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WOMEN, BUSINESS AND THE LAW 2018 Paula Tavares & Nisha Arekapudi May 28-30, 2018

GETTING A JOB Identifying restrictions on women’s work and the protections in place that enable employment.

In 9 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, women are required to get their husband’s permission to work.

24 ECONOMIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BAR WOMEN FROM HAVING THEIR CHOICE OF JOBS

THE THE LAST LASTIN ING G EF EFFE FECTS CTS OF LEGA OF LEGACY CY LEGI LE GISL SLATION TION Do restrictions on women’s employment exist? No restrictions At least 1 restriction No data Source : Women, Business and the Law database

Non-discrimination in employment can encourage women to enter the workforce.

WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS Hiring Dismissal Promotion Family Pregnancy Nursing Maternity Flexible Status Leave Job Work     ✓ ✓ ✓  Cameroon  ✓   ✓ ✓   Ghana ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓  Kenya ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓  Malawi     ✓ ✓   Nigeria      ✓ ✓  Senegal         Sierra Leone     ✓ ✓   South Sudan     ✓ ✓   Sudan ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓  Togo     ✓ ✓   Tunisia

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THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF PAID MATERNITY LEAVE IS 78 DAYS What is the length of paid maternity leave? 120 100 ILO Minimum Standard: 98 days 80 60 40 20 0

23 ECONOMIES DO NOT HAVE ANTI- DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONS

THE THE MO MOST ST R REF EFOR ORMS O MS OCC CCUR URRED ED IN IN THE THE GETT GETTIN ING G A J A JOB OB INDIC INDICATOR OR

SUMMA SUMMARIZIN RIZING G GO GOOD OD PRA PRACTIC CTICES ES I IN N LABO LABOR R REGU REGULA LATION TION • Remove restrictions on women’s work, establishing safety measures for all workers regardless of gender • Protect women from discrimination and enact policies that enable parents to work and care for their children

GE GEND NDER ER EQ EQUALI ALITY TY IN IN LAB LABOR OR LA LAW W IS A IS ASSO SSOCI CIATE TED D WITH WITH MOR MORE E WOMEN OMEN WOR ORKI KING NG & EARN & EARNIN ING G MOR MORE E REL RELATIV TIVE E TO O MEN MEN Labor force participation rate, female-to-male ratio Estimated earned income, female-to-male ratio Getting a job score Getting a job score

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