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Gender Equality in the Danish Prosecution Service

19/04/23Birgit GammelgaardDeputy chief prosecutor

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Overview

• The Danish Gender Equality Law

• Gender Equality in The Danish Prosecution

Service

• Women in the Prosecution Service

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About me

• LL.M., Master of Public Governance

• Prosecutor 1986

• Senior Prosecutor 1996

• Deputy Chief Prosecutor 2004

• Married

• 2 children (24 years and 20 years)

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The Danish Prosecution Service

The Director of Public Prosecution

2 Regional State Prosecutors + 1 for serious

economic crime and war crimes

12 Police Commissioners (local prosecution)

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The Danish Gender Equality Law

Purpose

• To promote equality and equal value between men and

women:

- equal influence and opportunities in all social functions

• Applies to all state institutions and all private companies

providing goods and services under public procurement

Gender composition in public boards, commissions, etc.

• Should have equal composition of women and

men

• Proposals for members of boards, commissions,

etc. shall name an equal amount of both sexes

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Periodic reporting on gender equality

• All state and local government institutions must

report bi-anually on gender equality including:

- If gender equality policy is adopted,

- The gender distribution for each category of work

- Any other issues which may influence the evaluation of the work of the institution on its gender equality policy

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The Prosecution Service report for 2013

• The Prosecution Service has not adopted a

gender equality policy

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Number of public prosecutors in Denmark

Total Males Females

Total number of prosecutors (31.12.2012)

566 186 380

Number of prosecutors at first instance level

421 130 291

Number of prosecutors at second instance level

98 40 58

Number of prosecutors at third instance level

47 16 31

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Number of heads of prosecution offices in Denmark

Total Males Females

Total number of heads of prosecution offices (31.12.2012)

17 11 6

Number of heads of prosecution offices at first instance level

12 7 5

Number of heads of prosecution offices at second instance level

3 2 1

Number of heads of prosecution offices at third instance level

1 1 0

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Applicants MoJ spring 2013

Total Males Females

Total number of applicants 375 27% 73%

Number of applicants for interviews

128 29% 71%

Number of hires 54 37% 63%

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Core mission for the prosecution service

• To provide safety and security by fighting crime in

cooperation with the police

- ”Our core mission does not lead to gender equality considerations in our employment policy”

Integrity

Ability to collaborate

Robust and persuasive

Ability to act

Ability to prioritize

Legal skills

Holistic view Leadership

Focus on resultsFocus on development

Wheel of competence

Why so many female prosecutors?

• Better opportunities for balancing work and family

life (human resources policy)

• Paid maternity leave

• 16 paid care days to spend with your child during

the child’s first 7 years

• Up to 2 paid ”sick child” care days per illness

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MoJ’s human resource policy

Highly qualified legal specialistsHigh quality of work

RecognitionPersonal developmentCareer

Mutual flexibilityDiversity

Good leadershipTransparencyInfluence

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Maternity leave

• Mother 18 weeks (full pay)

• Father 2 weeks (his pay depends on his

employment)

• Shared 32 weeks (reduced pay)

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Thank you!

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