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Gender disparities in legal rights around the world
1-3-2019
In a study published on February 27, the World Bank highlighted the disparities in legal rights between men and women around the world. Women only have 75% of men’s legal rights, which prevents them from accessing jobs, opening businesses or taking economic decisions that are in their interest and that of their households, the study showed. The latter included an index measuring gender disparities which indicated a progress over the past ten years rising from 70 to 75, out of a maximum 100. This comes after 131 countries agreed to ratify 274 reforms and adopt laws and regulations allowing greater inclusion and participation of women, including laws against sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as lifting restrictions that kept women outside specific industrial sectors. According to the study, Belgium, Denmark, France, Latvia and Sweden scored 100 on the index, which means they give women and men equal legal rights. The Middle East and North Africa on the other hand, recorded the lowest score (47.37) for gender equality. Algeria and Lebanon presented encouraging changes in terms of introduction of laws fighting domestic violence, the study said. (For the full report, kindly visit the link below: https://bit.ly/2Vtgd1Z). (Al Diyar, March 1, 2019)
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