Equal access

The purpose of this report is to clarify the extent and scope of the prohibition against sex discrimination in access to and supply of goods and services which exists in Denmark since the adoption of the Equality Act in 2000 as mandatory for all sellers/service providers in both the private and public sectors. It is also the purpose of the report to clarify the duty to incorporate gender equality into all planning and management that applies in the public sector (the so-called mainstreaming duty). It will also be discussed to what extent Danish gender equality rules – within framework of existing EU rules – can and should be made stricter to provide better protection of the principle of equality.

This report is in Danish, but contains an English Summary.