c. Actions taken by government entities a) Department of Gender Equality, Executive Yuan 27 The Department of Gender Equality, Executive Yuan noted that since 2014, certain cases have arisen that address uniform regulations, e.g., the Police Uniforms Act, attached instructions of the Firefighting Uniform Guidelines, the Customs Service Personnel Uniform Management Guidelines, and the uniform regulations of the National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior. These cases involved female employees being required to wearing skirts and not allowed to wear trousers as part of the uniform. Upon review, the special review committee determined that these regulations violated Article 5, Subparagraph (a) of CEDAW. The regulations were then amended to include trousers, and female employees can now choose to wear trousers at work. Similarly, the Ministry of Education mandates that while school uniforms should be decided on by school uniform committees, female students should not be required to wear skirts; instead, female students can wear their choice of skirts or trousers to avoid gender stereotyping and comply with Article 5 of CEDAW. The Department of Gender Equality, Executive Yuan also stated that it sent a letter to various ministries/councils in January 2024 requesting that they require their affiliated agencies as well as foundations, state-owned enterprises, private organizations, and related businesses to review their dress codes and provide guidance and oversight to promote improvements and end gender stereotyping. The department also encouraged the ministries/councils to incorporate such efforts into their annual gender equality promotional plans to demonstrate progress in this area. The Department of Gender Equality, Executive Yuan recommended that all ministries/councils utilize this complaint and the aforementioned police and firefighter uniform cases as CEDAW training materials. During policy meetings or general meetings with internal and external businesses 27 The Commission’s meeting minutes with the advisory body on May 30, 2024. 41