Legal treatment, to the reality and effectiveness of the policies on gender equality

Abstract

In a society where there is gender inequality, rights and freedoms are violated. One of the fundamental pillars of the rule of law is the principle of equality. From a legal point of view recognizes the equality of all persons before the law, but it does lack in addition to occur social and structural changes that make of this constitutional principle, equality real and effective. The social and democratic State of law requires public policies developed as one of its fundamental objectives introduce the principle of equality of opportunities between women and men. Active gender equality policies must be put in motion from the public institutions for overcoming the obstacles that hinder the full participation of women in the various fields of life, in order to make equality recognized legally, in a real situation and effectively equal for women and men. The fundamental reason that justifies the need for gender equality policies is the persistence of the difference between legal equality, non-discrimination in the legislation in force, and real equality, equality of treatment as a criterion in the social practices.