Achieving Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Bulgaria: A Review of CSW 60 Agreed Conclusions
The presentation at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations highlighted Bulgaria's commitment to gender equality and women's empowerment through legal frameworks, policy initiatives, and leadership roles. The country has made significant strides in strengthening laws against discrimination, promoting gender equality in decision-making, and providing supportive environments for financing gender equality. Bulgaria's focus on sustainable development and gender equality aligns with Agenda 2030, reflecting a proactive approach to empowering women.
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Voluntary presentation on Review Theme - CSW 60 Agreed Conclusions: Women s empowerment and the link to sustainable development Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations 13 March 2019 United Nations New York
CSW 60 Agreed Conclusions: Womens empowerment and the link to sustainable development Content: 1. Strengthening normative, legal and policy frameworks; 2. Fostering enabling environments for financing gender equality and women s empowerment; 3. Strengthening women s leadership and full and equal participation; 4. Data Collection; 5. Enhancing National Institutional Arrangements.
General Overview The Bulgarian Case Gender equality in law and in practice a fundamental principle enshrined in the Constitution of Bulgaria Women and men in Bulgaria enjoy equal rights All national legislation and government policies contain anti-discriminatory regulations Agenda 2030 => Gender equality
1. Strengthening normative, legal and policy frameworks Bulgaria s Penal Code Amendments on Domestic Violence recently adopted in February 2019 Law on Gender Equality - adopted in 2016 Law on Protection against Discrimination and Law on Protection against Domestic Violence - adopted in 2005
2. Fostering enabling environments for financing gender equality and women s empowerment Policies - examples Two-year maternity leave for mothers - among the longest in the world National Strategy for Fostering Gender Equality (2018-2022) Introducing parental leave for fathers Fostering enabling environments The Commission on protection against discrimination The Law on Gender Equality regulates the position of the so called women and men equality coordinators since 2016 *OECD information from January 2018
3. Strengthening womens leadership and full and equal participation in decision-making Knowledge is power Bulgaria scores 1st in the EU > 50% of scientists are women Bulgaria ranks 1st in ICT professionals (30%) who are women Education is power Bulgaria ranks 1st in the EU in IT students and engineers who are women Bulgarian women in power The President of the National Assembly is a woman Two Deputy Prime Ministers and six Ministers are women The Interim President of the World Bank is a Bulgarian woman The Vice President of Bulgaria, the Mayor of Sofia, the Ombudsperson are women All Bulgarian Commissioners to the EU are women
4. Enhancing National Institutional Arrangements Ministry of Labour and Social Policy - coordinating the national policy on gender equality National Council on Equality between Women and Men - consultative body to the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (2004) National Coordination Mechanism on Human Rights Ombudsperson and Civil society partnership is key > Protection against Domestic Violence
