Constitutional and legal framework for gender equality in Ukraine and world countries

Maksym Mishchenko; Valentyna Lukianets-Shakhova; Svitlana Rostetska; Svitlana Shvets

doi:10.34069/AI/2022.49.01.18

Maksym Mishchenko National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3107-0426
Valentyna Lukianets-Shakhova National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2397-613X
Svitlana Rostetska South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-8922
Svitlana Shvets South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2886-1537

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.49.01.18

Keywords: Constitutional and legal framework, gender equality, Global Gender Gap Index, gender policy.

Abstract

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.

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Author Biographies

Maksym Mishchenko, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

PhD student, Constitutional law and human rights department, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

Valentyna Lukianets-Shakhova, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

Candidate of Law Science, Associate Professor, professor of constitutional law and human rights department, Constitutional law and human rights department, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

Svitlana Rostetska, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky, Ukraine.

Doctor of Political Science, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Law, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky, Ukraine.

Svitlana Shvets, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky, Ukraine.

Candidate of political science, Assistant of the Political Science and Law Department, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Political and Law Department, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky, Ukraine.

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