Unit 1 - Introduction into EU equality law

(Development EU gender equality legislation; the pivotal role of Article 157 TFEU; central concepts of EU gender equality law; how can EU gender equality law be enforced, analysis of decisions of the Court of Justice of the EU in cases of gender discrimination)

Unit 2 - Development of the EU Equality Law

(feminist perspectives on globalization; women migration, gender and security in pandemic times)

Unit 3 – Gender equality: Definition of key concepts

(direct/indirect discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment, burden of proof, victimization, equal pay, violence against women, multiple and intersectional discrimination, remedies and sanctions)

Unit 4 - Gender-based violence

(Definition of gender-based violence and violence against women in international human rights and EU law and the status of victims of GBV and VAW in the EU law; domestic violence; sexual violence; physical violence, psychological violence; economic violence; litigation in front of national courts, the role of equality bodies and CSOs in providing legal advice to victims)

Unit 5 - EU sexual harassment law

(Definition of harassment; types of sexual harassment at workplace; how to fill a sexual harassment complaint; how to handle a sexual harassment claim; litigation in front of national courts, the role of equality bodies and CSOs in providing legal advice to victims)

Unit 6 - Multiple discrimination & immigration 

(discrimination of migrant and refugee women; How to prevent or respond to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) cases in the provision of information, ability to identify high-risk cases, and provision of referrals and services; intersection between gender and race/ethnicity)

Unit 7 - Gender policies and gender politics

(Comparative analysis of women in decision-making process; gender quotas in politics; analysis of potential impact of the proposed Directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures)

Unit 8 - Gender, privacy and data protection in the digital age

(Analysis of gender-based sexist/hate speech on internet and legal remedies; legal implications of changing names and gender)

Unit 9 - Gender in(equality) in the labour market

(Comparative gender aspects of access to the labour market, employment promotion, equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, gender pay gap; analysis of relevant cases in front of Court of Justice of the EU)

Unit 10 – Gender equality and artificial intelligence

(Assessment whether current EU law sufficiently captures gender-based biases and algorithmic discrimination in the context of artificial intelligence and provides a analysis of the EU legislative framework on AI, including Artificial Intelligence Act)

Unit 11 - Gender equality outside employment – access to goods and services

(Analysis of potential impact of the Directive 2004/113/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods; health services for women; insurance gender ruling; gender access to goods in lights of consumer protection)