WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is there a prohibition of workplace sexual harassment based on gender identity?

No prohibition of sexual harassment at work indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit sexual harassment at the workplace, nor does it prohibit sexual harassment perpetrated by a person in a position of authority. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee

No prohibition explicit to gender identity and sexual harassment prohibition covers women only means that there is no protection against sexual harassment specific to gender identity and, at the same time, sexual harassment is prohibited against women only.

Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity means that there is no protection against sexual harassment specific to gender identity but, at the same time, sexual harassment is prohibited against both genders.

Countries

Angola - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Belarus - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Botswana - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Brunei - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Canada - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Cuba - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Dominica - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

The Gambia - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Ghana - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Grenada - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Guatemala - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Haiti - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Indonesia - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Iran - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Jamaica - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Japan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Jordan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Kazakhstan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Kuwait - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Mali - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Mauritania - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Myanmar - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Nauru - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Nigeria - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Oman - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Palau - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Qatar - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Russian Federation - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Samoa - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

San Marino - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Seychelles - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Solomon Islands - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Somalia - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Sudan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Suriname - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Eswatini - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Syria - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Tajikistan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Tonga - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Turkmenistan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Vanuatu - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Yemen - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Afghanistan - No prohibition explicit to gender identity AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

Argentina - No prohibition explicit to gender identity AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

Bangladesh - No prohibition explicit to gender identity AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

China - No prohibition explicit to gender identity AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

Egypt - No prohibition explicit to gender identity AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

India - No prohibition explicit to gender identity AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

Lebanon - No prohibition explicit to gender identity AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

Albania - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Algeria - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Andorra - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Armenia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Austria - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Azerbaijan - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Bahamas - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Bahrain - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Barbados - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Belgium - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Belize - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Benin - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Bhutan - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Bolivia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Brazil - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Burkina Faso - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Burundi - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Cambodia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Cameroon - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Cabo Verde - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Central African Republic - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Chad - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Chile - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Colombia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Comoros - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Costa Rica - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Cote d'Ivoire - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Cyprus - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Denmark - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Djibouti - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Dominican Republic - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Ecuador - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

El Salvador - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Equatorial Guinea - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Eritrea - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Estonia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Ethiopia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Fiji - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Gabon - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Germany - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Greenland - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Guinea - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Guyana - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Honduras - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Iceland - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Iraq - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Ireland - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Israel - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Italy - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Kenya - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Kiribati - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Republic of Korea - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Kyrgyzstan - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Laos - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Latvia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Lesotho - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Libya - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Liechtenstein - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Lithuania - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

North Macedonia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Madagascar - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Malawi - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Malaysia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Maldives - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Mauritius - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Mexico - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Moldova - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Monaco - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Mongolia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Morocco - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Mozambique - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Namibia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Nepal - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

New Zealand - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Nicaragua - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Niger - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Panama - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Papua New Guinea - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Paraguay - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

The Philippines - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Poland - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Romania - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Rwanda - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Sao Tome and Principe - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Saudi Arabia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Senegal - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Serbia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Singapore - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

South Africa - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

South Sudan - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Spain - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Sri Lanka - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

St. Lucia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Switzerland - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Tanzania - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Thailand - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Timor-Leste - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Togo - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Tunisia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Türkiye - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Tuvalu - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Uganda - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Ukraine - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

United Arab Emirates - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

United States of America - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Uruguay - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Uzbekistan - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Venezuela - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Vietnam - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Zambia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Zimbabwe - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to gender identity

Australia - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Bulgaria - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Croatia - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Czech Republic - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Finland - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

France - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Georgia - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Greece - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Hungary - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Liberia - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Luxembourg - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Malta - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Marshall Islands - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Montenegro - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

The Netherlands - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Norway - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Pakistan - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Peru - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Portugal - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Slovakia - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Slovenia - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

Sweden - Prohibition explicit to gender identity

United Kingdom - Prohibition explicit to gender identity