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• About the
  Charter
  • The EU and Gender Equality
  • CEMR and gender equality
  • The Charter in brief
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  • The signatories of the Charter
  • About the Observatory
• The Action Plan:
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  Practices
  • Democratic accountability
  • The political role
  • General framework for equality
  • The employer role
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  • The service delivery role
  • Planning and sustainable
    development
  • The regulator role
  • Twinning and international
    cooperation
• Methods
  and Evaluation
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  • Pilot project
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Article 1

1. The Signatory recognizes that the right to equality of women and men is a fundamental prerequisite of democracy, and that a democratic society cannot afford to ignore the skills, knowledge, experience and creativity of women. To this end, it must ensure, on a basis of equality, the inclusion, representation and involvement of women from different backgrounds and of different age groups in all spheres of political and public decision-making.

2. The Signatory, as the democratically elected body responsible for promoting the well-being of its population and area, therefore commits itself to promote and advance the practical application of this right in all of its spheres of activity – as democratic leader of the local community, provider and commissioner of services, planner and regulator, and as employer.