In 2018 the quality requirement 'Effects on gender equality' became part of the Integral Assessment Framework (Integraal Afwegingskader, IAK) which is to be applied to all new legislation in the Netherlands. Although it is obligatory to apply the quality requirement, it is not obligatory to mention its results in the explanatory memorandum of new legislation. The IAK provides policymakers and legislative lawyers with the standards that good policy and regulation must meet, as set by government. The file holders themselves are responsible for providing adequate answers to the IAK questions in the explanatory notes to proposed policies and regulations. The quality requirement 'Effects on gender equality' identifies the nature and extent of the consequences of proposed policy and regulations for gender equality in the Netherlands. This is an elaboration on SDG 5