Law No. 9.015 creating the State Policy for Women's Empowerment in the State of Pará. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Pará Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Gender Equity Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law creates the State Policy for Women's Empowerment aimed at establishing general guidelines and standards, as well as basic criteria to ensure, promote and protect the full and equal exercise of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by women. The State Policy for the Empowerment of Women will be implemented with the objective of strengthening and articulating democratic mechanisms and instances of dialogue, as well as joint action between civil society and the federal, state and municipal public authorities. In formulating, executing, monitoring, evaluating programmes and public policies, improving public management, the proposed objectives and guidelines will be considered. This State Policy must be formulated and implemented through intersectoral approach and coordination, which will articulate the various sectoral policies from an integrated and comprehensive view of women's rights. Full text Portuguese Website www.sistemas.pa.gov.br