака дискриминација, непосредна или посредна, по било ком основу, a нарочито по основу расе, пола, националне припадности, друштвеног порекла, рођења, вероисповести, политичког или другог уверења, имовног стања, културе, језика, старости и психичког или физичког инвалидитета.
    Не сматрају се дискриминацијом посебне мере које Република Србија може увести ради постизања пуне равноправности лица или групе лица која су суштински у неједнаком положају са осталим грађанима. (Члан 21)

Affirmative Action (Broadly)

Italy
  • 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)

Affirmative Action (Broadly)

Albania
  • English

    1. The Assembly consists of 140 deputies, elected according to a system of proportional elections with regional competition and national threshold.
    ...
    3. ... 
    The law on elections shall guarantee that no less than two-thirds of the multi-name list will be subject to preferential voting and that gender representation is guaranteed. (Art. 64)

  • Albanian

    1. Kuvendi përbëhet nga 140 deputetë, të zgjedhur sipas një sistemi zgjedhjesh proporcional me konkurrim rajonal dhe prag kombëtar.
    ...
    3. ...
    Ligji për zgjedhjet garanton që votimit parapëlqyes t’i nënshtrohen jo më pak se dy të tretat e listës shumemërore dhe të sigurojë përfaqësim gjinor. (Neni 64)

Affirmative Action (Broadly)

Montenegro
  • English
    The state shall guarantee the equality of women and men and shall develop the policy of equal opportunities. (Art. 18)
  • Montenegrin
    Država jemči ravnopravnost žene i muškarca i razvija politiku jednakih mogućnosti. (Član 18)

Affirmative Action (Broadly)

Finland
  • English
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    Equality of the sexes is promoted in societal activity and working life, especially in the determination of pay and the other terms of employment, as provided in more detail by an Act. (Sec. 6)
  • Finnish
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    Sukupuolten tasa-arvoa edistetään yhteiskunnallisessa toiminnassa sekä työelämässä, erityisesti palkkauksesta ja muista palvelussuhteen ehdoista määrättäessä, sen mukaan kuin lailla tarkemmin säädetään. (6 §)
  • Swedish
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    Jämställdhet mellan könen i samhällelig verksamhet och i arbetslivet främjas enligt vad som närmare bestäms genom lag, särskilt vad gäller lönesättning och andra anställningsvillkor. (6 §)

Affirmative Action (Broadly)

Serbia
  • English
    The State shall guarantee the equality of women and men and develop equal opportunities policy. (Art. 15)
  • Serbian Cyrillic
    Држава јемчи равноправност жена и мушкараца и развија политику једнаких могућности. (Члан 15)

Affirmative Action (Broadly)

Italy
  • English

    Any citizen of either sex is eligible for public and elected offices on equal terms, according to the requirements established by law. To this end, the Republic shall adopt specific measures to promote equal opportunities between women and men.
    ... (Art. 51)

  • Italian

    Tutti i cittadini dell'uno o dell'altro sesso possono accedere agli uffici pubblici e alle cariche elettive in condizioni di eguaglianza, secondo i requisiti stabiliti dalla legge. A tale fine la Repubblica promuove con appositi provvedimenti le pari opportunità tra donne e uomini.
    ... (Art. 51)

Affirmative Action (Broadly)

Switzerland
  • English
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    3 Men and women have equal rights. The law shall ensure their equality, both in law and in practice, most particularly in the family, in education, and in the workplace.
    … (Art. 8)
  • French
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    3 L’homme et la femme sont égaux en droit. La loi pourvoit à l’égalité de droit et de fait, en particulier dans les domaines de la famille, de la formation et du travail.
    … (Art. 8)
  • German
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    3 Mann und Frau sind gleichberechtigt. Das Gesetz sorgt für ihre rechtliche und tatsächliche Gleichstellung, vor allem in Familie, Ausbildung und Arbeit.
    … (Art. 8)
  • Italian
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    3 Uomo e donna hanno uguali diritti. La legge ne assicura l’uguaglianza, di diritto e di fatto, in particolare per quanto concerne la famiglia, l’istruzione e il lavoro.
    … (Art. 8)

Affirmative Action (Broadly)

Montenegro
  • English
    Direct or indirect discrimination on any grounds shall be prohibited.
    Regulations and introduction of special measures aimed at creating the conditions for the exercise of national, gender and overall equality and protection of persons who are in an unequal position on any grounds shall not be considered discrimination.
    Special measures may only be applied until the achievement of the aims for which they were undertaken. (Art. 8)
  • Montenegrin
    Zabranjena je svaka neposredna ili posredna diskriminacija, po bilo kom osnovu.
    Neće se smatrati diskriminacijom propisi i uvođenje posebnih mjera koji su usmjereni na stvaranje uslova za ostvarivanje nacionalne, rodne i ukupne ravnopravnosti i zaštite lica koja su po bilo kom osnovu u nejednakom položaju.
    Posebne mjere se mogu primjenjivati samo dok se ne ostvare ciljevi zbog kojih su preduzete. (Član 8)