| Goal 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls | ||
| Goal 5.1 | End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere | |
|---|---|---|
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DJE | National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 (NSWG) | The overall goal of the NSWG is “to change attitudes and practices preventing women’s and girls’ full participation in education, employment and public life at all levels, and to improve services for women and girls, with priority given to the needs of those experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, the poorest outcomes”. |
| Goal 5.2 | Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DJE | Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021 | To change societal attitudes, to hold perpetrators to account and to improve the support that is available to victims. |
| Second National Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Trafficking in Human Beings 2016 | Continued development of structures to identify and support victims of trafficking and prosecute those responsible. | |
| Goal 5.3 | Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFAT | One World, One Future | One World One Future – Goal #3 Better governance, human rights and accountability. |
| The Global Island | ||
| Goal 5.4 | Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DJE | National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 | High Level Objective 1: Advance socio-economic equality for women and girls. |
| Goal 5.5 | Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DES | National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 | High Level Objective 4: Advance women in leadership at all levels. |
| Goal 5.6 | Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DoH | The National Sexual Health Strategy 2015-2020 | Everyone in Ireland will receive comprehensive and age-appropriate sexual health education/information and will have access to appropriate prevention and promotion services; Equitable, accessible and high-quality sexual health services, which are targeted and tailored to need, will be available to everyone; and Robust and high-quality sexual health information will be generated to underpin policy, practice, service planning and strategic monitoring. |
| National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 | An Ireland where all women enjoy equality with men and can achieve their full potential, while enjoying a safe and fulfilling life. | |
| Goal 5.a | Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFAT | One World, One Future | One World One Future – Goal #3 Better governance, human rights and accountability. |
| The Global Island | ||
| Goal 5.b | Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFAT | One World, One Future | One World One Future – Goal #3 Better governance, human rights and accountability. |
| The Global Island | ||
| Goal 5.c | Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFAT | National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 | Overall goal of National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020. |
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