WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is there at least some prohibition of discrimination at work based on disability and gender?

The term ‘disability’ includes general references to disabilities (‘handicap’, ‘impaired’, or ‘special needs’), or specific mentions of mental, intellectual, sensory, or physical disabilities. For the purposes of this variable, the term “disability” captures all of these definitions.

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

No explicit protection means that country legislation does not explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of disability nor gender broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, pay, promotions and/or demotions, training, nor terminations.

Prohibition based on disability status or gender means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of either disability status or gender (but not both characteristics).

Prohibition based on disability status and gender means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of both disability status and gender, or prohibits discrimination against women with disabilities.

Countries

Afghanistan - No explicit prohibition

Brunei - No explicit prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition

Nauru - No explicit prohibition

Singapore - No explicit prohibition

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition

Sudan - No explicit prohibition

Tonga - No explicit prohibition

Argentina - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Bhutan - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Cabo Verde - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Chad - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Comoros - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Republic of the Congo - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Dominica - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Equatorial Guinea - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Eritrea - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Greenland - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Guinea-Bissau - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Iran - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Iraq - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Kuwait - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Lesotho - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Libya - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Malaysia - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Myanmar - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Nigeria - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Palau - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Papua New Guinea - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Sierra Leone - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Somalia - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Sri Lanka - Prohibition based on gender or disability

St. Kitts and Nevis - Prohibition based on gender or disability

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Switzerland - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Syria - Prohibition based on gender or disability

United Arab Emirates - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Vanuatu - Prohibition based on gender or disability

Albania - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Algeria - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Andorra - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Angola - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Antigua and Barbuda - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Armenia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Australia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Austria - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Azerbaijan - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Bahamas - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Bahrain - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Bangladesh - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Barbados - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Belarus - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Belgium - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Belize - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Benin - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Bolivia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Botswana - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Brazil - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Bulgaria - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Burkina Faso - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Burundi - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Cambodia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Cameroon - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Canada - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Central African Republic - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Chile - Prohibition based on gender and disability

China - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Colombia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Costa Rica - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Cote d'Ivoire - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Croatia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Cuba - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Cyprus - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Czech Republic - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Denmark - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Djibouti - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Dominican Republic - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Ecuador - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Egypt - Prohibition based on gender and disability

El Salvador - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Estonia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Ethiopia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Fiji - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Finland - Prohibition based on gender and disability

France - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Gabon - Prohibition based on gender and disability

The Gambia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Georgia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Germany - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Ghana - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Greece - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Grenada - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Guatemala - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Guinea - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Guyana - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Haiti - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Honduras - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Hungary - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Iceland - Prohibition based on gender and disability

India - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Indonesia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Ireland - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Israel - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Italy - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Jamaica - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Japan - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Jordan - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Kazakhstan - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Kenya - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Kiribati - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Republic of Korea - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Kyrgyzstan - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Laos - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Latvia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Lebanon - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Liberia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Liechtenstein - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Lithuania - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Luxembourg - Prohibition based on gender and disability

North Macedonia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Madagascar - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Malawi - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Maldives - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Mali - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Malta - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Marshall Islands - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Mauritania - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Mauritius - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Mexico - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Moldova - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Monaco - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Mongolia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Montenegro - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Morocco - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Mozambique - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Namibia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Nepal - Prohibition based on gender and disability

The Netherlands - Prohibition based on gender and disability

New Zealand - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Nicaragua - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Niger - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Norway - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Oman - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Pakistan - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Panama - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Paraguay - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Peru - Prohibition based on gender and disability

The Philippines - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Poland - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Portugal - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Qatar - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Romania - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Russian Federation - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Rwanda - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Samoa - Prohibition based on gender and disability

San Marino - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Sao Tome and Principe - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Saudi Arabia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Senegal - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Serbia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Seychelles - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Slovakia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Slovenia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

South Africa - Prohibition based on gender and disability

South Sudan - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Spain - Prohibition based on gender and disability

St. Lucia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Suriname - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Eswatini - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Sweden - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Tajikistan - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Tanzania - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Thailand - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Timor-Leste - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Togo - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Trinidad and Tobago - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Tunisia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Türkiye - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Turkmenistan - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Tuvalu - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Uganda - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Ukraine - Prohibition based on gender and disability

United Kingdom - Prohibition based on gender and disability

United States of America - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Uruguay - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Uzbekistan - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Venezuela - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Vietnam - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Yemen - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Zambia - Prohibition based on gender and disability

Zimbabwe - Prohibition based on gender and disability