Does legislation explicitly prohibit discriminatory workplace harassment on the basis of sex?

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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discriminatory workplace harassment 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.

Discriminatory workplace harassment includes explicit legislative prohibitions against harassment at the workplace.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discriminatory workplace harassment on the basis of sex. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General prohibition of workplace harassment means that legislation prohibits discriminatory workplace harassment 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 on the basis of sex broadly protects individuals from workplace discrimination on the basis of sex, but does not explicitly address workplace harassment. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, sex-specific prohibition means that legislation either extends: a) an explicit prohibition of discriminatory harassment on the basis of sex, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of sex alongside a general prohibition of discriminatory harassment to all workers within the same legislation.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Israel - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Madagascar - General prohibition of harassment

Guinea - General prohibition of harassment

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

Thailand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Zambia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Lesotho - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Libya - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Sao Tome and Principe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Lithuania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Russian Federation - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Malawi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Maldives - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Uganda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Mauritania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Switzerland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Mexico - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Turkmenistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Tunisia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

San Marino - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Morocco - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Somalia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Namibia - 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

New Zealand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

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

Eswatini - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Oman - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Liberia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

The Gambia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Eritrea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Equatorial Guinea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Republic of Korea - 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

Denmark - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Cote d'Ivoire - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

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

Grenada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Comoros - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

China - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Burundi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Burkina Faso - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Bahrain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Bahamas - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Australia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Angola - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Zimbabwe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Haiti - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

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

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Guyana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Kiribati - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Japan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Iran - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex

Canada - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Cabo Verde - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Bolivia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Chile - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Mozambique - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Uruguay - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Algeria - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Vietnam - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Venezuela - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Argentina - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Liechtenstein - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Colombia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Nicaragua - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

France - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Panama - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

El Salvador - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Iceland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Seychelles - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Greenland - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Iraq - Yes, sex-specific prohibition

Rwanda - Yes, sex-specific prohibition