The Gender Equality Board

The board is composed of a chairman who is a legally qualified judge and two members who have a law degree and who have knowledge about gender eguality and labour market.

The board deals with complaints about gender discrimination and the Board´s decisions are final within the administrative system. The decisions can be brought to the court of law. The Board also offers counselling and guidance to citizins, organisations, authorities and enterprises about the access to bring complaints concerning gender discrimination before the board or other bodies. The board publishes its decisions and submits an annual report.

Any citizen may file a complaint with the board. However members of trade unions can only do so if the trade union can or will not bring the case to the special machinery for settlement of industrial disputes.

The board can award compensation in the case of violation of the gender equallity legislation and in special cases overrule a dismissal.


Members of the board:

Chairperson: Mrs. Tuk Bagger, Judge, the Court of Copenhagen
Members: Ms. Ruth Nielsen, Doctor of law, Professor at the Copenhagen Business School
Mr. Morten Ulrich, Solicitor

Contact:

The Gender Equality Board
Department of Gender Equality
Slotsholmsgade 10
DK-1216 Copenhagen K

Tel: 72 26 97 80
Fax: 72 26 97 81
E-post: naevn@lige.dk