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Is there an independent body responsible for proposing legislation or policies 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 proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights means that while there is an independent body for workplace gender equality, it is broadly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps without a specific mention of doing so to address gender employment disparities. For example, a labor commission may be broadly responsible for noting abuses not covered by existing labor laws, and gender equality may be one of many aspects that the commission reports on.

Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of proposals to fill legal gaps means that while there is an independent body for workplace gender equality, it is only responsible for some aspects of proposals to fill legal gaps relevant to gender equality at work. For example, the body may be responsible for identifying legal gaps in ending gender-based violence, but there are no specific responsibilities to review proposed legislation that target other forms of workplace gender discrimination.

Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination means the independent body is specifically responsible for making recommendations to the government on where legal gaps undermine gender equality at work.

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

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 proposals to fill legal gaps

Algeria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Angola - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Antigua and Barbuda - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Armenia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Austria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Azerbaijan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Bahamas - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Bahrain - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Belize - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Benin - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Bhutan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Bolivia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Botswana - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Burkina Faso - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Cameroon - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Central African Republic - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

China - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Comoros - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Republic of the Congo - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Cote d'Ivoire - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Dominica - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Dominican Republic - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Equatorial Guinea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Eritrea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Ghana - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Guinea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Haiti - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Honduras - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Iran - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Iraq - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Jamaica - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Kuwait - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Lebanon - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Lesotho - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Liberia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Libya - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Malaysia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Mali - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Myanmar - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Namibia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Niger - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Nigeria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Oman - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Qatar - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Rwanda - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

San Marino - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Sao Tome and Principe - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Saudi Arabia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Seychelles - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Sierra Leone - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Slovakia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Somalia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

South Sudan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Syria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Togo - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Tunisia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Türkiye - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Yemen - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Zimbabwe - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps

Bangladesh - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Barbados - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Cabo Verde - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Chad - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Djibouti - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Egypt - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

El Salvador - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Ethiopia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Grenada - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Kiribati - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Maldives - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Mauritania - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Panama - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Russian Federation - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Samoa - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Senegal - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

St. Kitts and Nevis - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

St. Lucia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Tanzania - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Tuvalu - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps in general labor or human rights

Burundi - Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of proposals to fill legal gaps

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of proposals to fill legal gaps

Pakistan - Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of proposals to fill legal gaps

Albania - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Argentina - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Australia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Belgium - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Brazil - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Bulgaria - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Cambodia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Canada - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Chile - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Colombia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Costa Rica - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Croatia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Cyprus - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Czech Republic - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Denmark - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Ecuador - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Estonia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Fiji - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Finland - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

France - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

The Gambia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Georgia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Germany - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Greece - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Greenland - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Guatemala - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Hungary - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Iceland - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

India - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Indonesia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Ireland - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Israel - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Italy - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Japan - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Jordan - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Kazakhstan - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Kenya - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Republic of Korea - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Kyrgyzstan - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Laos - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Liechtenstein - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Lithuania - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Luxembourg - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

North Macedonia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Madagascar - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Malawi - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Malta - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Marshall Islands - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Mauritius - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Mexico - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Moldova - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Mongolia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Montenegro - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Morocco - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Nepal - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

The Netherlands - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

New Zealand - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Norway - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Papua New Guinea - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Paraguay - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Peru - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

The Philippines - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Poland - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Portugal - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Romania - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Serbia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Slovenia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

South Africa - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Spain - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Sri Lanka - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Sweden - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Switzerland - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Thailand - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Timor-Leste - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Trinidad and Tobago - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Turkmenistan - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Uganda - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Ukraine - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

United Kingdom - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

United States of America - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Uruguay - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Uzbekistan - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Venezuela - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Vietnam - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination

Zambia - Independent body responsible for proposals to fill legal gaps and prevent workplace gender discrimination