WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is sexual harassment against leaders in the workplace legally prohibited?

No prohibition of sexual harassment at work indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit sexual harassment at the workplace, nor does it prohibit sexual harassment perpetrated by a person in a position of authority. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

Only harassment of subordinates prohibited means that legislation explicitly prohibits sexual harassment by employers/supervisors (and their representatives) or by persons in positions of authority, but does not explicitly address harassment by those not in positions of authority.

Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders means legislation explicitly prohibits sexual harassment by coworkers, but does not explicitly address harassment against those in leadership positions

Broadly prohibits harassment by anyone in the workplace means that legislation has explicit language extending the prohibition of sexual harassment to anyone encountered in the workplace.

Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited means that legislation specifically stated that individuals were protected from sexual harassment regardless of their rank or position; prohibited workers from harassing their supervisors or employers; or specifically prohibited sexual harassment by a subordinate as well as by supervisors.

Position not specified means legislation explicitly prohibits sexual harassment, but the prohibition does not explicitly address who is covered.

Countries

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Botswana - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Brunei - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Canada - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Dominica - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

The Gambia - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Ghana - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Grenada - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Guatemala - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Haiti - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Iran - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Japan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Kazakhstan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Mali - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Mauritania - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Myanmar - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Nauru - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Nigeria - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Oman - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Palau - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Qatar - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Russian Federation - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

San Marino - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Seychelles - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Solomon Islands - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Somalia - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Sudan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Eswatini - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Syria - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Tonga - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Turkmenistan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Vanuatu - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Yemen - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Angola - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Bahrain - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Belarus - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Brazil - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Cambodia - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Cameroon - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Cabo Verde - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Central African Republic - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Dominican Republic - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Egypt - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Equatorial Guinea - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Eritrea - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Jordan - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Paraguay - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Rwanda - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Senegal - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Sweden - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Thailand - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Uganda - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Ukraine - Only harassment of subordinates prohibited

Albania - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Andorra - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Argentina - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Bahamas - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Barbados - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Belize - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Burkina Faso - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Burundi - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Chad - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Chile - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Republic of the Congo - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Costa Rica - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Cote d'Ivoire - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Cyprus - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Estonia - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Ethiopia - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Fiji - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

France - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Germany - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Guinea - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Guinea-Bissau - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Guyana - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Honduras - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Iceland - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Israel - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Kenya - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Republic of Korea - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Laos - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Lebanon - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Lesotho - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Libya - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Luxembourg - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Madagascar - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Maldives - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Mauritius - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Mexico - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Monaco - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Mongolia - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Montenegro - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Morocco - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Mozambique - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Namibia - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Nepal - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Nicaragua - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Niger - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Pakistan - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Papua New Guinea - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Serbia - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Singapore - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Slovakia - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Sri Lanka - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

St. Lucia - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Tanzania - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Togo - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Tunisia - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Türkiye - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Tuvalu - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

United Arab Emirates - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

United Kingdom - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Venezuela - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Vietnam - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Zambia - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Zimbabwe - Prohibits peer harassment, but does not specifically prohibit harassment of leaders

Austria - Broadly prohibits harassment by anyone in the workplace

Belgium - Broadly prohibits harassment by anyone in the workplace

Croatia - Broadly prohibits harassment by anyone in the workplace

Ireland - Broadly prohibits harassment by anyone in the workplace

North Macedonia - Broadly prohibits harassment by anyone in the workplace

New Zealand - Broadly prohibits harassment by anyone in the workplace

Suriname - Broadly prohibits harassment by anyone in the workplace

United States of America - Broadly prohibits harassment by anyone in the workplace

Uruguay - Broadly prohibits harassment by anyone in the workplace

Australia - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Bangladesh - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Benin - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Bhutan - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Bolivia - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Colombia - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Cuba - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Djibouti - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Ecuador - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Gabon - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Indonesia - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Jamaica - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Malaysia - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Malta - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Panama - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Peru - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

The Philippines - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

South Sudan - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Spain - Harassment of leaders specifically prohibited

Algeria - Position not specified

Armenia - Position not specified

Azerbaijan - Position not specified

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Position not specified

Bulgaria - Position not specified

China - Position not specified

Comoros - Position not specified

Czech Republic - Position not specified

Denmark - Position not specified

El Salvador - Position not specified

Finland - Position not specified

Georgia - Position not specified

Greece - Position not specified

Greenland - Position not specified

Hungary - Position not specified

India - Position not specified

Iraq - Position not specified

Italy - Position not specified

Kiribati - Position not specified

Kuwait - Position not specified

Kyrgyzstan - Position not specified

Latvia - Position not specified

Liberia - Position not specified

Liechtenstein - Position not specified

Lithuania - Position not specified

Malawi - Position not specified

Marshall Islands - Position not specified

Moldova - Position not specified

The Netherlands - Position not specified

Norway - Position not specified

Poland - Position not specified

Portugal - Position not specified

Romania - Position not specified

Samoa - Position not specified

Sao Tome and Principe - Position not specified

Saudi Arabia - Position not specified

Sierra Leone - Position not specified

Slovenia - Position not specified

South Africa - Position not specified

Switzerland - Position not specified

Tajikistan - Position not specified

Timor-Leste - Position not specified

Uzbekistan - Position not specified