THE JRC REMAINS COMMITTED TO EQUALITY IN THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN

On the occasion of international women's day, a key date to reflect on progress in the area of equality and to reaffirm the commitment to gender equity, the legal studies centre (JRC) continues to further initiatives that promote inclusion, conciliation and professional development of women in the legal field.

Over the past year, the JRC has continued to work in the implementation and consolidation of measures designed to ensure a more equitable and accessible to all individuals within its community. These include the adaptation of institutional protocols, the creation of spaces facilitating reconciliation of work and family life and the promotion of training with a gender perspective.

These initiatives reflect the strong commitment of the JRC to equality of opportunities and its active role in building a more just and inclusive manner.

Highlights in 2024

• Empowerment of training in equal racing and bodies of Justice: Training programmes have developed a gender approach, ensuring that legal professionals have tools to address this reality in their Workplace. By 2024 were a total of 19 training activities relating to equality, inclusion and combating gender violence, in which people were able to participate 1.432. For its part, all selective courses included training in this area both at the stage teórico-práctica as during the phase of supervised practices.
• Promotion of female representation: In the training activities and round tables organized by the JRC has promoted equitable participation of women experts in various fields of the law and justice.
• Adaptation of the harassmentRight: the protocol against the sexual harassment and on the basis of sex in the area of the General state administration and its agencies linked, ensuring your specific application in the JRC.
• Room for breastfeeding: Since march 2023, JRC has a breastfeeding room and space available for changing their staff as for those involved in their activities.
• Consistent Plan: During the past year, the JRC has facilitated a number of measures for reconciling work and family life within the framework of the Plan Reconciles. Among them, that 16 permits for pregnancy and childbirth were granted, including 3 extended maternity leave and breastfeeding 2 permits. In addition, nine persons were able to soften its time to look after children under 12 years, and 7 employees agreed to intensive days for the care of children or dependants.

These measures reflect the commitment of the JRC to the well-being and the reconciliation of its staff.

The JRC will continue to work to advance gender equality, ensuring training environment inclusive and equitable for all legal professionals.