Open AccessConstitutional and legal framework for gender equality in Ukraine and world countries
Author(s) -
М.В. Міщенко,
Valentyna Lukianets-Shakhova,
Svitlana Rostetska,
Svitlana Shvets
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
revista amazonía investiga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2322-6307
DOI - 10.34069/ai/2022.49.01.18
Subject(s) - gender equality , index (typography) , political science , politics , gender mainstreaming , czech , development economics , economic growth , sociology , law , gender studies , economics , world wide web , computer science , linguistics , philosophy
This research aims at a comparative analysis of the constitutional and legal foundations of gender equality in Ukraine and other countries, as well as the study of the constitutional and legal provision influence on the indicator of Global Gender Gap Index. The research uses the method of analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, systematization, cluster analysis. Research results on the influence of constitutional and legal provision on the Global Gender Gap Index, there are three groups among the EU countries: countries with a higher level of gender equality (Global Gender Gap Index between 0.784-0.861: Ireland, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, and Sweden); countries with a more or less high level of gender equality (Global Gender Gap Index between 0.762-0.778: Latvia, Netherlands, and Portugal), and countries with an average level of gender equality (Global Gender Gap Index between 0.688 and 0.726: Greece, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic). The first group of countries has a more advanced constitutional and legal provision for gender equality. In the second group – the principles of constitutional and legal provision for gender equality are not fully implemented. In the third group – the constitutional and legal provision needs reviewing and improvement. Ukraine characterized by gender inequality, violence against women, low level of the legal protection of women, limitation of their access to participation in public, political and economic life.