Article 26. Guarantees of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men in the Field of Education, Science and Culture

The state shall ensure the creation of equal opportunities for women and men in realization of the right to education.

The state shall guarantee:

equal rights and opportunities for women and men with respect to access to all types of education, retraining and advanced training, to participation in the implementation of the educational and scientific process and access to culture, cultural values and heritage;

promotion of gender education of citizens by means of introducing gender issues into various educational programs;

preparation and publication of educational literature, which is free from misconceptions based on the idea of superiority of one of the genders;

regular monitoring of curricula and textbooks for compliance with the principle of non-discrimination on the basis of gender;

encouragement and comprehensive support of informational and educational activities which aim at enhancing the legal culture of the population on issues of ensuring the implementation of gender policy.

The authorized body in the field of education shall ensure the examination of educational programs, educational institutionsʼ programs and plans for their compliance with the principles of ensurance of guarantees of equal rights and opportunities for women and men.

Educational programs of higher education institutions and retraining courses shall include a course on ensurance of equal rights and opportunities for women and men.