dotlah! dotlah!
  • Cities
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Science
  • About
Social Links
  • zedreviews.com
  • citi.io
  • aster.cloud
  • liwaiwai.com
  • guzz.co.uk
  • atinatin.com
0 Likes
0 Followers
0 Subscribers
dotlah!
  • Cities
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Science
  • About
  • Cities
  • People

Only Eight Countries Have Full Equal Rights For Women

  • March 10, 2020
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0

Right now, there are only eight countries in the world which offer gender equality guaranteed by the law.  This is according to the report from the World Bank’s project, Women, Business, and the Law 2020.

Legally equal

Belgium, France, Denmark, Latvia, Luxembourg, Sweden, Iceland, and Canada — all have obtained a perfect score of 100 in the Women, Business, and Law Index, a measure of equality of men and women in laws and regulations that hinder or facilitate a person’s economic participation.

By earning a score of 100, these eight countries possess all the laws specified by the World Bank  which are deemed crucial to protect and empower women from an economic standpoint. These laws ensure that there is, legally, no gender gap.

The global average among the 190 economies included in the study is 75.2, an improvement from the 2019 average of 73.9. 87 countries in this year’s study obtained Index scores of at least 80 points.

The United States attained a fairly decent 91.3 in the Index. The US lost some points due to the lack of national laws that ensure equal pay and equal pensions.

The US is the only Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country without a national statutory paid maternity, paternity, or parental leave, though it should noted that there are some states which have passed family leave laws on their own.

China, on the other hand, only gained a score of 75.6, making it an average performer in the Index.

Among the worst performers for this year are Sudan (29.4), Yemen (26.9), and West Bank and Gaza (26.3).

The most improved economy would be Saudi Arabia. Back in 2017, the country scored a measly 31.8. This year, this score inflated to 70.6. This is due to the recent comprehensive reforms which ensure the equality of men and women in aspects like mobility, workplace, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, and pension.

Measuring equality in legal rights

In order to measure the magnitude of equality in legal rights between men and women, this World Bank project considered eight indicators:

  • Mobility – This indicator checks for constraints in women’s agency and freedom of movement.
  • Workplace – This checks the laws which might affect a woman’s decision to enter the labor market as well as protections against workplace discrimination and sexual harassment.
  • Pay  – This assesses the existence of a gender wage gap and laws affecting occupational segregation.
  • Marriage – The right of women to be the head of the household and their rights in marriage and divorce are found to be linked with a women’s labour force participation. With this, laws covering these issues were also inspected.
  • Parenthood – This checks the presence of laws that affect women’s work during and after pregnancy like paid leaves and maternity leaves, and the prohibition of the dismissal of pregnant women.
  • Entrepreneurship – This indicator assesses the freedoms of women in starting and running a business.
  • Assets – This examines the gender differences in property and inheritance laws.
  • Pension –  This indicator checks the presence of laws that eliminates potential gender gaps in pension.

According to the World Bank, these eight indicators monitor the legal differences between men and women as they transition between the different stages of working life. These eight indicators were chosen after thorough research and consultation with experts in relevant fields.

To gather information on these indicators, domestic laws and regulations of the countries included in the study were all examined.

If you want to know more about the report as well how your country performed, you can check out the full report.

Total
0
Shares
Share
Tweet
Share
Share
Related Topics
  • Gender Equality
  • Women
  • Women's Rights
dotlah.com

Previous Article
  • Technology

Enabling Battery-powered Silicon Chips To Work Faster And Longer

  • March 10, 2020
View Post
Next Article
  • Lah!

Capturing The Sun To Power Our Operations

  • March 11, 2020
View Post
You May Also Like
View Post
  • Cities
  • Technology

Meralco PowerGen’s PacificLight starts up 100 MW fast-response plant in Singapore

  • dotlah.com
  • June 20, 2025
View Post
  • People
  • Politics

Singapore PM Wong arrives in Malacañang

  • dotlah.com
  • June 4, 2025
View Post
  • Cities

Renewable energy, carbon credits are priority areas of cooperation for Singapore, Philippines: Lawrence Wong

  • dotlah.com
  • June 4, 2025
View Post
  • Cities
  • Politics

Singapore businesses eye more investments in PH, says PM Wong

  • Dean Marc
  • June 4, 2025
View Post
  • Featured
  • Features
  • People

Conclave: How A New Pope Is Chosen

  • Dean Marc
  • April 25, 2025
View Post
  • Cities
  • Research

Mathematicians uncover the logic behind how people walk in crowds

  • dotlah.com
  • April 3, 2025
“Toyota Woven City,” a Test Course for Mobility, Completes Phase 1 Construction and Prepares for Launch
View Post
  • Cities
  • Technology

“Toyota Woven City,” a Test Course for Mobility, Completes Phase 1 Construction and Prepares for Launch

  • John Francis
  • January 6, 2025
View Post
  • People

PM Wong takes Scoot flight, fellow passengers cheer

  • dotlah.com
  • October 16, 2024


Trending
  • buildings-solar-panel-4478105_1280 1
    • Cities
    Living In A Sustainable City
    • October 9, 2021
  • 2
    • Cities
    What Is ‘Ecological Economics’ And Why Do We Need To Talk About It?
    • November 5, 2019
  • 3
    • Lah!
    Gov.sg Launches New Channels To Keep The Public Informed About COVID-19
    • April 4, 2020
  • 4
    • Cities
    • People
    Uncertainties And Shifts: The World Of Generation Z
    • June 12, 2020
  • 5
    • Lah!
    • Technology
    Sembcorp Partners CapitaLand For 8.1 Megawatt-Peak Solar Power Project In Singapore
    • July 9, 2019
  • 6
    • Cities
    Singapore Airlines Makes Significant Capacity Cuts And Grounds Aircraft
    • March 25, 2020
  • 7
    • Food
    • People
    • Technology
    Our Lifestyles Are Making Us Sick: How Food-Is-Medicine Can Help
    • January 24, 2024
  • 8
    • Technology
    Singtel’s Dash Partners UOB Asset Management To Offer Mobile Robo-Adviser With Exclusive ESG Option
    • December 22, 2021
  • 9
    • Lah!
    • Technology
    Asia Tech x Singapore Unveils Exciting Speaker Line-Up That Explores The Intersection Of Technology, Society & The Digital Economy
    • July 7, 2021
  • City Of London 3D 10
    • Cities
    • Technology
    How 3D City Models Transform The Way We Design And Build Cities
    • November 14, 2020
  • 11
    • Technology
    Huawei Is Google-banned: What It Means For Users
    • May 24, 2019
  • 12
    • Lah!
    What It Takes To Put Out Forest Fires
    • September 23, 2019
Trending
  • 1
    New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many
    • August 6, 2025
  • Scuba Diving 2
    Wetsuit or Drysuit? As always, it depends. This quick guide can help you choose.
    • August 2, 2025
  • 3
    Thoughts on America’s AI Action Plan
    • July 24, 2025
  • 4
    Introducing Surface Laptop 5G: Seamless connectivity, built for business
    • July 23, 2025
  • 5
    Press Start (Or Hit Enter)! Your Go-To Loadout for Streamers and Gamers.
    • July 19, 2025
  • 6
    ESWIN Computing launches the EBC77 Series Single Board Computer with Ubuntu
    • July 17, 2025
  • 7
    Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
    • July 9, 2025
  • Camping 8
    The Summer Adventures : Camping Essentials
    • June 28, 2025
  • 9
    Meralco PowerGen’s PacificLight starts up 100 MW fast-response plant in Singapore
    • June 20, 2025
  • 10
    A Father’s Day Gift for Every Pop and Papa
    • June 14, 2025
Social Links
dotlah! dotlah!
  • Cities
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Science
  • About
Connecting Dots Across Asia's Tech and Urban Landscape

Input your search keywords and press Enter.