Gender equality in labour law with an emphasis on the activities of European Social Partners Abstract This thesis deals with the equality of women and men, in the context of the activities of European Social Partners. It describes crucial legislation connected with the equal treatment of women and men in labour relations on the international, European, and Czech levels. It gives details of relevant case law and presents and analyses European Social Partners activities aimed at achieving gender equality. The introduction defines and classifies the basic terms equality and discrimination. This is followed with the presentation of the gender mainstreaming term and the difference between gender and sex is clarified. The next chapter is focused ...