Women’s economic rights include a number of internationally recognized rights. These rights
include:
Equal pay for equal work
The right to free choice of gainful employment or profession without the need to obtain a
husband or male relative's consent
Equality in hiring and promotion practices
Job security (maternity leave, unemployment benefits, no arbitrary firing or layoffs, etc.)
Non-discrimination by employers
The right to be free from sexual harassment in the workplace
The right to work at night
The right to work in occupations classified as dangerous, including the military and police
force.
In measuring women’s economic rights the authors are primarily interested in two things: 1) the extensiveness of laws pertaining to women’s economic rights; 2) government practices towards
women or how effectively the government enforces the laws.
Scoring Scheme:
Regarding the economic equality of women:
(0) There are no economic rights for women under law and systematic discrimination based on sex
may be built into the law. The government tolerates a high level of discrimination against women.
(1) There are some economic rights for women under law; however, in practice, the government
does not enforce the laws effectively or enforcement of laws is weak. The government tolerates a
moderate level of discrimination against women.
(2) There are some economic rights for women under law. In practice, the government does enforce
these laws effectively. However, the government still tolerates a low level of discrimination against
women.
(3) All or nearly all of women's economic rights are guaranteed by law. In practice, the government
fully and vigorously enforces these laws. The government tolerates no or almost no discrimination
against women.
Type of variable: Categorical
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