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| Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls | ||
| Goal 5.1 | End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere | |
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| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCEDIY | National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 (NSWG) | The overall goal of the NSWG is “to change attitudes and practices preventing women’s and girls’ full participation in education, employment and public life at all levels, and to improve services for women and girls, with priority given to the needs of those experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, the poorest outcomes”. |
| DFA | A Better World | A Better World places gender equality as one of four policy priorities and commits to an overarching focus on this in all of our partnerships and intervention. There is a specific commitment to intensify work to end gender based violence. |
| Goal 5.2 | Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DoJ |
Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021
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To change societal attitudes, to hold perpetrators to account and to improve the support that is available to victims. |
| Goal 5.3 | Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFA | A Better World | A Better World places gender equality as one of four policy priorities and commits to an overarching focus on this in all of our partnerships and intervention. There is a specific commitment to intensify work to end gender based violence. |
| Goal 5.4 | Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCEDIY | National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 |
The overall goal of the NSWG is “to change attitudes and practices preventing women’s and girls’ full participation in education, employment and public life at all levels, and to improve services for women and girls, with priority given to the needs of those experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, the poorest outcomes”. High Level Objective 1: Advance socio-economic equality for women and girls. |
| Goal 5.5 | Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCEDIY | National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 |
The overall goal of the NSWG is “to change attitudes and practices preventing women’s and girls’ full participation in education, employment and public life at all levels, and to improve services for women and girls, with priority given to the needs of those experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, the poorest outcomes”. High Level Objective 4: Advance women in leadership at all levels. |
| Goal 5.6 | Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DOH | The National Sexual Health Strategy 2015-2020 | Everyone in Ireland will receive comprehensive and age-appropriate sexual health education/information and will have access to appropriate prevention and promotion services; Equitable, accessible and high-quality sexual health services, which are targeted and tailored to need, will be available to everyone; and Robust and high-quality sexual health information will be generated to underpin policy, practice, service planning and strategic monitoring. |
| Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy)Act 2018 | The main purpose of the Act is to set out the law governing access to termination of pregnancy in Ireland. Sections 26 to 28 of the Act provide universal access to termination of pregnancy services for people who are ordinarily resident in the State. Women – from both within and outside the State - may also access the service on a private basis, should they so choose. However, they will have to pay a fee to do so. | |
| Women's Health Taskforce | To improve women’s health outcomes and experiences of healthcare. | |
| DCEDIY | National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 |
The overall goal of the NSWG is “to change attitudes and practices preventing women’s and girls’ full participation in education, employment and public life at all levels, and to improve services for women and girls, with priority given to the needs of those experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, the poorest outcomes”. An Ireland where all women enjoy equality with men and can achieve their full potential, while enjoying a safe and fulfilling life. |
| DFA | A Better World | A Better World commits to an overarching focus on women and girls in all of our partnerships, including a strengthened focus on education for girls and new initiatives on Sexual and Reproductive Health and on Women’s Economic Empowerment. |
| Goal 5.a | Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFA | A Better World | A Better World commits to an overarching focus on women and girls in all of our partnerships, including a strengthened focus on education for girls and new initiatives on Sexual and Reproductive Health and on Women’s Economic Empowerment. |
| Goal 5.b | Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFA | A Better World | A Better World commits to an overarching focus on women and girls in all of our partnerships, including a strengthened focus on education for girls and new initiatives on Sexual and Reproductive Health and on Women’s Economic Empowerment. |
| Goal 5.c | Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCEDIY | National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 | The overall goal of the NSWG is “to change attitudes and practices preventing women’s and girls’ full participation in education, employment and public life at all levels, and to improve services for women and girls, with priority given to the needs of those experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, the poorest outcomes”. |
| Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls | |
| 5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere |
5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex |
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| 5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation |
5.2.1 Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age |
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5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence |
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| 5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation |
5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20–24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 |
| 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation, by age | |
5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate |
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location |
| 5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life | 5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments |
| 5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions | |
| 5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences | 5.6.1 Proportion of women aged 15–49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care |
| 5.6.2 Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education | |
| 5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws | 5.a.1 (a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure |
| 5.a.2 Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control | |
| 5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women | 5.b.1 Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex |
| 5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels | 5.c.1 Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment |
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