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Article 16. Mandate of the Government (Cabinet) with regard to promoting gender
equality
16.1. The government shall have the following mandate with regard to promoting gender
equality:
16.1.1. incorporate gender equality promotion activities in the Economic and
Social Development Guidelines and sector development policies and programs, introduce gender
sensitive budgeting system, approve and implement gender equality programs and special
measures prescribed in Article 7 of this law and have sufficient financing approved for their
implementation;
16.1.2. create conditions for compilation of sex disaggregated statistics, to have
gender equality assessments carried out, to disseminate the findings to customers and the public;
16.1.3. take measures to create human and financial resources to formulate and
implement gender sensitive development policies;
16.1.4. carry out awareness raising activities aimed at cultivating gender equality
culture among the population and preventing from propaganda of gender discrimination;
16.1.5. adopt and implement civil service standards that prevent from gender
discrimination in activities and workplaces in public administration;
16.1.6. adopt directives, procedures and recommendations within its function to
promote gender equality;
16.1.7. report to the State Great Hural on the implementation and results of the
gender equality policies and activities.
16.2. The Government shall take up a responsibility to provide management in
incorporation of unpaid household labor and household production into the extended System of
National Accounts.
Article 17. Responsibilities of the Prime Minister with regard to promoting gender
equality
17.1. Promotion of gender equality shall be within the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister.
17.2. Prime Minister shall head the National Committee on gender and supervise the
operation of the Committee.
Article 18. Mandate of the National Committee on Gender with regard to promoting
gender equality
18.1. The National Committee on gender is a public body composed of non-staff
members and is responsible to ensure equal participation of the public and the government in and
sustainability of the implementation of gender equality policies. The National Committee on
gender shall have a Secretariat.
18.2. The Cabinet shall approve the composition of the National Committee on Gender
based on the suggestion by the Prime Minister.
18.3. The National Committee on Gender shall have the following functions:
18.3.1. to coordinate and organize activities on the formulation, implementation,
and monitoring of gender policies, programs and special measures;