| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 國家發展研究所 === 107 === The purpose of this study was to examine the gender inequality in the Taiwan police force from the perspective of the Act of Gender Equality in Employment. This study also investigated gender bias in the execution of current laws by evaluating the effectiveness and legitimacy of laws in the context of specific events. Issues that involved both legal and cultural aspects were naturally the essential factors in such an investigation; thus, this study adopted relevant jurisprudential and practical problems as entry points of analysis.
The constitution of Taiwan declares that all humans are equal before the law regardless of gender, religion, social class, or political affiliation. Nevertheless, the traditional mindset that ascribes unequal gender roles to men and women has entrenched a certain degree of inequality in society. This study contends that the enactment of gender equality laws is beneficial for promoting the establishment of workplace gender equality in Taiwan and that the establishment of gender equal workplaces can be accelerated through laws that normalize such equality. However, existing gender equality laws only forbid gender-based discrimination rather than actively promote equality—something affirmative action measures could accomplish.
This study attempted to clarify aspects of the concept of gender equality. When examining the problem of gender inequality in the Taiwan police force from the perspective of gender equality law, it is evident that what is actually implemented can fail to accomplish what the legislature intended. However, before discussing this problem, this study first presented a review of the hiring process for female police officers, the relevant policies, systems, and culture, as well as the actual working conditions in the profession. Next, using the in-depth interview method, this study examined the gender inequality problem that exists in the Taiwan police force and then provided an analysis of this problem and suggestions for overcoming the problem.
The main topic of this study was the gender inequality in the Taiwan police force, which was analyzed from the perspective of the Act of Gender Equality in Employment. Thorough analyses of problems concerning execution and implementation of the law were undertaken to highlight the deficiencies in the existing gender equality law. The scholar Catherine A. Mackinnon contended that “law reformation may not always lead to the occurrence of social changes, but social changes are definitely not going to happen when there is a lack of law reformation.” Motivated by this contention, this article addressed the following questions. What type of social changes can be expected to follow law reformation? How can laws be open to continual revision after implementation to enable them to meet the needs of changing times and conditions? What problems in this domain can be solved through collective efforts? This study provided analyses and suggestions concerning the current gender equality law regime and the police force’s gender policy system in light of the current legal system and means through which the law is implemented.
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