Bekendtgørelse af lov om ligestilling af kvinder og mænd | A20210075129 — Denmark law | Esheria

Bekendtgørelse af lov om ligestilling af kvinder og mænd

This provision sets out Denmark’s gender equality rules: it bans sex discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, and retaliation, and it requires public authorities to work for equality.

Jurisdiction
Denmark
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
A20210075129
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
da
Updated
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Statute overview

About this statute

This provision sets out Denmark’s gender equality rules: it bans sex discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, and retaliation, and it requires public authorities to work for equality. State institutions and state-owned companies with more than 50 employees must prepare equality reports; local and regional councils must report on their equality work at least every three years. Section 4 requires municipal and regional councils to adopt equality reports, send them to the gender equality minister by 1 June in the relevant years, and provide requested equality information. It also sets gender-balance expectations for committees and boards and gives the minister powers to require explanations and issue rules. Section 11 lets an authority or organisation deviate from subsection 1 for special reasons, but it must give a reason. Covered boards must report gender-composition information to the minister on request, and the ministers may set detailed timing and procedure rules. This section says the law takes effect on 15 March 2011 and generally does not apply to the Faroe Islands or Greenland.

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