SDG 5.6.3 Maternity policy
1. NCUE has set ‘Important points for maintaining the education rights of National Changhua University of Education students during pregnancy and guidance-assisting measures’ to maintain the education rights of pregnant students and provide the necessary assistance. For the contents of the regulations, please refer to the regulations:
https://genderweb.ncue.edu.tw/ezfiles/16/1016/img/1021/683030982.pdf
The parent law of this law is the Gender Equity Education Act of the Ministry of Education.
https://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=H0080067
Establishment of policy: 2004
Policy review: 2023
2. NCUE has also formulated the Work Rules for Appointed Personnel, which clearly stipulates related rights, such as maternity inspection leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, family care leave, and antenatal leave.
For the contents of the regulations, please refer to the following:
https://personnelweb.ncue.edu.tw/var/file/1/1001/img/139/501403957.pdf
The parent law of this law is the Gender Equality in Employment Act of the Ministry of Education. For the English version of the website, please refer to the following
https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=N0030014
Establishment of policy: 2010
Policy review: 2023
3. NCUE also provides maternal health protection for female faculty and staff who are expecting to be pregnant or are in the middle of pregnancy, and female faculty and staff who are less than one year after childbirth (including normal delivery, stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy, and breastfeeding after one year of childbirth). We have set up the National Changhua University of Education Maternal Health Protection Program for the covered female faculty and staff. For the contents of the regulations, please refer to:
https://saftyweb.ncue.edu.tw/var/file/10/1010/img/1029/445943886.pdf
The parent law of this law is the Occupational Safety and Health Act of the Ministry of Education. For the English version, please refer to:
https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=N0060001
Establishment of policy: 2017
Policy review: 2020
Figure 1: In consideration of the needs of faculty and students who are pregnant, with limited mobility, or with young children, the Gender Equality Education Committee of NCUE has drawn up the first “Caring Parking Card” in colleges and universities nationwide. Since 2009, all school teaching faculty, working staff, students, and even school guests can apply for the “Caring Parking Card” as long as they need it
Figure 2: A vehicle with a ‘Caring Parking Card’ can park in barrier-free parking spaces (the card must be placed visibly on the windshield of the vehicle). A total of 9 applications were received in 2023
Please refer to Annex 5.6.3A. The school has formulated and responded to the childbirth policies that support women’s participation with specific actions.