ABSTRACT

Laws intervene in the life of all citizens but do not impact everyone in the same way. Different population groups are affected differentially on the grounds of their gender, race, age, disability etc, because of their different needs and situations and because of existing structural inequalities in society. This article examines gender as a determinant in law-making that extends throughout the life cycle of legislation. It argues that legislative decision making that takes into account gender concerns is the only way to produce gender-sensitive legislation that positively promotes gender equality and can achieve its aims (be effective). Gender sensitive Parliaments have a key role to play by scrutinising legislation from a gender perspective when laws are designed, implemented or evaluated ex post.

摘要

法律干预所有公民的生活，但不会以同样的方式影响每个人。不同的人口群体因其性别、种族、年龄、残疾等原因而受到不同的影响，这是因为他们的不同需求和情况以及社会中现有的结构性不平等。本文将性别视为贯穿立法生命周期的立法决定因素。它认为，考虑到性别问题的立法决策是制定对性别敏感的立法的唯一途径，该立法能够积极促进性别平等并能够实现其目标（有效）。在设计、实施或事后评估法律时，通过从性别角度审查立法，对性别敏感的议会可以发挥关键作用。