Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in access to employer-provided training on the basis of sex?

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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in access to employer-provided training 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.

Employer-provided training refers to vocational training or retraining opportunities provided by an employer.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in employer-provided training on the basis of sex. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General prohibition of discrimination in training means that legislation prohibits discrimination in employer-provided training 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 employer-provided training on this basis. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, sex-specific prohibition means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit sex-based prohibition of discrimination in employer-provided training, or b) extends a broad prohibition of sex-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in employer-provided training to all workers within the same legislation.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Russian Federation - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Somalia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Rwanda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Lithuania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Bahrain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Libya - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Peru - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Papua New Guinea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Mauritania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Oman - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Angola - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Algeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Haiti - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Tunisia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Eritrea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

El Salvador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Egypt - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Czech Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Thailand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Eswatini - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Cabo Verde - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

China - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Iran - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

The Gambia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Burundi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Uganda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Venezuela - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Vietnam - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Yemen - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Ukraine - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Uruguay - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

San Marino - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Switzerland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Syria - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Qatar - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Turkmenistan - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

The Philippines - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Tajikistan - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Chad - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

France - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Djibouti - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Comoros - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Central African Republic - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Argentina - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Azerbaijan - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Benin - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Bhutan - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Brazil - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Burkina Faso - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Cambodia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Greenland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Namibia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Lesotho - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Morocco - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Mongolia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Malawi - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Madagascar - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Liechtenstein - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Honduras - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Iceland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

India - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Iraq - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Laos - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Japan - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Kazakhstan - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Zimbabwe - Yes, sex-specific prohibition