ІНСТИТУЦІЙНИЙ МЕХАНІЗМ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ПУБЛІЧНОЇ ПОЛІТИКИ ГЕНДЕРНОЇ РІВНОСТІ ТА РІВНИХ МОЖЛИВОСТЕЙ В УКРАЇНІ

Abstract

The general articulation of the issue and its relation to the important research and practical tasks is that democratic transformations in the society have actualized the issue of equality for women and men and need to address gender inequalities. As a result, they develop some new state institutions engaged in gender questions. In the complementary cooperation with public structures, they represent an institutional mechanism of providing public policy on gender equality and equal opportunities for women and men.The analysis of recent publications regarding the issues shows that in Ukraine problems with development of gender issues in public administration are of particular importance.Identification of parts of the general problem that have not been previously addressed. The processes of theoretical and empirical analysis of institutional mechanism of ensuring public policy of gender equality and equal opportunities for men and women, functions of social institutions involved in this process, level of interaction and consideration of public opinion of the country population remain practically neglected.The purpose of this article is to conduct a complex analysis of institutional mechanism of providing the public policy of gender equality and equal opportunities of for men and women in Ukraine for identification of urgent problems in the research area and development of relevant solutions.The key results and the background. The current state of legal support of public gender equality policy in Ukraine is analyzed. Based on official data frominternational organizations, the effectiveness of public policy on gender equality in Ukraine has been evaluated. As a result of the research conducted there were identified both positive and negative factors influencing the law, and the effectiveness of the institutional mechanism for ensuring gender equality policy in Ukraine.Conclusions and the prospects for further research.The content of institutional mechanism for ensuring public policy of gender equality and equal opportunities for men and women in Ukraine is a close combination of well-established rules defined by the legislation with exhaust practice of informal agreements. However, we should also note some positive results in the development and strengthening of the institutional mechanism for ensuring public policy of gender equality and equal opportunities in Ukraine.