Documents

National Policy for the Promotion of Gender Equality 2011–2015

*Draft

The National Policy for the Promotion of Gender Equality for the period 2011-2015 builds on the previous National Policy 2006-2010 (NN, No. 114/06), redefining national priorities, ways of implementation and undertaking specific measures in accordance with the changed social and political circumstances, the achieved progress and further challenges in establishing genuine gender equality. It contains seven key areas of action and obliges the Republic of Croatia to include a gender dimension into all policy areas by implementing special measures relating to:

  1. promoting women’s human rights
  2. creating equal opportunities in the labour market
  3. improving the implementation of gender sensitive education and upbringing
  4. balancing the participation of women and men in processes of political and public decision-making
  5. preventing all forms of violence against women
  6. promoting international cooperation and gender equality outside Croatia, and
  7. further strengthening of institutional mechanisms and methods of implementation

Anti-Discrimination Act

The Anti-Discrimination Act was passed by the Croatian Parliament on 9 July 2008.

The Anti-Discrimination Act provides for the protection and promotion of equality as one of the highest values of the constitutional order of the Republic of Croatia, creates prerequisites for the realization of equal opportunities, and regulates protection against discrimination on the grounds of race or ethnic affiliation or color, gender, language, religion, political or other belief, national or social origin, property status, trade union membership, education, social status, marital or family status, age, health status, disability, genetic heritage, gender identity and expression or sexual orientation.