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Does legislation explicitly guarantee equal pay on the basis of parenting status?
Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.
Equal pay
refers to guarantees of ‘equal remuneration,’ ‘equal pay for equal work,’ and ‘equal pay for work of equal value.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination for mothers only
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of motherhood but does not explicitly guarantee equal pay. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace using gender-neutral references to caregiving (‘parenthood’, ‘having children’, ‘single parents’, workers with ‘family responsibilities’), but does not explicitly address equal pay. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of workplace.
Guarantees equal pay for mothers only
means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit guarantee to equal pay on the basis of motherhood, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of motherhood alongside a general guarantee to equal pay to all workers.
Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
means that legislation guarantees equal pay on the basis of both motherhood and fatherhood by either: a) extending an explicit guarantee to equal pay on the basis of motherhood and/or fatherhood, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of motherhood and/or fatherhood alongside a general guarantee to equal pay to all workers.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No guarantee
Norway
- No guarantee
Mozambique
- No guarantee
Myanmar
- No guarantee
Nauru
- No guarantee
Nepal
- No guarantee
Niger
- No guarantee
Nigeria
- No guarantee
Oman
- No guarantee
Monaco
- No guarantee
Pakistan
- No guarantee
Palau
- No guarantee
Panama
- No guarantee
Papua New Guinea
- No guarantee
Paraguay
- No guarantee
Peru
- No guarantee
The Philippines
- No guarantee
Morocco
- No guarantee
Federated States of Micronesia
- No guarantee
Qatar
- No guarantee
Kuwait
- No guarantee
Jamaica
- No guarantee
Japan
- No guarantee
Jordan
- No guarantee
Kazakhstan
- No guarantee
Kenya
- No guarantee
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No guarantee
Republic of Korea
- No guarantee
Laos
- No guarantee
Mauritania
- No guarantee
Lebanon
- No guarantee
Lesotho
- No guarantee
Libya
- No guarantee
Madagascar
- No guarantee
Malaysia
- No guarantee
Mali
- No guarantee
Marshall Islands
- No guarantee
Poland
- No guarantee
San Marino
- No guarantee
Iraq
- No guarantee
United Arab Emirates
- No guarantee
Trinidad and Tobago
- No guarantee
Tunisia
- No guarantee
Turkey
- No guarantee
Turkmenistan
- No guarantee
Tuvalu
- No guarantee
Uganda
- No guarantee
United States of America
- No guarantee
Togo
- No guarantee
Uruguay
- No guarantee
Uzbekistan
- No guarantee
Vanuatu
- No guarantee
Venezuela
- No guarantee
Vietnam
- No guarantee
Yemen
- No guarantee
Zambia
- No guarantee
Tonga
- No guarantee
Timor-Leste
- No guarantee
Saudi Arabia
- No guarantee
Sri Lanka
- No guarantee
Senegal
- No guarantee
- No guarantee
Sierra Leone
- No guarantee
Singapore
- No guarantee
Solomon Islands
- No guarantee
Somalia
- No guarantee
South Sudan
- No guarantee
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No guarantee
Thailand
- No guarantee
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No guarantee
Sudan
- No guarantee
Suriname
- No guarantee
Eswatini
- No guarantee
Sweden
- No guarantee
Syria
- No guarantee
Tajikistan
- No guarantee
Israel
- No guarantee
Zimbabwe
- No guarantee
Iran
- No guarantee
Indonesia
- No guarantee
Benin
- No guarantee
Bhutan
- No guarantee
Ethiopia
- No guarantee
Eritrea
- No guarantee
Equatorial Guinea
- No guarantee
El Salvador
- No guarantee
Egypt
- No guarantee
Ecuador
- No guarantee
Dominican Republic
- No guarantee
Dominica
- No guarantee
Djibouti
- No guarantee
Botswana
- No guarantee
Cuba
- No guarantee
Cote d'Ivoire
- No guarantee
Barbados
- No guarantee
Costa Rica
- No guarantee
Republic of the Congo
- No guarantee
Brunei
- No guarantee
Burkina Faso
- No guarantee
Burundi
- No guarantee
Comoros
- No guarantee
Colombia
- No guarantee
Cambodia
- No guarantee
China
- No guarantee
Chile
- No guarantee
Chad
- No guarantee
Cameroon
- No guarantee
Central African Republic
- No guarantee
Belarus
- No guarantee
Bolivia
- No guarantee
Gabon
- No guarantee
Azerbaijan
- No guarantee
Algeria
- No guarantee
India
- No guarantee
Andorra
- No guarantee
Iceland
- No guarantee
Angola
- No guarantee
Honduras
- No guarantee
Haiti
- No guarantee
Antigua and Barbuda
- No guarantee
Guinea
- No guarantee
Greenland
- No guarantee
Ghana
- No guarantee
Cabo Verde
- No guarantee
Bangladesh
- No guarantee
Georgia
- No guarantee
Bahamas
- No guarantee
Bahrain
- No guarantee
Guatemala
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination for mothers only
United Kingdom
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination for mothers only
Samoa
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Canada
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
New Zealand
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Mongolia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Argentina
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Grenada
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
St. Lucia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Cyprus
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Malta
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Australia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Belize
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Ukraine
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
Guyana
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on parenting status
The Gambia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers only
Belgium
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers only
The Netherlands
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers only
Germany
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers only
Guinea-Bissau
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers only
Nicaragua
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers only
Tanzania
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Bulgaria
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Brazil
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Armenia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Austria
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Spain
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Switzerland
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Croatia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
South Africa
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Albania
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Maldives
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Malawi
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
North Macedonia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Luxembourg
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Lithuania
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Liechtenstein
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Greece
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Mauritius
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Latvia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Kyrgyzstan
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Kiribati
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Hungary
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Italy
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Ireland
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
France
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Mexico
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Slovenia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Romania
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Slovakia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Serbia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Sao Tome and Principe
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Rwanda
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Russian Federation
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Portugal
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Finland
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Czech Republic
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Denmark
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Namibia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Estonia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Montenegro
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Fiji
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Moldova
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
Liberia
- Guarantees equal pay for mothers and fathers
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