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| Haut Conseil à l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes | |
|---|---|
| Name | Haut Conseil à l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes |
| Native name | Haut Conseil à l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes |
| Formation | 2013 |
| Type | Advisory body |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Leader title | President |
Haut Conseil à l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes is a French consultative body advising on gender equality policies, created to provide expertise and recommendations to French institutions and public actors. It intervenes on issues such as workplace parity, reproductive rights, gender-based violence, and public representation, interacting with national assemblies, executive ministries, and judicial institutions. The council interfaces with international bodies and civil society organizations to harmonize French practice with European and global standards.
The council's mandate links to statutes and administrations such as Assemblée nationale, Sénat, Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé, Ministère de l'Intérieur, Conseil constitutionnel, and Conseil d'État; it provides advisory opinions, studies, and recommendations on equality to actors including Union européenne, Organisation des Nations unies, Conseil de l'Europe, Organisation internationale du Travail, and supranational bodies. The missions encompass monitoring legislation such as Loi pour l'égalité réelle entre les femmes et les hommes and interacting with institutions like Cour de cassation, Cour des comptes, Comité consultatif national d'éthique, Haute Autorité de santé, and Observatoire national de la délinquance et des réponses pénales. The mandate also engages stakeholders including Syndicat général de l'Éducation nationale, Confédération générale du travail, Mouvement des entreprises de France, Union nationale des associations familiales, and associations like SOS Racisme.
The advisory body was established amid debates involving personalities and institutions such as François Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy, Ségolène Royal, Mariana Mazzucato, Simone Veil, and organizations like Association française des juristes affine à l'égalité and Fondation Jean Jaurès. Its creation responded to prior bodies and reports referencing Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Conseil économique, social et environnemental, and precedents like the Loi Roudy and commissions informed by research from INED, INSEE, CNRS, EHESS, and think tanks such as Institut Montaigne, Fondation Jean-Jaurès, and Terra Nova. Debates on parity involved actors including Christine Lagarde, Marine Le Pen, Élisabeth Borne, Rachida Dati, and public demonstrations associated with movements like Ni Putes Ni Soumises and MeToo.
The council's governance resembles structures in institutions such as Conseil national du numérique, Haute Autorité pour la diffusion des œuvres et la protection des droits sur Internet, Autorité de la concurrence, and includes appointed members from bodies like Conseil supérieur de la magistrature, Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Ordre des médecins, and representatives from unions such as CFDT, CGT, and FO. Leadership and secretariat interact with administrations like Ministère de la Justice, Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, and regional entities including Conseil régional d'Île-de-France, Conseil départemental de Paris, and municipal authorities such as Mairie de Paris. The organisational chart features commissions or working groups similar to those in Haute Autorité de santé and Agence nationale de la recherche, engaging experts from universities such as Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Sciences Po, Université Paris Descartes, Université Paris Nanterre, and research centres like CNRS and INED.
The council issues thematic reports and studies akin to publications by Observatoire des inégalités, Institut national d'études démographiques, and Centre d'études et de recherches sur les qualifications, covering topics intersecting with policies of Ministère du Travail, Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation, and agencies like Pôle emploi. Reports address subjects related to jurisprudence from Cour de cassation, decisions of Conseil d'État, cases before Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, and recommendations aligning with conventions such as Convention d'Istanbul. The council organises colloquia and conferences with institutions including École nationale d'administration, Palais Bourbon, Palais du Luxembourg, Maison de la Chimie, and partners like UN Women and Amnesty International.
Recommendations target legislation and policy measures in areas touched by laws such as Loi sur la parité, Loi Veil, Loi n° 2000-493 du 6 juin 2000, and frameworks from Union européenne directives and Organisation mondiale de la Santé guidelines. The council proposes measures affecting public institutions like Établissement public de santé, Service public de l'emploi, and regulatory bodies such as Autorité des marchés financiers when gendered impacts arise. Its policy proposals have influenced debates involving figures like Emmanuel Macron, François Fillon, Agnès Buzyn, Muriel Pénicaud, and Olivier Dussopt.
International cooperation includes engagement with Union européenne networks, participation in forums organized by UN Women, Council of Europe, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, OECD, and collaborations with national equality bodies such as Equality and Human Rights Commission, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (Germany), Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (Mexico), and Commission for Gender Equality (South Africa). The council exchanges practices with research institutions like London School of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, European University Institute, and think tanks such as Brookings Institution and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Critiques and controversies have arisen in contexts involving media outlets like Le Monde, Le Figaro, Libération, and broadcasters such as France Télévisions and RTL, and political disputes featuring actors like Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Nathalie Goulet, and Olivier Véran. Debates include tensions over independence vis‑à‑vis Élysée Palace, funding scrutiny linked to Agence française de développement, methodological critiques from academic journals such as Revue française de science politique, and contested recommendations in the public sphere referenced by NGOs including Human Rights Watch and Fondation pour l'innovation politique.
Category:Government of France Category:Women's rights in France