Legal basis

Legal basis for equality work

State level

Art. 118, para. 2: of the Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria:

"Men and women shall in principle have the same civic rights and duties"

The Bavarian Act on Equality between Women and Men (BayGlG) of 24 May 1996, which was extended indefinitely by the Act amending the Bavarian Equality Act of 23 May 2006, provides a legal basis for the promotion of equality between women and men in the public sector in Bavaria.

Federal level

Art. 3, para. 2: of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany:

"Women and men shall have equal rights. The state shall promote the actual realisation of equal rights for women and men and shall work towards the elimination of existing disadvantages."

European level

At European level, equality between women and men was first enshrined in the Amsterdam Treaty in 1999.

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the Bavarian Equal Opportunities Act

on the legal status of the Equal Opportunities Officer:

Art. 16 para. 5

Equal opportunities officers may not be hindered, disadvantaged or favoured; this also applies to career development. 2 They have the same personal legal status, in particular the same protection against dismissal, transfer and secondment, as a member of the staff council, irrespective of the difference in their duties.

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