Side 1 Gender Equality in the Danish Prosecution Service 07/09/2015 Birgit Gammelgaard Deputy chief prosecutor
Side 2 Overview The Danish Gender Equality Law Gender Equality in The Danish Prosecution Service Women in the Prosecution Service
Side 3 About me LL.M., Master of Public Governance Prosecutor 1986 Senior Prosecutor 1996 Deputy Chief Prosecutor 2004 Married 2 children (24 years and 20 years)
Side 4 The Danish Prosecution Service The Director of Public Prosecution 2 Regional State Prosecutors + 1 for serious economic crime and war crimes 12 Police Commissioners (local prosecution)
Side 5 The Danish Gender Equality Law Purpose To promote equality and equal value between men and women: -equal influence and opportunities in all social functions Applies to all state institutions and all private companies providing goods and services under public procurement
Gender composition in public boards, commissions, etc. Should have equal composition of women and men Proposals for members of boards, commissions, etc. shall name an equal amount of both sexes Side 6
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Periodic reporting on gender equality All state and local government institutions must report bi-anually on gender equality including: -If gender equality policy is adopted, -The gender distribution for each category of work -Any other issues which may influence the evaluation of the work of the institution on its gender equality policy Side 8
The Prosecution Service report for 2013 The Prosecution Service has not adopted a gender equality policy Side 9
Number of public prosecutors in Denmark TotalMalesFemales Total number of prosecutors ( ) Number of prosecutors at first instance level Number of prosecutors at second instance level Number of prosecutors at third instance level Side 10
Number of heads of prosecution offices in Denmark TotalMalesFemales Total number of heads of prosecution offices ( ) Number of heads of prosecution offices at first instance level 1275 Number of heads of prosecution offices at second instance level 321 Number of heads of prosecution offices at third instance level Side 11
Applicants MoJ spring 2013 TotalMalesFemales Total number of applicants37527%73% Number of applicants for interviews 12829%71% Number of hires5437%63% Side 12
Side 13 Core mission for the prosecution service To provide safety and security by fighting crime in cooperation with the police -”Our core mission does not lead to gender equality considerations in our employment policy”
Integrity Ability to collaborate Robust and persuasive Ability to act Ability to prioritize Legal skills Holistic view Leadership Focus on results Focus on development Wheel of competence
Why so many female prosecutors? Better opportunities for balancing work and family life (human resources policy) Paid maternity leave 16 paid care days to spend with your child during the child’s first 7 years Up to 2 paid ”sick child” care days per illness Side 15
MoJ’s human resource policy Highly qualified legal specialists High quality of work Recognition Personal development Career Mutual flexibility Diversity Good leadership Transparency Influence Side 16
Maternity leave Mother 18 weeks (full pay) Father 2 weeks (his pay depends on his employment) Shared 32 weeks (reduced pay) Side 17
Thank you! Side 18