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# Gender Equality Act (GEA)

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## Gender Equality Act (GEA)

SR 151.1 — Federal Act of 24 March 1995 on Gender Equality (Gender Equality Act, GEA).

[fedlex.data.admin.ch](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/1996/1498_1498_1498?utm_source=slatesource)

English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 1 July 2020, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, on the basis of Articles 8 paragraph 3, 110 paragraph 1 letter a, 122 and 173 paragraph 2 of the Federal Constitution,and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 24 February 1993, decrees:

SR 101 Amended by No I of the FA of 14 Dec. 2018, in force since 1 July 2020 (AS 2019 2815; BBl 2017 5507). BBl 1993 I 1248

## Contents

1\. Purpose — 1 article 2. Equality at Work — 6 articles 3. Special Provisions for Employment Relationships governed by the Code of Obligations — 4 articles 4. Legal Protection in the case of Public Employment Relationships — 1 article 5. Equal Pay Analysis and Audit — 9 articles 6. Financial Aid — 2 articles 7. Federal Office for Gender Equality — 1 article 8. Final Provisions — 4 articles

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