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National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020
Type of Measure
Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2017
Brief Description
Actions to combat violence against women and girls are included in the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020, including with a view to enhancing legislative protections and supports for victims of gender-based violence. The Strategy set out a framework of actions towards six high-level goals. The sixth high-level objective is procedural and aims to further embed gender equality in decision making. The other five objectives are thematic priorities, as follows:
- To advance socio-economic equality for women and girls (including supports for work-life balance, addressing the gender pay gap and promoting women's entrepreneurship);
- To advance the physical and mental health and wellbeing of women and girls;
- To ensure the visibility in society of women and girls and their equal and active citizenship;
- To advance women in leadership at all levels (including political participation and representation); and
- To combat violence against women.
- To advance socio-economic equality for women and girls (including supports for work-life balance, addressing the gender pay gap and promoting women's entrepreneurship);
- To advance the physical and mental health and wellbeing of women and girls;
- To ensure the visibility in society of women and girls and their equal and active citizenship;
- To advance women in leadership at all levels (including political participation and representation); and
- To combat violence against women.
Source of Information
Ireland's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.6, p.11-12 and p.75-76
For more information: National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020
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