It is also based on Article 157(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 2(4) of Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions.
Tá sé bunaithe freisin ar Airteagal 157(3) den Chonradh ar Fheidhmiú an Aontais Eorpaigh agus ar Airteagal 2(4) de Threoir 76/207/CEE ón gComhairle maidir le prionsabal na córa comhionainne idir mná agus fir a chur chun feidhme maidir le rochtain ar an bhfostaíocht, ar an ngairmoiliúint agus ar ardú céime, agus maidir le dálaí oibre.