The purpose of this paper is to analyze the prohibition of gender discrimination according to theEuropean legal acquis.Discrimination on the basis of a gender is the most common form of discrimination in the labor lawthat manifests itself through the issues of hiring or establishing an employment relationship,professional advancement and (in) equality of the wage for equal work or work of equal value.The importance of preventing discrimination is manifesting at the international, European andnational level. It is impossible to perceive the issue of gender discrimination in terms of employment,advancement and working conditions without knowing the anti-discrimination solutions within theEuropean Union.Therefore, it stands out the Council Directive 76/207EEC on the application of the principle ofequality for men and women with regard to the possibility of employment, professional training,professional advancement and working conditions and the Council Directive 75/117EEC on theharmonization of laws of the member states relating to the application of the principle of equalstatus for men and women.Normative equality of men and women occurs when necessary cultural changes happen in thesociety; therefore, in order to suppress a labor law discrimination against women, it is necessary towork on removing gender stereotypes and implementing a policy of equal opportunities.