Is there at least some explicit legislative prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sex?

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Is there at least some explicit legislative prohibition of workplace discrimination based on 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 means that country legislation does not explicitly prohibit sex-based workplace discrimination broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, pay, promotions and/or demotions, terminations, nor harassment.

Yes means that the country does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of sex-based workplace discrimination in legislation.

Countries

Afghanistan - No

Pakistan - No

Sudan - No

Sri Lanka - No

South Sudan - No

Solomon Islands - No

Singapore - No

Sierra Leone - No

Palau - No

Nigeria - No

Brunei - No

Nepal - No

Nauru - No

Myanmar - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Jordan - No

Marshall Islands - No

Malaysia - No

Suriname - No

Saudi Arabia - No

Tuvalu - No

Tonga - No

Togo - Yes

Morocco - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

Vanuatu - Yes

Namibia - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

Uruguay - Yes

The Netherlands - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

Niger - Yes

United States of America - Yes

Norway - Yes

Oman - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

United Arab Emirates - Yes

Panama - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Mongolia - Yes

Paraguay - Yes

Mali - Yes

Luxembourg - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Zambia - Yes

Maldives - Yes

Malta - Yes

Monaco - Yes

Yemen - Yes

Mauritania - Yes

Vietnam - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Moldova - Yes

Papua New Guinea - Yes

The Philippines - Yes

Peru - Yes

Tunisia - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Spain - Yes

Turkey - Yes

St. Kitts and Nevis - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes

Somalia - Yes

Eswatini - Yes

Sweden - Yes

Switzerland - Yes

Syria - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

Tanzania - Yes

Thailand - Yes

South Africa - Yes

Slovenia - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Samoa - Yes

Poland - Yes

Portugal - Yes

Qatar - Yes

Romania - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Rwanda - Yes

San Marino - Yes

Slovakia - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes

Liechtenstein - Yes

Senegal - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Seychelles - Yes

Ukraine - Yes

Uganda - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Liberia - Yes

Libya - Yes

Colombia - Yes

Burundi - Yes

Cambodia - Yes

Cameroon - Yes

Canada - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Central African Republic - Yes

Chad - Yes

Chile - Yes

China - Yes

Comoros - Yes

Bulgaria - Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes

Republic of the Congo - Yes

Costa Rica - Yes

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes

Croatia - Yes

Cuba - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Denmark - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Brazil - Yes

Dominica - Yes

Bahamas - Yes

Algeria - Yes

Andorra - Yes

Angola - Yes

Antigua and Barbuda - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Armenia - Yes

Australia - Yes

Austria - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Bahrain - Yes

Botswana - Yes

Bangladesh - Yes

Barbados - Yes

Belarus - Yes

Belgium - Yes

Belize - Yes

Benin - Yes

Bhutan - Yes

Bolivia - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Djibouti - Yes

Dominican Republic - Yes

Albania - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

India - Yes

Indonesia - Yes

Iran - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Ireland - Yes

Israel - Yes

Italy - Yes

Jamaica - Yes

Japan - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Hungary - Yes

Kiribati - Yes

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Kuwait - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Laos - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Lebanon - Yes

Lesotho - Yes

Iceland - Yes

Honduras - Yes

Ecuador - Yes

Gabon - Yes

Egypt - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Equatorial Guinea - Yes

Eritrea - Yes

Estonia - Yes

Ethiopia - Yes

Fiji - Yes

Finland - Yes

France - Yes

The Gambia - Yes

Haiti - Yes

Georgia - Yes

Germany - Yes

Ghana - Yes

Greece - Yes

Greenland - Yes

Grenada - Yes

Guatemala - Yes

Guinea - Yes

Guinea-Bissau - Yes

Guyana - Yes

Zimbabwe - Yes