WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is there an independent body responsible for initiating workplace gender equality investigations?

Workplace gender equality investigations are performed by an independent body that is responsible for routine or targeted inspections of whether businesses are complying with gender equality laws. This variable captures whether the body is tasked with initiating investigations, rather than only investigating when there is a specific complaint(s) against a business.

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.

Countries

Bangladesh - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Gabon - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Jordan - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Paraguay - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Suriname - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Eswatini - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Tanzania - No independent body for workplace gender equality

Afghanistan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Albania - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Algeria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Andorra - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Angola - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Antigua and Barbuda - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Argentina - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Armenia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Azerbaijan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Bahamas - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Bahrain - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Barbados - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Belarus - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Belize - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Benin - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Bhutan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Bolivia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Botswana - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Brazil - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Brunei - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Burkina Faso - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Burundi - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Cambodia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Cameroon - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Cabo Verde - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Central African Republic - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Chad - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Chile - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

China - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Comoros - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Republic of the Congo - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Cote d'Ivoire - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Croatia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Cuba - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Djibouti - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Dominica - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Dominican Republic - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Egypt - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

El Salvador - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Equatorial Guinea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Eritrea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Estonia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Ethiopia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

The Gambia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Germany - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Ghana - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Grenada - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Guatemala - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Guinea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Guinea-Bissau - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Guyana - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Haiti - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Honduras - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Iran - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Iraq - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Israel - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Kiribati - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Kuwait - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Kyrgyzstan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Laos - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Latvia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Lebanon - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Lesotho - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Liberia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Libya - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Liechtenstein - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Luxembourg - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

North Macedonia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Malaysia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Maldives - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Mali - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Mauritania - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Micronesia, Federated States of - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Monaco - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Morocco - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Mozambique - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Myanmar - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Namibia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Nauru - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Nepal - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Nicaragua - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Niger - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Nigeria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Norway - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Oman - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Pakistan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Palau - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Papua New Guinea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Peru - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Poland - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Qatar - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Russian Federation - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Rwanda - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Samoa - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

San Marino - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Sao Tome and Principe - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Saudi Arabia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Senegal - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Serbia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Seychelles - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Sierra Leone - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Singapore - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Solomon Islands - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Somalia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

South Sudan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Spain - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Sri Lanka - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

St. Kitts and Nevis - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

St. Lucia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Sudan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Switzerland - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Syria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Tajikistan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Thailand - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Timor-Leste - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Togo - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Tonga - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Trinidad and Tobago - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Tunisia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Turkmenistan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Tuvalu - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Ukraine - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

United Arab Emirates - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Uruguay - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Uzbekistan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Vanuatu - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Venezuela - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Yemen - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Zimbabwe - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Australia - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Austria - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Belgium - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Bulgaria - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Canada - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Colombia - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Costa Rica - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Cyprus - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Czech Republic - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Denmark - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Ecuador - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Fiji - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Finland - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

France - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Georgia - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Greece - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Greenland - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Hungary - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Iceland - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

India - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Indonesia - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Ireland - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Italy - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Jamaica - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Japan - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Kazakhstan - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Kenya - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Republic of Korea - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Lithuania - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Madagascar - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Malawi - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Malta - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Marshall Islands - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Mauritius - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Mexico - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Moldova - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Mongolia - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Montenegro - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

The Netherlands - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

New Zealand - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Panama - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

The Philippines - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Portugal - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Romania - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Slovakia - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Slovenia - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

South Africa - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Sweden - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Türkiye - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Uganda - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

United Kingdom - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

United States of America - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Vietnam - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations

Zambia - Independent body responsible for initiating workplace equality investigations