Regulation amended A reaction to criticism by the AOB was expressed within the scope of an evaluation of the Assessment Regulation by the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection: PKU was granted equal status as celiac disease so that parents of children suffering from PKU received the increased family allowance for the first time. Individual case: VA-BD-JF/0121-A/1/2011 Gender discrimination Discrimination in filling a leading position of a regional Public Employment Service Austria office Gender-stereotypical assignment of roles in job application procedures are not harmless offences but human rights violations. Allegation of gender discrimination Ms. N. contended vis-à-vis the AOB that she had been discriminated against because of her gender in the application procedure for a leading position in a regional office of the Public Employment Service Austria Burgenland. She is a civil servant in the Public Employment Service Austria, a private company providing public services, and since 1983, she has been working as a consultant in a directly adjacent organisational unit. On 7 January 2009, she applied for a leading position that had been put out to tender by way of an internal announcement. In her application, Ms. N. noted that she had experience in project management, including in the sector of advancement of women. She was the only woman among the total of four applicants. Review Commission recommendation The Review Commission expressly noted that all four persons fulfilled the tender requirements. Based on the standard preference rule in favour of female candidates when all candidates are equally qualified made standard in the Federal Equal Opportunities Act, the Commission recommended entrusting Ms. N. with the leading position. Regional Board of Directors awarded the position to the man After a hearing, however, the Regional Board of Directors of the Public Employment Service Austria decided unanimously on 6 February 2009 to entrust the management of the regional office to a male candidate. Ms. N. then requested an expert opinion from the Federal Equal Opportunities Commission. In her petition, she stated specifically, but not exclusively that at the hearing on 6 February 2009 on the topic 70