WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is there an independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation 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 and reviewing proposed legislation means that, while there is an independent body for workplace gender equality, it is broadly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation without a specific mention of doing so to address gender employment disparities. For example, a labor commission may be broadly responsible for reviewing proposed labor legislation, and gender equality is one of many aspects covered by existing labor law.

Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of reviewing proposed legislation means that while there is an independent body for workplace gender equality, it is only responsible for some aspects of legislation relevant to gender equality at work. For example, the body may be responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to end 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 reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination means the independent body is specifically responsible for reviewing proposed enactments or giving feedback on draft laws relevant to preventing gender discrimination 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 reviewing proposed legislation

Albania - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Algeria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Angola - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Antigua and Barbuda - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Argentina - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Armenia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Austria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Azerbaijan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Bahamas - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Barbados - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Belgium - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Belize - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Benin - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Bhutan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Bolivia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Botswana - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Burkina Faso - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Burundi - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Cameroon - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Canada - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Central African Republic - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

China - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Colombia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Comoros - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Republic of the Congo - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Costa Rica - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Cote d'Ivoire - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Czech Republic - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Denmark - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Djibouti - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Dominica - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Dominican Republic - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

El Salvador - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Equatorial Guinea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Eritrea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Estonia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Ethiopia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Finland - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Georgia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Germany - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Ghana - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Greece - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Greenland - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Grenada - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Guinea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Haiti - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Honduras - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Iceland - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

India - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Indonesia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Iran - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Iraq - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Italy - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Jamaica - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Japan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Jordan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Kenya - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Kuwait - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Laos - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Lebanon - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Lesotho - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Liberia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Libya - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Lithuania - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Luxembourg - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Malaysia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Maldives - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Mali - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Malta - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Mauritania - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Mauritius - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Mexico - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Montenegro - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Myanmar - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Namibia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Nepal - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Niger - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Nigeria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Norway - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Oman - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Papua New Guinea - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Paraguay - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

The Philippines - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Portugal - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Qatar - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Russian Federation - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Rwanda - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

San Marino - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Sao Tome and Principe - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Saudi Arabia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Senegal - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Seychelles - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Sierra Leone - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Slovakia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Slovenia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Somalia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

South Sudan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Sri Lanka - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

St. Lucia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Sweden - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Switzerland - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Syria - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Thailand - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Togo - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Trinidad and Tobago - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Tunisia - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Turkmenistan - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Tuvalu - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Ukraine - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

United States of America - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Uruguay - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Venezuela - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Yemen - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Zimbabwe - Independent body, but not explicitly responsible for reviewing proposed legislation

Bangladesh - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

Cabo Verde - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

Chad - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

Ecuador - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

Egypt - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

Kiribati - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

Panama - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

Samoa - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

St. Kitts and Nevis - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

Tanzania - Independent body responsible for general labor or human rights and reviewing proposed legislation

Pakistan - Independent body responsible for narrow aspects of reviewing proposed legislation

Australia - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Bahrain - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Brazil - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Bulgaria - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Cambodia - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Chile - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Croatia - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Cyprus - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Fiji - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

France - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

The Gambia - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Guatemala - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Hungary - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Ireland - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Israel - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Kazakhstan - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Republic of Korea - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Kyrgyzstan - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Liechtenstein - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

North Macedonia - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Madagascar - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Malawi - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Marshall Islands - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Moldova - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Mongolia - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Morocco - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

The Netherlands - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

New Zealand - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Peru - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Poland - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Romania - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Serbia - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

South Africa - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Spain - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Timor-Leste - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Türkiye - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Uganda - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

United Kingdom - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Uzbekistan - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Vietnam - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination

Zambia - Independent body responsible for reviewing proposed legislation to prevent workplace gender discrimination