WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in evaluations on the basis of gender?

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

Evaluations includes explicit legislative prohibitions against discrimination in performance evaluation.

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

General prohibition of discrimination in evaluations means that legislation prohibits discrimination in promotions 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.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of gender, but does not explicitly address discrimination in evaluations on the basis of gender. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, gender-specific prohibition means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit gender-based prohibition of discrimination in evaluations, or b) extends a broad prohibition of gender -based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in evaluations to all workers.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Ireland - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Algeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Andorra - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Antigua and Barbuda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Australia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Austria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Bahamas - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Bahrain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Barbados - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Belgium - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Bolivia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Burkina Faso - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Burundi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Canada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Central African Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Comoros - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

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

Republic of the Congo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Croatia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Czech Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Denmark - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Ecuador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Egypt - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

El Salvador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Equatorial Guinea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Eritrea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Estonia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Fiji - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

France - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Germany - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Greenland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Grenada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Guyana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Haiti - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Hungary - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Iceland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Iran - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Iraq - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Israel - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Japan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Kenya - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Kiribati - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Republic of Korea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Kuwait - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Laos - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Latvia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Lesotho - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Liberia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Libya - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Liechtenstein - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Luxembourg - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

North Macedonia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Malawi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Maldives - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Malta - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Marshall Islands - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Mauritania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Mauritius - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Mexico - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Montenegro - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Morocco - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Namibia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

The Netherlands - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

New Zealand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Norway - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Pakistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

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

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Peru - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Poland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Portugal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Russian Federation - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Rwanda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Saudi Arabia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Senegal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Serbia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Sierra Leone - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Slovenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Somalia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Spain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

St. Lucia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Eswatini - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Sweden - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Switzerland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Thailand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Timor-Leste - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

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

Tunisia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Türkiye - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Tuvalu - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Uganda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

United Arab Emirates - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

United Kingdom - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

United States of America - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Vietnam - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Zimbabwe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender

Albania - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Angola - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Azerbaijan - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Cabo Verde - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

China - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

The Gambia - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Mali - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

South Sudan - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Togo - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Turkmenistan - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Uruguay - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Uzbekistan - Yes, gender-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, gender-specific prohibition