Action Plan for Achieving Gender Equality 2017-2021

Brief Description

The Action Plan for Achieving Gender Equality was adopted for a period of four years (2017-2021) for areas defined in accordance with the Beijing Declaration and the Plan of Action. Out of 12 critical areas where gender inequality is most pronounced in the Beijing Declaration, Montenegro has opted for eight areas in which it intends to work in order to achieve gender equality, as follows: Improving Human Rights of Women and Gender Equality; Gender Sensitive Education; Gender Equality in Economy; Gender Sensitive Health Care; Gender Based Violence; Gender Equality in the Media, Culture and Sport; Equality in the Decision-Making Process in Political and Public Life; Institutional Mechanisms for the Application of Gender Equality and International Cooperation.