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Is there an independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination?

Independent body for workplace gender equality refers to public institutions, such as labor commissions, equality bodies, and human rights commissions, that are tasked with at least some aspect of workplace gender equality. These may be preventive measures, monitoring and enforcement measures, or measures to ensure access to justice for individuals.

Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education means that, while there is an independent body for workplace gender equality, it is broadly responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy without a specific mention of concrete measures to reduce employment gender disparities. For example, a labor commission may be broadly responsible for promoting awareness of labor rights, and gender equality is amongst the many rights promoted.

Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of education or advocacy means that while there is an independent body for workplace gender equality, it is only responsible for some aspects of education or advocacy. For example, the body may be responsible for education to end gender-based violence, but there are no specific responsibilities to address other forms of workplace gender discrimination.

Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination includes broad measures an independent body undertakes to raise public awareness about workplace gender equality and reduce employment disparities. It also includes the preparation of guidelines and best practices specifically for employers, or providing guidance or legal advice to individual workers.

Countries

Andorra - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Belarus - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Brunei - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Cuba - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Gabon - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Guinea-Bissau - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Guyana - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Honduras - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Latvia - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Micronesia, Federated States of - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Monaco - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Mozambique - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Nauru - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Nicaragua - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Palau - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Singapore - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Solomon Islands - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Sudan - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Suriname - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Eswatini - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Tajikistan - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Tonga - No independent body for workplace gender equality

United Arab Emirates - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Vanuatu - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Afghanistan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Algeria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Antigua and Barbuda - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Armenia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Azerbaijan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Bahamas - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Belize - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Benin - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Botswana - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Burkina Faso - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Cameroon - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Central African Republic - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

China - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Comoros - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Republic of the Congo - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Costa Rica - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Equatorial Guinea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Eritrea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Grenada - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Iran - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Iraq - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Jamaica - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Kuwait - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Lebanon - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Libya - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Malaysia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Mali - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Myanmar - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Namibia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Niger - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Nigeria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Oman - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Qatar - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

San Marino - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Sao Tome and Principe - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Saudi Arabia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Seychelles - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Sierra Leone - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Somalia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Sri Lanka - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

St. Kitts and Nevis - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Tanzania - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Tunisia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Yemen - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Zimbabwe - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for education, awareness, or advocacy

Angola - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Bangladesh - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Barbados - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Bhutan - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Bolivia - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Cabo Verde - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Chad - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Cote d'Ivoire - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Djibouti - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Dominica - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Dominican Republic - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Egypt - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

El Salvador - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Ethiopia - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Ghana - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Guinea - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Haiti - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Kiribati - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Lesotho - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Liberia - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Maldives - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Mauritania - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Pakistan - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Panama - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Russian Federation - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Rwanda - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Samoa - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Senegal - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

South Sudan - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

St. Lucia - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Syria - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Togo - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Tuvalu - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights education

Austria - Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of education or advocacy

Burundi - Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of education or advocacy

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of education or advocacy

Czech Republic - Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of education or advocacy

Romania - Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of education or advocacy

Venezuela - Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of education or advocacy

Albania - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Argentina - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Australia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Bahrain - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Belgium - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Brazil - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Bulgaria - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Cambodia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Canada - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Chile - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Colombia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Croatia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Cyprus - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Denmark - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Ecuador - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Estonia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Fiji - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Finland - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

France - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

The Gambia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Georgia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Germany - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Greece - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Greenland - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Guatemala - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Hungary - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Iceland - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

India - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Indonesia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Ireland - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Israel - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Italy - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Japan - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Jordan - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Kazakhstan - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Kenya - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Republic of Korea - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Kyrgyzstan - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Laos - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Liechtenstein - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Lithuania - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Luxembourg - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

North Macedonia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Madagascar - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Malawi - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Malta - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Marshall Islands - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Mauritius - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Mexico - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Moldova - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Mongolia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Montenegro - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Morocco - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Nepal - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

The Netherlands - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

New Zealand - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Norway - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Papua New Guinea - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Paraguay - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Peru - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

The Philippines - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Poland - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Portugal - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Serbia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Slovakia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Slovenia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

South Africa - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Spain - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Sweden - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Switzerland - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Thailand - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Timor-Leste - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Trinidad and Tobago - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Türkiye - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Turkmenistan - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Uganda - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Ukraine - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

United Kingdom - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

United States of America - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Uruguay - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Uzbekistan - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Vietnam - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Zambia - Independent body responsible for education, awareness, and advocacy to prevent workplace gender discrimination