Page 43 RUSSIAN FEDERATION (CONTINUED) Ending Sex Discrimination in the Law EQUALITY NOW – BEIJING+25 before the law and court. (2) The State shall guarantee the equality of rights and freedoms of man and citizen, regardless of sex, race, nationality, language, origin, property and official status, place of residence, religion, convictions, membership of public associations, and also of other circumstances . . . (3) Man and woman shall enjoy equal rights and freedoms and have equal possibilities to exercise them. SWITZERLAND Federal Law supplementing the Swiss Civil Code of 30 March 1911: Article 329 (f). Obligations of the employer / VIII. Days off work, holidays, leave for youth work, maternity leave…. 4. Maternity leave: After having given birth, a female employee is entitled to maternity leave of at least 14 weeks. Take Action – Switzerland President Ueli Maurer Bern SWITZERLAND Email: info@bk.admin.ch nyc.vertretung-un@eda.admin.ch (Mission to the UN in New York) Twitter: @BR_Sprecher Note: Article 329 of the Federal Law supplementing the Swiss Civil Code is discriminatory since it does not provide any paternity leave for fathers. On 27 September 2019, the Swiss Parliament passed an amendment to Art. 329(g) introducing two weeks of paternity leave for fathers, which will go into effect unless a referendum is asked for by 23 January 2020. Article 8 of the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation: (3) Men and women have equal rights. The law shall ensure their equality, both in law and in practice, most particularly in the family, in education, and in the workplace. Men and women have the right to equal pay for work of equal value. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Department of Defense Directive-type Memorandum (DTM)-19-004 - Military Service by Transgender Persons and Persons with Gender Dysphoria dated March 12, 2019: Policy: … Service members who access in their preferred gender or received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria from, or had such diagnosis confirmed by, a military DTM-19-004, March 12, 2019 3 medical provider before the effective date of this DTM will be allowed to continue serving in the military pursuant to the policies and procedures in effect before the effective date of this DTM. Take Action – United States of America President Donald Trump Office of the President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Email Portal: https://www.whitehouse. gov/contact/ Email: president@whitehouse.gov Twitter: @realDonaldTrump Attachment 3 - Procedures: Section II: b. Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction into the Military Services. Individuals who are not exempt will be accessed or commissioned based on the following medical standards, provided they are medically qualified in all other respects in accordance with DoDI 6130.03: (1) A history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria is disqualifying unless: (a) As certified by a licensed mental health provider, the applicant demonstrates 36 consecutive months of stability in the applicant’s biological sex immediately preceding submission of the application without clinically significant distress or impairment