Tiurina D. DIRECTIONS FOR FORMING AN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM FOR DEVELOPING A STATE GENDER POLICY

Tiurina D.
PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Department of Management, National University of Civil Protection of Ukraine, Kharkiv

DIRECTIONS FOR FORMING AN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM FOR DEVELOPING A STATE GENDER POLICY

DOI: 10.52363/passa-2024.1-11

Abstract

The article examines issues of the existing institutional mechanism for developing a national gender policy. Issues of equality for women and men are guaranteed by the Constitution of Ukraine and other legislative acts. The paper highlights the necessity for integrating the gender approach in all areas of state policy.
The author analyzes functions of various state and local authorities responsible for implementing a standard policy on gender equality.
The paper highlights that the institutional framework of the national gender policy is a complicated and complex issue that encompasses various areas.
The author emphasizes that gender equality is the equal legal status of women and men and equal opportunities for its realization, which enables individuals of both sexes to participate equally in all the areas of public life. The paper contains a comprehensive analysis of the state mechanism for ensuring gender equality as a system of international, national, regional, and local institutions aimed at establishing the principles of gender equality in various areas of social life and guaranteeing the development of gender strategies and a corresponding state gender policy.
The research results in developing ways for combating gender inequality in governmental institutions (statistical, sociological, normative, informational, and educational ones).

Key words: state, state policy, gender, gender equality, public administration, institutional provisioning, institutional mechanism.

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