Interactive Catalogue

Gender Equality Certification (Certificazione per la parità di genere)

Good Practice (reviewed)

Promoter Information:

• Name: Italian Parliament

Abstract:

The goal of the Law 162/2021 (Gribaudo law), as foreseen by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), is to promote and support concrete measures for employers aimed at reducing gender inequalities in the field of career development, gender pay equity, and maternity protection.
As of January 2022, incentive mechanisms, including the financial ones (e.g. business tax deductions), have been introduced to support, among other things, the career progression of women and the possibility for them to hold senior positions in companies (including micro and SMEs).
Gender Equality Certification can be requested from companies of all sizes on a voluntary basis and on demand. Organisations accredited by Accredia (EC Regulation 765/2008) can issue the certification by following the gender equality practice UNI/PdR 125:2022. The list of accredited certifying bodies is available at https://certificazione.pariopportunita.gov.it/public/organismi-di-certificazione.
Key Performance Indicators involve six (6) strategic assessment areas, namely: 1. Culture and strategy; 2. Governance; 3. Human resources (HR) management processes; 4. Opportunities for growth and inclusion of women in business; 5. Gender pay equity; and 6. Parental protection and Work-life balance.

Keywords:

gender equality, career progression, leadership

Dates:

March 12, 2021 – ongoing

Source Specificity:

Public Policy Document

Website:

https://temi.camera.it/leg18/pnrr/cronoprogramma/OCD51_58/sistema-certificazione-parita-genere.html

Power Domains:

Political, Economic

Methods Tools:

Competence development, Awareness-raising

Country:

Italy

City:

Rome

Implementation Scale:

National

Language:

Italian

Other Links:

https://certificazione.pariopportunita.gov.it/public/home and https://www.normattiva.it/atto/caricaDettaglioAtto?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=2021-11-18&atto.codiceRedazionale=21G00175&atto.articolo.numero=0&atto.articolo.sottoArticolo=1&atto.articolo.sottoArticolo1=10&qId=ec067da3-b9e4-48d5-b795-e440748f03ed&tabID=0.6297782185168509&title=lbl.dettaglioAtto