1063 released in 2021. b) In 2007, the Legislative Yuan passed a resolution approving Taiwan’s application to join the United Nations CEDAW. Although the process of depositing it with the Secretary-General of the United Nations had not yet been completed, Taiwan nonetheless passed the Enforcement Act of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in 2011, giving CEDAW legal effect. Article 2 of the Enforcement Act of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women clearly states that “the provisions of the Convention that protect gender human rights and promote gender equality have the force of domestic law.” c) Article 7 of the Gender Equality in Employment Act states: “Employers shall not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their gender or sexual orientation in the course of recruitment, screening test, hiring, placement, assignment, evaluation and promotion…” This clearly stipulates that employers may not discriminate against individuals on the basis of their gender during recruitment and employment, ensuring that applicants or employees have equal employment opportunities. Although the aforementioned text mentions only “recruitment, screening test, hiring, placement, assignment, evaluation, and promotion,” it is immediately followed by the term “etc.,” indicating that similar scenarios are included. This wording allows a broader interpretation of the provision, 38 making it illustrative in nature. 39 This article thus gives several examples of such 38 In contrast, Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the same act states: “Employers shall not discriminate against employees because of their gender or sexual orientation in the case of retirement, discharge, severance and termination.” This article explicitly lists four situations of leaving the workplace (i.e., retirement, discharge, severance, and termination) without generalization (i.e., the use of “etc.”). 39 Professor Zheng Yupo stated that “Generally, when a law lists one or several items and then follows them with the word ‘etc.,’ unless there is a special reason for a 50