Article 15. Participation of Citizens' Self-Government Bodies, Non-Governmental Non-Commercial Organizations and Other Civil Society Institutions in the Field of Ensurance of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men

Citizenʼs self-government bodies, non-governmental non-commercial organizations and other civil society institutions shall:

take part in the implementation of measures on improvement of the system of social and legal support for women, protection of motherhood, fatherhood and childhood, increasing the social and socio-political activity of women on an equal basis with men;

contribute to the ensurance of equal rights and opportunities for women and men in employment, which include the organization of home labor, the creation of a network of social services for families;

take part in the development and implementation of decisions of state bodies, state programs, national action plans and strategies in the field of ensurance of equal rights and opportunities for women and men;

interact on the basis of social partnership with state bodies, the mass media, scientific and educational institutions and other organizations on the issues of ensurance of equal rights and opportunities for women and men;

carry out educational, informational and awareness raising activities which aim at creating a culture of equal rights and opportunities for women and men;

participate in conduction of gender-legal expertise of normative legal acts and their drafts;

assist state bodies in carrying out activities which aim at ensurance of equal rights and opportunities for women and men;

promote the protection in government bodies and in court of the rights of persons, who have been discriminated directly or indirectly on the basis of gender;

exercise public control over the implementation of legislation on guarantees of equal rights and opportunities for women and men.