DENMARK'S EQUAL FUTURES PARTNERSHIP COMMITMENTS

Denmark will continue the engagement in the fight against violence in the family and in intimate relations / violence against women. Denmark will have a special focus on so called dating violence among youngsters.

Danish Legislation for the Advancement of Gender Equality

• The Danish Gender Equality Law enacted on 14 December 2012
• About the Gender Equality Law
• “Tribunal of Equal Rights” (“Ligebehandlingsnævnet”)
• ”The Danish Institute for Human Rights” (”Institut for Menneskerettigheder”)

• Strengthening Gender Equality in Education
  • The online tool “The future belongs to you” (“Fremtiden er din”) seeks to eliminate gender myths related with specific jobs, e.g. nurses=women and machinists=men, and encourage teenagers to apply for the education they desire.

Promotion of Female Entrepreneurship

• A report on how to promote gender equality through innovation by the Confederation of Danish Industry
• Ambassadors for the advancement of gender equality – an initiative initiated by the Confederation of Danish Industry

Combating Gender Based Violence

• National action plans
• Measures to combat violence in the family and in intimate relations
• Combating Human Trafficking
  • Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings 2015-2018
  • Amendment - Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings 2015-2018
• Strengthening Gender Equality Amongst Ethnic Minorities
  • The online tool “Equal Rights” (“Lige ret”) raise awareness and provide guidance on relevant topics pertaining to gender equality, including citizenship, work, marriage and family, children and youth, divorce, economy, violence in the family and rape, sex and contraception, and adult education, in six languages.
  • Action Plan to Address Honor Related Conflicts

• Danish promotion of gender equality internationally
  • Nordic:
    • The Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality
  • Europe:
    • European Parliament
    • European Commission
    • Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men
    • The Gender Equality Commission
    • European Institute for Gender Equality
  • United Nations
    • UN WOMEN
    • Commission on the Status of Women
    • Beijing Platform for Action
    • CEDAW

Statements from ministry’s or ministries’ collection

• Danish statement at the Fifth Equal Futures High Level Meeting delivered by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Mr. Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on 22 September 2014 (transcript in English)
• Denmark hosted the Women Deliver 4^TH Global Conference in Copenhagen on 16-19 May 2016, which is the world’s largest global conference on the helath, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women in the last decade
• The Danish Ministry for Children, Education and Gender Equality launched the initiative for regional and local authorities to conduct an analysis for gender equality every other year. Attached are examples from Aarhus and Region Sjælland