On 19.01.2016, the Ombudsman of Bulgaria – Ms. Maya Manolova, organized a public discussion on the Draft law of equality between women and men, presented in the Parliament by the Council of Ministers on 20.11.2015.

Part in the discussion took the Ombudsman, the Minister of Labour and Social Policy – Mr. Ivaylo Kalfin, Members of the Parliament – Chairpersons and deputy Chairpersons of relevant parliamentary commissions, representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, NGOs and Media.

On behalf of the Gender Alternatives Foundation, Milena Kadieva – the Managing director of the foundation, took part in the discussion.

The Gender Alternatives Foundation’s opinion on the Draft law on equality between women and men could be found here:

The GAF opinion was also presented to the Council of ministers and the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.