Plan for the Promotion of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men for 2018–2020

1. Summary of the Plan .............................................................................................................. 5 2. Measures to be Implemented within the Framework of the Plan ........................................... 8

3. Territorial Perspective .......................................................................................................... 23

4. Assessment of the Impact on the State and Local Government Budget ............................... 23 Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 2 Abbreviations used UN – United Nations Organisations CSB – Central Statistical Bureau CEC – Central Election Commission EC – European Commission MoE – Ministry of Economics EU – European Union ESF – European Social Fund MoF – Ministry of Finance EQSS – State Education Quality Service MoI – Ministry of the Interior MoES – Ministry of Education and Science LAA – Legal Aid Administration AIPY – Agency for International Programs for Youth MoC – the Ministry of Culture Committee – the Gender Equality Committee IDAL – Investment and Development Agency of Latvia MoW – Ministry of Welfare Cabinet – the Cabinet LNDP 2014-2020 – Latvian National Development Plan 2014–2020 SEA – State Employment Agency NHS – National Health Service NGO – non-governmental organisations OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Beijing Platform for Action – guidelines for the implementation of the declaration adopted at the end of the 1995 World Conference on Women CSCC – Cross-Sectoral Co-ordination Centre Plan – Plan for the Promotion of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men for 2018-2020 SAO – specific aid objective SIF – Society Integration Foundation SISA – Social Integration State Agency social partners – associations Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia and Employers’ Confederation of Latvia CDPC – Centre for Disease Prevention and Control STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics MoJ – Ministry of Justice UN Women – United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women LSPA – Latvian School of Public Administration Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 3 SLI – State Labour Inspectorate HI – Health Inspectorate SEDA – State Education Development Agency NCE – National Centre for Education SC – State Chancellery SIPCR – State Inspectorate for Protection of Children’s Rights MoH – Ministry of Health SP – State Police SSIA – State Social Insurance Agency NCM – Nordic Council of Ministers / the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 4

1. Summary of the Plan The Plan has been developed to implement efficient and well-considered national policy for the promotion of equal rights and opportunities for women and men. It is based on the gender equality policy objectives set out in the Concept Paper on the Promotion of Gender Equality1: (1) to ensure respect for human rights of every individual and the highest level of welfare for everyone irrespective of the person’s gender, and (2) to promote the most efficient social and economic development of the nation. The policy action directions that were commenced in the previous gender equality policy documents are continued in the Plan by specifically focusing on ensuring equality for women and men in the labour market and education throughout the life, and also reducing gender-based violence and raising the awareness of specialists and public about gender equality. The objective of the Plan is to promote integrated, purposeful and efficient implementation of sectoral policies thus facilitating the implementation of equal rights and opportunities for women and men into practice. The following five action directions have been defined to achieve the objective: (1) promotion of economic independence and equal opportunities for women and men in the labour market; (2) promotion of equal educational opportunities for boys and girls, men and women; (3) reduction of the prevalence of gender-based violence; (4) strengthening the capacity of authorities in gender equality issues, and (5) educating the public in gender equality issues. In order to increase the understanding of the public and involved authorities of each of the selected sectoral policies and their connection with gender equality principles, one particular field is intended to be addressed each year. The measures for the promotion of economic independence and equal opportunities for women and men in the labour market (1st action direction) will be mainly implemented in 2018; the measures for the promotion of equal education opportunities for boys and girls, men and women (2nd action direction) will be mainly implemented in 2019, whereas the measures for the reduction of the prevalence of gender-based violence (3rd action direction) will be mainly implemented in 2020. The measures for strengthening the capacity of authorities in gender equality issues (4th action direction) and increasing the public understanding of gender equality issues (5th action direction) will be implemented during the entire activity period of the Plan (2018–2020). The measures that have been defined in the Plan and are aimed at implementing the equality principles established in laws and regulation in practice as much as possible, for example by promoting the involvement of men in child care and fulfilment of family obligations, by identifying the most significant causes of pay gaps between women and men in certain sectors, by promoting zero tolerance to violence against women. Range of measures are aimed at promotion of comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles of equality between women and men among experts of authorities involved in education, labour and economic policy. Several measures have also been determined through the implementation of which the link between the aforementioned sectors and issues of gender equality is planned to be studied in depth and highlighted. In order to increase the public understanding of gender equality issues, additional efforts shall be made to raise the public awareness of policy results, concurrently raising the importance of gender equality in everyday life. The measures of the Plan, especially those affecting employment, education and gender-based violence, shall take into account the aspect of ensuring equal opportunities and rights for women and men with disability2. The Plan has been developed on the basis of the conclusions which have been made in the result of the implementation of the previous gender equality policy documents. Legal 1 The Ministry of Welfare (2017): Koncepcija dzimumu līdztiesības veicināšanai. page 2 2 Final notes on the introduction of the Convention in the Republic of Latvia (Recommendations) http://www.lm.gov.lv/upload/invaliditate/rekomendacijas_lv_fin_060218.pdf Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 5 framework was analysed by explaining what is the scope of gender discrimination and different treatment prohibition in the legal acts of the Republic of Latvia, and the situation analysis was also carried out by concluding in which fields the tendencies indicating to risks of non-equal situation for women and men are observed. The factors which affect or could affect the ensuring of equal rights and opportunities for women and men in everyday life were also studied. In order to provide a comprehensive study of the current situation, the MoW evaluated whether and to what extent the policy objectives and measures laid down in the policy planning documents of different sectors are aimed at reducing the unequal situation for women and men and risks contributing to such situation. By taking into account the limited State budget resources that have been allocated for the sector, and also the limited human resources (two experts are working with gender equality issues in the MoW) and the time period of activity of the Plan (3 years), the Plan is intended to be used to solve the most pressing issues characterised in Annex 1 to the Plan in the employment, education and gender-based violence prevention policy. The Plan includes measures the implementation of which and assessment of the results achieved by which may be ensured during the time period of activity of the Plan. The situation analysis provides the evaluation of the problems that are being addressed with the present aid instruments and policy measures in different sectors and the extent to which they are solved by such means. This approach allows to identify those challenges that are not addressed or are insufficiently addressed in other sectoral planning documents, laws and regulations and/or policy measures. If the sectoral policies already address the most significant challenges in any sector or differences in ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men and certain policy measures are being implemented/planned for addressing these issues, then such policy sectors shall not be included in the Plan (for example, see the analysis in the field of health provided in Annex 1). The measures provided in the policy planning documents of other sectors have been integrated in this Plan in those cases when the sectoral documents only generally provide for or conceptually determine certain activities or approach for addressing the problem, but do not determine particular types and specific targeted measures for ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men and addressing the challenges identified in the relevant field. Thus the measures included in the Plan do not duplicate the measures included in the policy planning documents of other fields, thus preventing duplication of the challenges identified and solutions offered in other planning documents for ensuring equal opportunities and rights for women and men. Foreign financing is planned to be attracted for the implementation of certain measures of the Plan (for more information see Chapter 4 of the Plan). It must be noted that a large part of the measures of the Plan are intended to be implemented in co-operation with social partners and sectoral NGOʼs. Regular face-to-face, electronic and telephone consultations with the CEC, MoF, MoES, MoC, EQSS, CSCC, SEDA, NCE, SLI, SIF, SC and LSPA, experts of the institutions subordinated to the MoW have been organised during the course of the development of the Plan by discussing the planned measures and co-operation in the implementation thereof. The Committee3 which discussed the Plan in the meetings of 14 December 20154, 9 June 20165 and 10 January 20186 was also involved in the development of the Plan. The Plan has been presented also in the meeting of the Social Inclusion Policy Co-ordination Council of 20 December 20177, and also in the meeting of the Gender Equality Council of the FTUC on 3 For more information on the current composition of the Committee see (in Latvian): http://www.lm.gov.lv/upload/publikacijas/komitejas_sastavs.pdf 4 The minutes of the Committee meeting of 14 December 2015 (in Latvian) see: http://www.lm.gov.lv/upload/aktualitates/3/komiteja_14142015_protokols_19.pdf 5 The minutes of the Committee meeting of 9 June 2016 (in Latvian) see: http://www.lm.gov.lv/upload/publikacijas/1/komiteja_090616_20.pdf 6 The minutes of the Committee meeting of 10 January 2018 have been published on the website of the MoW. 7 The minutes of the meeting of the Social Inclusion Policy Co-ordination Council of the MoW of 20 December 2017 have been published on the website of the MoW. Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 6 2 February 20188. The draft Plan was published on 20 June 2016 and 11 January 2018 on the website of the MoW, thus ensuring the possibilities for the participation of the public in the document development process The evaluation of the opinions provided within the framework of the participation of the representatives of the Gender Equality Committee and the public is available on the website of the MoW: http://www.lm.gov.lv/text/1789. 8 http://www.lbas.lv/news/1597 Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 7

2. Measures to be Implemented within the Framework of the Plan9 Objective of the Plan To provide an integrated, purposeful and efficient policy which ensures the implementation of equal rights and opportunities for women and men in practice Policy result Implementation of the Plan contributes to the achievement of the following objectives that are defined in the planning documents and to the reduction of gender gaps: 1) the objective laid down in the LNDP 2014–2020, the Latvian National Reform Programme “Europe 2020” for the implementation of the strategy, the Education Development Guidelines 2014–2020: – to reduce the proportion of young people (at the age of 18–24 years) who have dropped out of school (early school leavers) to 10.0 % in 2020; – to increase the proportion of the persons (in the age of 25–64 years) involved in the adult learning to 15 % in 2020. 2) the objective laid down in the LNDP 2014–2020, the Latvian National Reform Programme “Europe 2020” for the implementation of the strategy, the Inclusive Employment Guidelines for 2015–2020 to reach an employment rate of 73 % (in the 20–64 age group); 3) the objective for poverty reduction laid down in the LNDP 2014–2020 – reduction of the proportion of employed persons at risk of poverty in the 18-64 age group from 9.5 % in 2010 to 5 % in 2020, the reduction of the child poverty risk from 25 % in 2010 to 20 % in 2020; 4) the poverty and social exclusion objective laid down in the Latvian National Reform Programme “Europa 2020” for the implementation of the strategy – reduction of the number of the persons at risk of poverty and/or living in households with very low work intensity by 121 thousand or to 21 % until 2020; 5) the policy result laid down in the Inclusive Employment Guidelines for 2015–2020 to reduce the pay gap between women and men; 6) the policy result laid down in the Media Policy Guidelines of Latvia for 2016–2020 to increase the level of media literacy among children and youth audiences by 15 % and in the adult audience by 7 %; 7) the policy result laid down in the Guidelines of the National Identity, Civil Society and Integration Policy for 2012–2018 to increase the level of awareness and understanding of the inhabitants of Latvia on discrimination and tolerance issues. 9 Detailed characterisation of the present situation and current challenges of the gender equality policy is provided in Annex 1 to the Plan. Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 8 1st action direction Promotion of economic independence and equal opportunities for women and men on the labour market Performance Responsible Involved No. Measure Activity result Deadline indicator authority authorities

1. In-depth study on pay 1.1. The most significant causes for pay 1 study which has MoW MoE, MoF, 1st quarter of gaps between women gaps between women and men in the analysed the SLI 2020 and men. sectors where they are most apparent have factors affecting been identified. differences in remuneration for work, causes of inequality and its prevalence 1. 2. Promotion of inter- 2.1. The assessment of the implementation 1 assessment with MoW MoE, MoF, 4th quarter of institutional co- of integrated approach of gender equality proposals for the MoJ, IDAL, 2018 operation for ensuring in employment policy has been made by improvement of SEA, CSCC, integrated gender identifying the most significant employment SISA, SLI, equality approach in problematic issues and defining particular policy and AIPY employment policy by objectives and proposals for the measures. establishing an expert development of the policy in the following working group. years. 2.2. Assessment of the availability of 1 data availability MoW MoE, CSB, 2nd quarter of statistical data broken down by gender has assessment with MoF, MoJ, 2019 carried out in the field of employment, proposals for the IDAL, SEA, identifying the missing or incomplete data improvement of SISA, SLI, and improvements necessary in the data availability and AIPY, NGO exchange, and also providing proposals for quality of the indicators for the next planning period. statistical data broken down by gender in the field of employment 2.3. Informing of the public of the current 2 thematic MoW MoE, MoF, 2nd quarter of gender equality issues in the employment newsletters on MoJ, CSB, 2019 Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 9 policy has been carried out. current IDAL, SEA, international and SISA, SLI, national level news AIPY, NGO in the field of employment in relation to ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men 2. 3. Improvement of work 3.1. Understanding of employers and 3 training SIF MoW 4th quarter of environment for older employees of social inclusion and programmes for 2018 women and men in prevention of discrimination has been employers and order to maintain the raised to improve diversity management their employees on work capacities and and tolerance. social inclusion promote employment. and discrimination prevention issues 200 specialists trained on promotion of diversity and aspects of persons of the target group subject to discrimination risks, social inclusion and prevention of discrimination issues 3.2. Methodological material on the Guidelines for the SEA MoW, NGO, 4th quarter 2020 management of ageing has been prepared NGO personnel for social partners for companies and employees of NGOʼs work with older Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 10 for work with the target group. employed persons, including persons at risk of unemployment Guidelines for employers and employees for extending the work life of older employees by including good practice standards and recommendations for work organisation 3. 4. Promotion of 4.1. Informative and educational measures 4 communication SEA MoW, NGO, 4th quarter 2018 compliance with have been implemented for employers and activities to social partners ensuring equal older employees on the advantages of promote the opportunities and longer and better work life. understanding of prohibition of employers, older discrimination and employees, and different treatment, also the public of including gender- the trends based. regarding ageing of the population and workforce, and possible solutions for the promotion of a longer and better work life 4.2. Information regarding balanced 1 report with MoW/CSCC MoE, MoJ, 4th quarter of Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 11 representation of women and men in the proposals for CEC, NGO, 2020 boards of directors and councils of ensuring more social partners companies has been compiled on regular balanced basis, and also proposals for ensuring more representation of balanced representation have been women and men in developed. the boards of directors and councils of companies, including nomination processes10 4. 5. Promotion of more 5.1. The possibility to extend paternity 1 evaluation on MoW SSIA, NGO, 1st quarter 2019 active involvement of leave to ten working days in conformity possibilities for the social partners men in child care and with Proposal for the directive of the extension of the fulfilment of family European Parliament and of the Council on paternity benefit in obligations. work-life balance for parents and carers Latvia and and repealing Council financial, legal and Directive 2010/18/EU has been evaluated. socio-economic impact of such changes 5.2. The impact of gender equality policy 1 evaluation report MoW NGO 1st quarter 2020 on men has been assessed by providing on increasing the specific proposals for the policy involvement and improvement. role of men in the in the fulfilment of care and family obligations 5.3. Understanding of the role of the father 1 informative MoW SIPCR, SLI, 4th quarter of 10 The evaluation shall also include the data obtained from the evaluation Impact of the Implementation of the Horizontal Principle “Equal possibilities” and Contributions in Promotion of Gender Equality, Respecting the Rights of Persons with Disability and Inclusion Thereof, and Discrimination Prevention (planned to be carried out in 2018– 2019) made within the framework of the project Ensuring the Co-ordination Functions of the Horizontal Principle Policy “Equal possibilities” in the Ministry of Welfare” (No. 12.1.1.0/15/TP/003) implemented by the MoW. Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 12 in family has been enhanced. campaign with a SSIA, NGO 2020 view to increase the topicality and enhance the role of the father in family, to reduce prejudices related to the role of the father 11 5.4. The international conference on co- 1 conference on MoW NGO, social 4th quarter of ordinating work and family life and the the possibilities partners 2020 role of the men’s rights in the gender and practices to equality policy has been organised. co-ordinate work and family life and the role of men in family

5. Ensuring motivational 6.1. The motivation of the target group has Individual and SIF MoW, NGO 4th quarter of and support measures been increased by providing support of group 202212 for persons that are at specialists in the field of carrier selection, consultations and risk of social exclusion social work and education, lawyers, self- other measures and discrimination due confidence raising coaches etc. for (according to to gender. increasing self-assessment of the person, demand) by developing social skills and capabilities of the person, especially skills which help to integrate in the society and commence work seeking, to involve in education (training), qualification acquisition and employment. 11 The financing necessary for the implementation of the conference is planned to be attracted by submitting an application to the co-operation programme of the NCM and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania or to the Nordic Gender Equality Fund. 12 In conformity with the implementation schedule of the SIF project Promotion of Diversity (No. 9.1.4.4./16/I/001). Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 13 2nd action direction Promoting equal education opportunities for boys and girls, men and women Performance Responsible Involved No. Measure Activity result Deadline indicator authority authorities 6. 7. Integration of the 7.1. Guidelines for the creation of the Guidelines of the SEDA MoE, MoW 3rd quarter 2018 principle of equal informative materials of the website informative rights and “Profesiju pasaule” [The World of materials have opportunities for Professions] contains instructions for the been updated so women and men in the promotion of equal opportunities for that the education and career women and men. information support materials. included in the website would not cause and promote stereotypes in respect of selection of professions among women and men 7.2. Information material for educatees of 1 informative SEDA MoE, MoW 3rd quarter of Grades 7–12 has been developed on gender material on gender 2018 stereotypes in selection of profession. stereotypes in selection of professions 7.3. Methodological materials have been Three SEDA MoE, MoW 1st quarter 2019 developed for specialists involved in the methodologies and provision of support to career development their modifications of secondary, vocational and special for career education in which the issues of the specialists in inclusion of the principle of equal rights which the issues and opportunities for women and men in on application of the provision of career development gender equality support have been included. aspects in work Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 14 with pupils have been included 7.4. Integration of the gender equality 1 seminar NCE MoE, MoW 4th quarter of aspect in the content of study materials of for 200 publishers, 2020 general and vocational education has been authors and promoted reviewers of study literature 7. 8. Promotion of inter- 8.1. The assessment of the implementation 1 assessment with MoW/MoES EQSS, AIPY, 3rd quarter of institutional co- of integrated approach of gender equality proposals for the SEDA, NCE, 2019 operation for ensuring in education policy has been carried out by improvement of SISA, NGO integrated approach of identifying the most significant education policy gender equality in problematic issues and defining specific and measures education policy by objectives and proposals for the policy establishing expert development in the following years. working group. 8.2. Assessment of the availability of 1 data availability MoW MoE, CSB, 4th quarter of statistical data broken down by gender has assessment with EQSS, AIPY, 2019 been carried out in the education sector by proposals for the SEDA, NCE, identifying missing or incomplete data and improvement of SISA, NGO improvements necessary in the data availability and exchange, and also providing proposals for quality of the indicators for the next planning period. statistical data broken down by gender in the field of education 8.3. Informing of the public of the current 2 thematic MoW/MoES CSB, EQSS, 4th quarter of gender equality issues in the field of newsletters on AIPY, SEDA, 2019 education has been carried out. current NCE, SISA, international and NGO national level news in the field of education in relation to ensuring equal Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 15 rights and opportunities for women and men rd 3 action direction Reduction of the prevalence of gender-based violence Performance Responsible Involved No. Measure Activity result Deadline indicator authority authorities 8. 9. Promotion of zero 9.1. More active action and response of the 1 media campaign MoW LAA, NGO 3rd quarter of tolerance in respect of public and neighbours in the cases of to activate the 2018 violence against violence against women have been public to report on women in the society. promoted. cases of violence 9.2. Skills of the women who have 3 informative MoW LAA, SP, 4th quarter of suffered from violence to identify violence materials with a NGO 2018 have been promoted and the information view to inform the on available support services has been persons suffered ensured. from violence of the available support services 1 animation to promote the ability of the population and persons suffered from violence to identify violence and risk situations 9.3. Social work methodology for work 1 methodology for MoW SP, NGO 4th quarter of with victims of violence and aggressors social work 2020 has been developed. specialists for work with victims of violence and aggressors Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 16 1 training programme for social work specialists for work with victims of violence and aggressors 9. 10. Professional capacity 10.1. Understanding of the experts 1 guideline MoW SP, MoJ, NGO 3rd quarter of of the specialists working with cases of violence regarding document for the 2018 involved in the the identification of cases of violence and law-enforcement reduction and co-ordinated action in solving the cases of specialists working prevention of the violence have been promoted. with cases of spread of violence has violence been strengthened. 5 seminars for the institutions working with cases of violence for ensuring co- ordinated action and co-operation

11. Inter-institutional co- 11.1. The impact of the measures for the 1 assessment with MoW MoI, MoJ, 3rd quarter of operation for ensuring reduction of gender-based violence has proposals for the MoW 2020 integrated gender been assessed by identifying the most improvement of LAA, SEA, equality approach in significant problematic issues and defining the policy and CDPC, SIPCR, reduction of the specific objectives and proposals for the measures for the SLI, HI, SP, prevalence of gender- policy development in the following years. reduction of NGO based violence by gender-based establishing expert violence working group. 11.2. Assessment of the availability of 1 data availability MoW MoI, MoJ, 4th quarter of statistical data broken down by gender in assessment with MoH, CA, 2020 the prevalence of gender-based violence proposals for the LAA, NHS, has been carried out by identifying missing improvement of CDPC, SIPCR, Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 17 or incomplete data and improvements availability and SLI, HI, SP, necessary in the data exchange, and also quality of the NGO, CSB providing proposals for indicators for the statistical data next planning period. broken down by gender 11.3. Informing of the public of the current 2 thematic MoW MoI, MoJ, 4th quarter of gender equality issues in the prevention of newsletters on MoH, CA, 2020 gender-based violence has been carried current LAA, NHS, out. international and CDOC, CSB, national level news SIPCR, SLI, regarding the HI, SP, NGO reduction of gender-based violence th 4 action direction Strengthening the capacity of authorities in gender equality issues Performance Responsible Involved No. Measure Activity result Deadline indicator authority authorities

12. Strengthening the 12.1. Exchange of experience on 1 exchange of MoW - 2nd quarter of institutional gender institutional gender equality mechanisms experience 2019 equality mechanism of and co-operation of public administration measure on Latvia. institutions with NGO in Nordic countries institutional (Sweden, Iceland, Denmark) has been gender equality organised. mechanisms and co-operation of public administration institutions with NGOʼs 13 12.2. The institutional gender equality Amendments to MoW/Committee - 4th quarter of mechanism has been assessed by the by-laws of the 2018 13 The financing necessary for the implementation of the exchange of experience measure is planned to be attracted by submitting a project application to the NCM mobility programme (see http://www.norden.lv/grantu-programmas/valsts-administracija/). Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 18 identifying the most significant MoW and/or the problematic issues and, if necessary, by-laws of the making amendments to Cabinet Regulation Committee for No. 49 of 27 January 2004, By-laws of the Gender Equality Ministry of Welfare, and By-laws of the (if necessary) Committee for Gender Equality.

13. Educating officials and 13.1. Higher level managers have been 1 training for MoW/SC LSSA 3rd quarter of public administration educated on the objectives and tasks of higher level 2018 employees in gender gender equality. managers to equality issues. promote such policy planning, implementation and assessment that would be based on gender equality principles 13.2. Guidelines for the integration of 1 guideline MoW SIF, SC 1st quarter of gender equality principles in sectoral document for the 2019 policies, including in budget processes, public have been developed. administration specialists on integration of the gender equality principles in policy planning, implementation and assessment 13.3. The employees of the public 3 trainings for the MoW LSPA 4th quarter of administration institutions have been public 2020 educated on the objectives and tasks of administration gender equality. specialists on integration of the gender equality Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 19 principles in policy planning, implementation and assessment 13.4. Understanding of the public 8 seminars for MoW - 4th quarter of administration institutions involved in the specialists 2020 EU fund management, local governments involved in the EU of the republic cities, social partners and fund management NGO employees of complying with and on the integration promoting gender equality in measures co- of gender equality financed by the EU funds has been principles in the increased. measures co- financed by the EU funds

14. Promotion of the 14.1. Guidelines for the implementation of 1 guideline MoW SC 2nd quarter development of legal Cabinet Instruction No. 19 of document for the 2019 acts and sectoral 15 December 2009, Procedures for the State policies contributing to Assessment of the Initial Impact of Draft administrative equal rights and Legal Act, have been developed, clarifying specialists on opportunities for the necessity to assess the initial impact of integration of the women and men. draft legal acts from the point of view of gender equality gender equality. principles in the assessment of the initial impact 14.2. Recommendations for the provision List of MoW SC 3rd quarter of of such public administration recommendations 2019 communication measures that promote for public equal rights and opportunities for women administration and men have been developed. specialists on integration of gender equality aspects in communication Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 20 measures 5th action direction Educating the public in gender equality issues Performance Responsible Involved No. Measure Activity result Deadline indicator authority authorities

15. Raising public 15.1. Easy to use informative material on 1 informative MoW Committee, 3rd quarter 2018 awareness of equal the objectives of gender equality, material for SIF, SLI, rights and indications of gender discrimination and inhabitants on opportunities for authorities providing help in the cases of identifying gender women and men in gender discrimination has been developed. discrimination and everyday life. available support in case of discrimination 15.2. The section “Gender Equality” of the The section MoW - 1st quarter of website of the MoW has been improved by “Gender Equality” 2019 making it easy to use by every interested of the website of person, additionally evaluating the the MoW has been possibility to establish a separate internet improved platform dedicated to gender equality subject.

16. Promotion of the 16.1. Scientific works on gender equality 1 summary of MoW MoES, higher 4th quarter of scientific research of subject developed by the students of the scientific works education 2019 gender equality. higher educational institutions of Latvia dedicated to institutions have been surveyed. gender equality subject for use in policy planning, supervision and assessment (references) 16.2. List of issues to be studied has been 3 lists of issues to MoW MoES, higher 3rd quarter of drawn up for submission to general, be studied on education 2020 vocational and higher educational research subjects institutions, institutions. that are of NGO importance to the Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 21 welfare sector in the field of gender equality

17. Promotion of public 17.1. Latvian Wikipedia storage has been 6 articles on MoW NGO 1st quarter of discussions regarding supplemented by publishing articles on gender equality 2020 gender equality issues gender equality issues. issues in the public. 17.2. Equality ambassadors who publicly 3 equality MoW NGO 4th quarter of invite to pay attention to gender equality in ambassadors 2020 everyday life have been introduced. 3 thematic articles for a wide range of interested persons on current gender equality issues 17.3. Understanding on the role of media 1 educational MoW MoC, NGO 4th quarter of in promoting gender equality has been measure for media 2020 increased. representatives on the integration of gender equality aspects in everyday work and role of media in promoting gender equality 17.4. The possibility to introduce a prize 1 nomination in a MoW NGO 4th quarter of for increasing the topicality of equal national level 2020 possibilities in journalism has been journalism evaluated. competition 17.5. Implementation of the measures for Thematic articles SIF MoW 1st quarter of increasing the understanding and raising on the issues of 202114 the awareness of the public, including also social inclusion 14 In conformity with the implementation schedule of the SIF project Promotion of Diversity (No. 9.1.4.4./16/I/001). Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 22 gender discrimination issues. promotion and discrimination prevention Audiovisual and interactive informative materials Educational measures for the public on the issues of social inclusion promotion and discrimination prevention

3. Territorial Perspective The measures defined in the Plan are targeted to the entire population of Latvia and will be implemented in both Riga and regions.

4. Assessment of the Impact on the State and Local Government Budget The implementation of the Plan will not cause any additional impact on the State and local government budgets as most of them will be implemented within the framework of the State budget resources granted to the authorities. Range of the measures of the Plan will be implemented within the framework of already approved projects co-financed by EU Structural Funds; during development of the Plan the Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 23 distribution of the financing by years cannot be accurately determined. By taking into account the abovementioned, the indicatively necessary financing has been indicated in Table 2 of the Plan. The measures that are associated with the policy assessment and planning, and also increasing the public understanding will be implemented within the framework of the State budget funds granted to the MoW (Activity results 1.1–4.2, 5.1–5.2, 8.1–8.3, 11.1–11.3, 12.2, 13.2–13.3, 14.1–17.4) and the NCE (Activity result 7.4). The Plan includes also the measures which are planned to be implemented within the framework of the State programme for the improvement of the situation for children and family (see Activity results 5.3 and 5.4 of the Measure 5 of the Plan). In turn the impact of the Activity result 5.1 of the Measure 5 of the Plan on the State and local government budget will be assessed while preparing the evaluation developed within the framework of the measure. In addition, co-financing of international programmes is planned to be attracted by submitting a project application: 1. to the EU programme Rights, Equality, Citizenship for the achievement of the Activity result 1.1 of the Measure 1 of the Plan; 2. to the co-operation framework of the NCM and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania for the achievement of the Activity result 5.4 of the Measure 5 of the Plan; 3. to the co-operation programme of the NCM, and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania or to the Nordic Gender Equality Fund for the achievement of the Activity result 5.4 of the Measure 5 of the Plan; 4. to the NCM mobility programme “State administration” for the achievement of the Activity result 12.1 of the Measure 12 of the Plan. The impact of the achievement of the abovementioned measures and activity results on the State and local government budget will be assessed for the project applications and informative reports on undertaking the budget obligations for the implementation of the relevant projects. Other measures will be implemented within the framework of the following already approved projects:

1. Activity results 3.1, 6.1, 13.2 and 17.5 of the Plan will be achieved within the framework of the project Promotion of Diversity implemented by the SIF (No. 9.1.4.4./16/I/001; total financing EUR 6 813 045, incl. ESF financing of EUR 5 791 088 and the State budget financing of EUR 1 021 957);

2. Activity results 3.2 and 4.1 of the Plan will be achieved within the framework of the project Support for a Longer Work Life implemented by the SEA (No. 7.3.2.0/16/I/001; total financing EUR 10 596 211, incl. ESF financing of EUR 9 006 779 and the State budget financing of EUR 1 589 432). The financing of the measures included in the Plane cannot be distinguished separately, therefore it is not indicated in Table 2.

3. Activity results 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 of the Plan will be achieved within the framework of the project “Career support for general and vocational educational institutions” implemented by the SEDA (No. 8.3.5.0/16/I/001; the total financing of EUR 21 645 410, incl. ESF co-financing of EUR 18 398 598 and the State budget financing of EUR 3 246 812);

4. Activity results 9.1 and 9.2 of the Plan will be achieved within the framework of the project Understanding Creation Campaign for Zero Tolerance in Respect of Violence Against Woman “Violence likes silence”” Implemented by the MoW (No. JUST/2016/RGEN/AG/VAWA/9944; the total financing of EUR 247 696.43, incl. EC co-financing of EUR 198 156.94 and the State budget financing of EUR 49 539.49); Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 24

5. Activity result 9.3 of the Plan will be achieved within the framework of the project Professional Social Work Development in Local Governments implemented by the MoW (No. 9.2.1.1/15/I/001; the total financing of EUR 8 526 615, incl. ESF co-financing of EUR 7 247 622 and the State budget financing of EUR 1 278 993);

6. Activity result 10.1 of the Plan will be achieved within the framework of the project One Step Closer: Joint Answer of the Community to the Cases of Violence Against Women implemented by the MoW (No. JUST/2015/RDAP/AG/MULT/9830; the total financing of EUR 189 736.80, incl. EU co-financing of EUR 151 789.44 and the State budget financing of EUR 37 947.36);

7. Activity result 13.1 of the Plan will be achieved within the framework of the project Development Programme for Higher Level Managers implemented by the SC (No. 3.4.2.0/15/I/003; the total financing of EUR 926 094, incl. ECF co-financing of EUR 787 180 and the State budget financing of EUR 138 914);

8. Activity result 13.4 of the Plan will be achieved within the framework of the project Ensuring the Co-ordination Functions of the Horizontal Principle Policy “Equal possibilities” in the Ministry of Welfare (No. 12.1.1.0/15/TP/003; total financing EUR 130 000, incl. the co-financing of the EU Cohesion Fund of EUR 110 500 and the State budget financing of EUR 19 500). By taking into account that a series of the abovementioned projects have been commenced to be implemented by the responsible authorities in 2017 and not in all cases the financing intended for the implementation of the activities can be separately divided by years, the indicative assessment of the impact of the relevant measures on the State budget has been indicated in Table 2 of the Plan. At the same time we indicate that the implementation of these projects does not cause any additional burden on the State budget as the financing for the implementation of the relevant projects has been already granted in accordance with the procedures laid down in the law. Table 2 Summary on the State and Local Government Budget Financing Necessary for the Implementation of the Measures of the Plan Financing (EUR) foreseen in the medium- Necessary additional financing (EUR) Implementation term budget framework law year of the Budget department; measure (if the code and name of the budget implementation programme (sub-programme) 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 of the measure is terminated) Total financing for the 326 964.00 335 963.33 318 000.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 - implementation of the Plan including in the following departments:

03. Cabinet 6300.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018 63.08.00 European Social Fund (ESF) projects (2014–2020) Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 25

08. SIF 215 380.00 157 753.33 218 725.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 201–2022 63.07.00 Implementation of the European Social Fund (ESF) projects and measures (2014–2020)

15. MoES 1089.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018–2019 63.08.00 European Social Fund (ESF) projects (2014–2020)

18. MoW 104 195.00 178 210.00 99 275.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018–2020 22.02.00 State programme for the 0.00 25 000.00 35 000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2019–2020 improvement of the situation for children and family 61.20.00 Technical assistance for 500.00 750.00 750.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018-2020 the absorption of the Cohesion Fund (CF) (2014–2020) 63.07.00 Projects implemented by 38 115.00 152 460.00 63 525.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018–2020 the European Social Fund (ESF) in the field of welfare (2014–2020) 70.08.00 Implementation of other 65 580.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018 European Union policy instruments and measures in the field of welfare Allocation of Financing based on Measures of the Plan result Financing (EUR) foreseen in the Implementation Necessary additional financing (EUR) medium-term budget framework law year of the Measure No. Code and name of the measure (if the budget programme Activity (sub-programme) 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 implementation of the measure No. is terminated) 3. 3.1. 08. SIF 189 970.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018 63.07.00 Implementation of the European Social Fund (ESF) projects and Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 26 measures (2014–2020) 5. 5.3. 18. MoW 0.00 25 000.00 35 000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2019–2020 22.02.00 State programme for the improvement of the situation for children and family 6. 6.1. 08. SIF 25 410.00 157 753.33 157 753.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018–2022 63.07.00 Implementation of the European Social Fund (ESF) projects and measures (2014–2020) 7. 7.1.- 15. MoES 1089.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018–2019 7.3. 63.08.00 European Social Fund (ESF) projects (2014–2020) 9. 9.1.- 18. MoW 45 000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018 9.2. 70.08.00 Implementation of other European Union policy instruments and measures in the field of welfare 9.3. 18. MoW 38 115.00 152 460.00 63 525.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018–2020 63.07.00 Projects implemented by the European Social Fund (ESF) in the field of welfare (2014–2020) 10. 10.1. 18. MoW 20 580.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018 70.08.00 Implementation of Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 27 other European Union policy instruments and measures in the field of welfare 13. 13.1. 03. The Cabinet 6300.0015 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018 63.08.00 European Social Fund (ESF) projects (2014–2020) 13.4. 18. MoW 500.00 750.00 750.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2018–2020 61.20.00 Technical assistance for the absorption of the Cohesion Fund (CF) (2014–2020) 17. 17.5. 08. SIF 0.00 0.00 60 972.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 2020–2022 63.07.00 Implementation of the European Social Fund (ESF) projects and measures (2014–2020) Minister for Welfare Jānis Reirs 15 Costs have been calculated by assuming that three completely assembled training groups are organised. Translation © 2019 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 28