WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly guarantee equal pay on the basis of gender identity?

The term “gender identity” includes references to ‘gender reassignment’, ‘transgenderism’, or ‘Hijra/Kothi’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “gender identity” captures all of these definitions.

No guarantee means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in pay on the basis of gender identity. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General guarantee of equal pay means that legislation guarantees equal remuneration, equal pay for equal work, or equal pay for work of equal value generally— for example, by prohibiting discrimination based on “any status” or stating no worker may be discriminated against. This general prohibition is not specifically extended on the basis of gender identity.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of gender identity, but does not explicitly address discrimination in pay on this basis. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work. It also includes cases where gender identity-based discrimination is prohibited in terms of employment.

Guarantees equal pay means that legislation either a) extends an explicit guarantee to equal remuneration or equal pay for equal work on the basis of gender identity, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on this basis alongside a guarantee for equal remuneration or equal pay for equal work to all workers.

Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value indicates a guarantee that types of work that require similar skill levels and are similarly productive are paid the same. In these cases, legislation either: a) extends an explicit guarantee to equal pay for work of equal value on the basis of gender identity, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of gender identity alongside a general guarantee to equal pay for work of equal value to all workers.

Countries

United Arab Emirates - No guarantee

Antigua and Barbuda - No guarantee

Armenia - No guarantee

Austria - No guarantee

Barbados - No guarantee

Bangladesh - No guarantee

Burkina Faso - No guarantee

Bahrain - No guarantee

Benin - No guarantee

Brunei - No guarantee

Bolivia - No guarantee

Brazil - No guarantee

Bahamas - No guarantee

Bhutan - No guarantee

Botswana - No guarantee

Belarus - No guarantee

Belize - No guarantee

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Switzerland - No guarantee

Cote d'Ivoire - No guarantee

Cameroon - No guarantee

Colombia - No guarantee

Cyprus - No guarantee

Germany - No guarantee

Djibouti - No guarantee

Dominica - No guarantee

Estonia - No guarantee

Egypt - No guarantee

Ethiopia - No guarantee

Micronesia, Federated States of - No guarantee

Grenada - No guarantee

Greenland - No guarantee

The Gambia - No guarantee

Guinea - No guarantee

Guatemala - No guarantee

Guyana - No guarantee

Haiti - No guarantee

Indonesia - No guarantee

Ireland - No guarantee

Israel - No guarantee

Iran - No guarantee

Jamaica - No guarantee

Jordan - No guarantee

Japan - No guarantee

Cambodia - No guarantee

Kiribati - No guarantee

St. Kitts and Nevis - No guarantee

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No guarantee

Republic of Korea - No guarantee

Kuwait - No guarantee

Laos - No guarantee

Lebanon - No guarantee

St. Lucia - No guarantee

Liechtenstein - No guarantee

Sri Lanka - No guarantee

Lesotho - No guarantee

Libya - No guarantee

Morocco - No guarantee

Monaco - No guarantee

Madagascar - No guarantee

Marshall Islands - No guarantee

Mali - No guarantee

Myanmar - No guarantee

Mauritania - No guarantee

Maldives - No guarantee

Malaysia - No guarantee

Mozambique - No guarantee

Namibia - No guarantee

Niger - No guarantee

Nigeria - No guarantee

Nepal - No guarantee

Nauru - No guarantee

New Zealand - No guarantee

Oman - No guarantee

Papua New Guinea - No guarantee

The Philippines - No guarantee

Palau - No guarantee

Paraguay - No guarantee

Qatar - No guarantee

Romania - No guarantee

Saudi Arabia - No guarantee

Solomon Islands - No guarantee

Seychelles - No guarantee

Sudan - No guarantee

Singapore - No guarantee

Sierra Leone - No guarantee

San Marino - No guarantee

Senegal - No guarantee

Somalia - No guarantee

El Salvador - No guarantee

Eswatini - No guarantee

Chad - No guarantee

Togo - No guarantee

Thailand - No guarantee

Tunisia - No guarantee

Tonga - No guarantee

Türkiye - No guarantee

Trinidad and Tobago - No guarantee

Tuvalu - No guarantee

Tanzania - No guarantee

Uganda - No guarantee

United States of America - No guarantee

Uruguay - No guarantee

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No guarantee

Venezuela - No guarantee

Vietnam - No guarantee

Vanuatu - No guarantee

Samoa - No guarantee

Yemen - No guarantee

Zimbabwe - No guarantee

Angola - General guarantee of equal pay

Azerbaijan - General guarantee of equal pay

Burundi - General guarantee of equal pay

Central African Republic - General guarantee of equal pay

China - General guarantee of equal pay

Costa Rica - General guarantee of equal pay

Cabo Verde - General guarantee of equal pay

Dominican Republic - General guarantee of equal pay

Algeria - General guarantee of equal pay

Ecuador - General guarantee of equal pay

Eritrea - General guarantee of equal pay

Gabon - General guarantee of equal pay

Ghana - General guarantee of equal pay

Equatorial Guinea - General guarantee of equal pay

Guinea-Bissau - General guarantee of equal pay

Iraq - General guarantee of equal pay

Italy - General guarantee of equal pay

Kenya - General guarantee of equal pay

Kyrgyzstan - General guarantee of equal pay

Comoros - General guarantee of equal pay

Kazakhstan - General guarantee of equal pay

Lithuania - General guarantee of equal pay

Latvia - General guarantee of equal pay

Mauritius - General guarantee of equal pay

Malawi - General guarantee of equal pay

Mexico - General guarantee of equal pay

Nicaragua - General guarantee of equal pay

Panama - General guarantee of equal pay

Peru - General guarantee of equal pay

Poland - General guarantee of equal pay

Russian Federation - General guarantee of equal pay

Rwanda - General guarantee of equal pay

South Sudan - General guarantee of equal pay

Sao Tome and Principe - General guarantee of equal pay

Syria - General guarantee of equal pay

Tajikistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Timor-Leste - General guarantee of equal pay

Turkmenistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Uzbekistan - General guarantee of equal pay

South Africa - General guarantee of equal pay

Zambia - General guarantee of equal pay

Andorra - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Australia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Bulgaria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Canada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

United Kingdom - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Croatia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

India - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

North Macedonia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

The Netherlands - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Pakistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

Belgium - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

Spain - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

France - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

Georgia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

Greece - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

Hungary - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

Liberia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

Luxembourg - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

Norway - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

Sweden - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on gender identity

Albania - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Czech Republic - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Denmark - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Finland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Fiji - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Iceland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Moldova - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Montenegro - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Mongolia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Malta - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Portugal - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Serbia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Slovenia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Slovakia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity

Ukraine - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on gender identity