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SDG 5.6.3

SDG 5.6.3 Maternity policy

1. Guidelines for Pregnant Students

1. NCUE has set ‘Directives for Protecting the Educational Rights and Providing Counseling Support for Pregnant Students at National Changhua University of Education’ to safeguard the education rights of pregnant students and provide the necessary assistance. For the contents of the regulations, please refer to the regulations:

As shown in Figure 1. Policy established: 2007. Policy review: 2026.

Figure 1: NCUE’s Guidelines for Protecting the Right to Education and Providing Counseling and Support for Pregnant Students
Figure 1: NCUE’s Guidelines for Protecting the Right to Education and Providing Counseling and Support for Pregnant Students

Parent Law: Gender Equity Education Act

The parent law of this law is the Gender Equity Education Act of the Ministry of Education:

As shown in Figure 2. Policy established: 2004. Policy review: 2023.

Figure 2: Gender Equity Education Act of the Ministry of Education
Figure 2: Gender Equity Education Act of the Ministry of Education

2. Work Rules for Contract Employees

2. NCUE has also formulated the Work Rules for Contract Employees, which clearly stipulates related rights, such as pregnancy check-up leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, family care leave, and tocolysis leave.

For the contents of the regulations, please refer to the following:

As shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3: NCUE’s Work Rules for Contract Employees
Figure 3: NCUE’s Work Rules for Contract Employees

Parent Law: Gender Equality in Employment Act

The parent law of this law is the Gender Equality in Employment Act of the Ministry of Labor. For the English version, please refer to:

As shown in Figure 4. Policy established: 2010. Policy reviewed: 2023.

Figure 4: Ministry of Labor’s Gender Equality in Employment Act
Figure 4: Ministry of Labor’s Gender Equality in Employment Act

3. Maternal Health Protection & Facilities

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:

As shown in Figure 5.

The parent law of this law is the Occupational Safety and Health Act of the Ministry of Labor. For the English version, please refer to:

As shown in Figure 6. Policy established: 2017. Policy reviewed: 2025.

Figure 5: NCUE’s Maternal Health Protection Program
Figure 5: NCUE’s Maternal Health Protection Program
Figure 6: Ministry of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Act
Figure 6: Ministry of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Act

Caring Parking Permit & Gender-Friendly Spaces

To support policies that promote women’s reproductive rights and participation, NCUE has designated several gender-friendly parking spaces on Jinde Campus and Baoshan Campus (renamed Shida Campus in 2026) for pregnant faculty and staff members and those with children under the age of six, as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 7: NCUE Gender Equity Education Committee Caring Parking Permit application form
Figure 7: In consideration of the needs of faculty and students who are pregnant, with limited mobility, or with young children, the Gender Equity Education Committee of NCUE has drawn up the first “Caring Parking Permit” 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 8: Vehicle displaying a Caring Parking Permit on the windshield
Figure 8: A vehicle with a ‘Caring Parking Permit’ can park parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities (the permit must be placed visibly on the windshield of the vehicle). A total of 6 applications were received in 2025
Figure 9: NCUE’s Gender-Friendly Parking Spaces marked with pink borders
Figure 9: NCUE’s Gender-Friendly Parking Spaces
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