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Driver Category 2.9

Lack of or insufficient policies and legal frameworks to foster equality and to protect against arbitrary discrimination

Legal frameworks and effective policies are key to protecting against inequalities driven by discrimination.

This driver category covers all main aspects of legal protection against discrimination.

Guiding Questions

General questions

  • Are there comprehensive anti-discrimination laws providing for equal treatment for all and prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race, ethnicity, religious views, disability, sexual orientation in relation to: education, employment (during recruitment and in the workplace), consumer transactions and political participation; mechanisms for complaints and bodies equipped to investigate, conciliate and prosecute breaches should also be provided for?
  • Are there independent bodies tasked with monitoring equality and any violation of discrimination laws?
  • Are these bodies sufficiently funded to legally challenge discrimination cases?

Indicators

Potential indicators to monitor the drivers of inequalities in this main driver category

  • Number of prosecutions for discrimination by characteristic
  • Amount of public spending on information campaigns regarding discriminatory and harmful social norms (gender, disability, racial discrimination, sexual orientation and gender identity)
  • Number of staff employed by equality body and annual budget

Candidate Policies

To see related Candidate Policies in this main driver category please click here.