WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is there at least some explicit legislative prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender?

The term ‘gender’ refers to country references to ‘gender’ or ‘sex’ or specific protections for ‘female’ or ‘women’ employees.

No means that country legislation does not explicitly prohibit gender-based workplace discrimination broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, promotions and/or demotions, training, pay, nor terminations.

Yes means that the country does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of gender-based workplace discrimination in legislation.

Countries

Afghanistan - No

Brunei - No

Malaysia - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Myanmar - No

Nauru - No

Nigeria - No

Palau - No

Sierra Leone - No

Singapore - No

Solomon Islands - No

Sri Lanka - No

Sudan - No

Tonga - No

Albania - Yes

Algeria - Yes

Andorra - Yes

Angola - Yes

Antigua and Barbuda - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Armenia - Yes

Australia - Yes

Austria - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Bahamas - Yes

Bahrain - Yes

Bangladesh - Yes

Barbados - Yes

Belarus - Yes

Belgium - Yes

Belize - Yes

Benin - Yes

Bhutan - Yes

Bolivia - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Botswana - Yes

Brazil - Yes

Bulgaria - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Burundi - Yes

Cambodia - Yes

Cameroon - Yes

Canada - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Central African Republic - Yes

Chad - Yes

Chile - Yes

China - Yes

Colombia - Yes

Comoros - Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes

Republic of the Congo - Yes

Costa Rica - Yes

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes

Croatia - Yes

Cuba - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Denmark - Yes

Djibouti - Yes

Dominica - Yes

Dominican Republic - Yes

Ecuador - Yes

Egypt - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Equatorial Guinea - Yes

Eritrea - Yes

Estonia - Yes

Ethiopia - Yes

Fiji - Yes

Finland - Yes

France - Yes

Gabon - Yes

The Gambia - Yes

Georgia - Yes

Germany - Yes

Ghana - Yes

Greece - Yes

Greenland - Yes

Grenada - Yes

Guatemala - Yes

Guinea - Yes

Guinea-Bissau - Yes

Guyana - Yes

Haiti - Yes

Honduras - Yes

Hungary - Yes

Iceland - Yes

India - Yes

Indonesia - Yes

Iran - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Ireland - Yes

Israel - Yes

Italy - Yes

Jamaica - Yes

Japan - Yes

Jordan - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Kiribati - Yes

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Kuwait - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Laos - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Lebanon - Yes

Lesotho - Yes

Liberia - Yes

Libya - Yes

Liechtenstein - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Luxembourg - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Maldives - Yes

Mali - Yes

Malta - Yes

Marshall Islands - Yes

Mauritania - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Moldova - Yes

Monaco - Yes

Mongolia - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Morocco - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

Namibia - Yes

Nepal - Yes

The Netherlands - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

Niger - Yes

Norway - Yes

Oman - Yes

Pakistan - Yes

Panama - Yes

Papua New Guinea - Yes

Paraguay - Yes

Peru - Yes

The Philippines - Yes

Poland - Yes

Portugal - Yes

Qatar - Yes

Romania - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Rwanda - Yes

Samoa - Yes

San Marino - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes

Saudi Arabia - Yes

Senegal - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Seychelles - Yes

Slovakia - Yes

Slovenia - Yes

Somalia - Yes

South Africa - Yes

South Sudan - Yes

Spain - Yes

St. Kitts and Nevis - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

Suriname - Yes

Eswatini - Yes

Sweden - Yes

Switzerland - Yes

Syria - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

Tanzania - Yes

Thailand - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Togo - Yes

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes

Tunisia - Yes

Türkiye - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Tuvalu - Yes

Uganda - Yes

Ukraine - Yes

United Arab Emirates - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

United States of America - Yes

Uruguay - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

Vanuatu - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Vietnam - Yes

Yemen - Yes

Zambia - Yes

Zimbabwe - Yes