As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated herein:
(a) "City" shall mean the City of Toledo.
(b) "Commission" shall mean the Gender Equity Commission, which is designated as the advisory and monitoring agency of CEDAW in the City. The Commission will be tasked with developing the intersectional gender equity analysis, assistance, implementation of the analysis, and tracking progress.
(c) "Disability" shall mean long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
(d) "Disability discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion or restriction on the basis of disability which has the purpose or effect of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal basis with others, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field. It includes all forms of discrimination, including denial of reasonable accommodation or modification.
(e) "Disaggregated data" shall mean information collected and analyzed in enumerated categories in order to identify the disparities existing between women and men. These categories shall include, to the extent permitted by law, sex, gender and gender expression, race, immigration status, economic status, parental status, language, sexual orientation, disability, age, and other attributes. This data will be collected in a manner that will facilitate intersectional analysis.
(f) "Discrimination against women" shall include, but not be limited to, any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex or gender that has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment, or exercise by women and girls, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field. The definition of discrimination includes gender-based violence, that is, violence that is directed against a woman or girl because she is a woman or girl or that affects women or girls disproportionately. It includes acts that inflict physical, mental, or sexual harm or suffering, threats of such acts, coercion, and other deprivations of liberty by family, community or government.
(f) "Gender" shall mean the ways society constructs the difference between women and men, focusing on their different roles, responsibilities, opportunities and needs, rather than their biological differences.
(g) "Gender equity analysis" shall mean an intersectional examination of the cultural, economic, social, civil, legal and political relations and treatment of women and men within a certain entity, recognizing that women and men often have different social roles, responsibilities, opportunities, and needs and that these differences, which permeate our society, affect how decisions and policy are made.
(h) "Gender equity" shall mean the redress of discriminatory practices and establishment of conditions enabling women and girls to achieve full equality with men, recognizing that needs of women and men may differ, resulting in fair and equitable outcomes for both.
(i) "Human rights" shall mean the rights every individual possesses that are intended to improve the conditions in society that protect each person's dignity and well-being and the humanity of all people.
(j) "Intersectionality" shall mean the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, ethnicity, class, disability status, gender and gender identity, and immigration status, as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage. Intersectional shall mean of or relating to intersectionality.
(j) "Racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.
(k) "Women" shall mean all persons who identify with the sex category, whether or not assigned to that category at birth.
(Ord. 95-22. Passed 3-15-22.)