The Women and family commission of the Congress of the Republic approved the opinion of the “New Law on Equal Opportunities between men and women“On the last Friday, October 3, the initiative was backed by 9 congressmen. This proposal, promoted by the legislator of Popular renewal, Miracles Jáureguieliminates the word “gender” of the new norm and restricts the participation of non -governmental organizations (NGO) in the formation of the members of the Judiciary of the established guidelines.
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“Under no circumstances, training and training programs are allowed to be provided by non -governmental organizations whose members participate in demands or complaints in both national and international privileges,” proposes the opinion.
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The bill No.. 8731 eliminates the word “gender” and instead uses “men and women” to refer to citizens. It also eliminates the double expression, for example, of “boys and girls”, and only establishes a generic term to refer to both sexes such as “children.”
“The use of inclusive language does not imply the unfolding of language to refer to women and men. It is understood as unfolding of language the mention separately from the male and the female in the message when there is a generic term that already includes both,” reads the document.
In addition, the opinion establishes that the Executiveregional and municipal governments “respect the right of parents or guardians to participate in the educational process of their children, cautious that they receive education according to their moral and religious convictions.”
“For the purpose of complying with this law and until the new norms, policies, strategies, plans, programs, actions and projects are approved, it will be understood that all mention to the” gender approach “,” gender equity approach “,” gender equality approach “or another similar term, refers to the” approach of equal opportunities between women and men “, adds the document.
Opinion does not know international treaties
The proposal promoted by Popular renewal does not know the international treaties to which the Peru and only clings to those who dictates the Political Constitution.
Article 5 of the opinion, on the guidelines of the Legislative Power, indicates that one of the functions of the Congress It would be “to prove norms that guarantee the rights of equality between women and men, at work, economic, cultural, social, political and in any other sphere; according to the Political Constitution of Peru incorporating the equity of women and men. ”
However, the current norm of equal opportunities between men and women establishes that the functions of the Parliament International commitments and treaties that incorporate gender equity are aligned.
On the left, the current Law on Equal Opportunities between men and women. On the right, the opinion approved in the Women and Family Commission of Congress.
On the other hand, the opinion proposes that it be the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) The person in charge of coordinating and monitoring the application in case the standard is approved. Likewise, the institution will have to prepare the National Plan for Equal Opportunities between women and men every five years.
