Does legislation explicitly guarantee equal pay on the basis of sex?

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Does legislation explicitly guarantee equal pay on the basis of sex?

Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.

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

No guarantee means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in pay on the basis of sex. 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 sex.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of sex, 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 sex-based discrimination is prohibited in terms of employment.

Guarantees equal pay based on sex means that legislation either a) extends an explicit guarantee to equal remuneration or equal pay for equal work on the basis of sex, 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 within the same legislation.

Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex 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 sex, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of sex alongside a general guarantee to equal pay for work of equal value to all workers within the same legislation.

Countries

Nigeria - No guarantee

Sierra Leone - No guarantee

Tuvalu - No guarantee

Botswana - No guarantee

Sri Lanka - No guarantee

Marshall Islands - No guarantee

Tonga - No guarantee

Saudi Arabia - No guarantee

Belize - No guarantee

Micronesia, Federated States of - No guarantee

Jordan - No guarantee

Barbados - No guarantee

Singapore - No guarantee

Malaysia - No guarantee

Solomon Islands - No guarantee

Palau - No guarantee

Pakistan - No guarantee

Suriname - No guarantee

Sudan - No guarantee

Myanmar - No guarantee

South Sudan - No guarantee

Nauru - No guarantee

Nepal - No guarantee

St. Kitts and Nevis - No guarantee

Brunei - No guarantee

Afghanistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Australia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Tunisia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Georgia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Trinidad and Tobago - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Peru - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Oman - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Sweden - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Honduras - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

India - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Hungary - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Mali - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Slovenia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Mongolia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Iraq - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Mozambique - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Guinea-Bissau - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

New Zealand - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Iran - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Seychelles - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Panama - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Kuwait - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Qatar - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Liechtenstein - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Mauritania - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Lebanon - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

San Marino - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Laos - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Mexico - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Papua New Guinea - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Senegal - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Kazakhstan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Japan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Jamaica - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

North Macedonia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Rwanda - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Germany - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Ghana - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Ukraine - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Timor-Leste - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

China - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Chile - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Central African Republic - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Cabo Verde - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Cameroon - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Burundi - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Bolivia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

United Arab Emirates - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Republic of the Congo - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

United States of America - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Bahrain - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Uruguay - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Uzbekistan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Vanuatu - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Venezuela - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Antigua and Barbuda - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Yemen - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Andorra - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Nicaragua - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Costa Rica - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Ecuador - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Egypt - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

El Salvador - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Eritrea - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Eswatini - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Dominica - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Switzerland - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Ethiopia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Czech Republic - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Cuba - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Thailand - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Dominican Republic - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on sex

Vietnam - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Somalia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

South Africa - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

St. Lucia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Norway - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Zambia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Slovakia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

United Kingdom - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Turkmenistan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Paraguay - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Uganda - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Serbia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

The Philippines - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Turkey - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Poland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Portugal - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Romania - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Syria - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Russian Federation - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Spain - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Tajikistan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Togo - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Sao Tome and Principe - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Tanzania - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Samoa - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Liberia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Niger - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Cambodia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Finland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Fiji - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Estonia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Equatorial Guinea - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Djibouti - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Denmark - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Cyprus - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Croatia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Cote d'Ivoire - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Comoros - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Colombia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Chad - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Canada - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Burkina Faso - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Gabon - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Bulgaria - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Brazil - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Bhutan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Benin - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Belgium - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Bangladesh - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Bahamas - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Azerbaijan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Austria - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Armenia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Argentina - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Angola - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Algeria - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

France - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

The Gambia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

The Netherlands - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Lesotho - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Namibia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Morocco - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Montenegro - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Monaco - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Moldova - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Mauritius - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Malta - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Maldives - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Malawi - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Madagascar - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Luxembourg - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Lithuania - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Libya - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Albania - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Latvia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Greece - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Kyrgyzstan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Republic of Korea - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Kiribati - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Kenya - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Italy - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Israel - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Ireland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Iceland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Haiti - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Guyana - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Guinea - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Guatemala - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Grenada - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Greenland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex

Zimbabwe - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on sex