Essence of the principle of gender equality in the system of state authorities of ukraine

Annotation. The article examines the concept of the principle of gender equality in the system of state power, indicates the legal international and national basis for the formation of the institution of ensuring the principle of gender equality in general and in the system of public authorities in particular. The author analyzes the content of the concepts "principle", "gender" and "equality", emphasizes the problem of underrepresentation of women in public authorities, the need to ensure a fair balance of government officials by gender, illustrates statistics on the ratio of officials by gender. It is noted that disproportionate representation on the basis of gender is often the result of prevailing stereotypes and attitudes in society. Accent is placed on the correlation between gender segregation in public administration and occupational segregation in society as a whole; the significant influence of gender culture in the field of public administration on the formation of public opinion on gender issues is emphasized. Examples of strengthening legislative guarantees and Ukraine's introduction of positive mechanisms to ensure gender equality in the field of legislative power are given. Attention is given to the positive and negative commitments of Ukraine in this area. The article offers a comprehensive definition of the principle of gender equality in the system of state power of Ukraine. The fact of expanding the content of the principle of gender equality as a guideline of legal regulation is pointed out, as well as the correlation between the need to ensure gender equality in state administration and the principle of efficiency of the public service.