Equal treatment

We are also responsible of the task of monitoring, promoting and protecting the implementation of the UN convention on rights for people with disabilities in Denmark. Read more about it here.

Our work consists, among other duties, in counseling people who have been subject to discrimination. We publish reports that create awareness and bring forth new knowledge to these areas.

Gender

On the area of gender we recommend that the Danish law on equal pay is to be revised, so that the rule concerning work of equal value becomes more transparent. It should be easier to recognize when men and women are carrying out work of equal value. It should also be made easier to understand why men earn more in average than women. If it is due to sexual discrimination, more transparent rules would make it easier to practice the law on equal pay.

Another focus area is the Danish educational system. We still experience a certain gender divide, due to the fact that women and men each dominate certain educational areas. We therefore recommend that the institutions who carry out career counseling of young people, present the young people with options that are not limited by gender stereotypical ideas on education and work. A prerequisite is that these institutions have received the right information and training in this area.

Ethnicity

In relation to our work with prevention of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, we believe that it is necessary to examine the options within Danish equal treatment legislation for ensuring equal treatment for ethnic minorities within as well as outside of the work place. For example that primary school takes better care to ensure that minority students – especially ethnic minority boys – benefit sufficiently from attending school.

Collaboration with key players and the inclusion of civil society is an important part of our work. We advise public authorities and companies on the duties regarding equal treatment, for example how to make sure that all groups have equal access to easily understandable information.