Countries: Guatemala
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"With regard to the disappearance of women, in 2018 the Public Prosecution Service publicly launched a mechanism for the immediate search for missing women (the Isabel-Claudina alert system). A total of 5,773 alerts were recorded, 88 per cent (5,052) of which have been deactivated and 12 per cent (721) of which remained active until August 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, courses on Decree No. 9-2016 (Immediate Search for Missing Women Act) and the mechanism for the immediate search for missing women were given to staff of the justice system and prosecutorial agencies of the Public Prosecution Service, 2,966 of whom were trained in 2019, and 1,276 of whom were trained...more

Countries: Gabon
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"[T]he proportion of women with insurance is slightly higher than the proportion of men (74 per cent compared to 70 per cent)" (25). "[T]he central prison in Libreville alone has 109 women detainees. Of the 109 women detainees, 39 have medical coverage (National Health Insurance and Social Protection Fund) and 70 have not been registered for various reasons" (28). "Women living in poverty are registered with the National Health Insurance and Social Protection Fund" (28).

Countries: Singapore
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"[W]omen who may be financially vulnerable when they reach old age, would benefit from initiatives [which] include the 2014 Pioneer Generation Package, the 2016 Silver Support Scheme, and the 2019 Merdeka Generation Package" (33).

Countries: China
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"Women’s participation in pension insurance has expanded. In 2017, approximately 385 million women participated in basic pension insurance nationwide, an increase of some 33 million compared with the previous year. The number of women participating in basic pension insurance for urban employees was nearly 180 million, 58.1 per cent more than 2010. In 2017, nearly 210 million women participated in basic pension insurance for urban and rural residents, 18.5 per cent more than the previous year" (25).

Countries: Bahamas
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"The constitution prohibits torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment" (2).

Countries: Spain
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"Then, in a choreographed move, fellow students across the Colegio Mayor Elías Ahuja building pulled opened their blinds and started shouting and making animal noises." (Parag. 6) We currently do not count with a street harrasment variable, but it's important to highlight the predominance in this university in Spain. (MD - CODER COMMENT)

Countries: Italy
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"Negative effects from the use of medicines affect more frequently women (+1.5–1.7%), even though such figure is less reported in relevant studies. So far, gender prejudices have affected such area, on the idea that the origin of disease mainly stems from the hormonal variability. These prejudices delay the pharmaceutical research, the research devoted to detect the socio-environmental factors as well as the primary prevention, namely the eradication of the causes and the risk factors. Until a few years ago, women were scarcely recruited in clinical experimentation. In recent months, it has been registered a change of attitude, at least, as regards the number of women involved, although the gender analysis...more

Countries: Ukraine
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"According to the Nash Mir, radical groups consistently tried to disrupt LGBTI events with violence or threats of violence. For example, on April 11, members of radical groups Tradition and Order and Katechon attacked participants of the European Lesbian Conference in Kyiv. Perpetrators broke into the premises and sprayed tear gas, injuring 10 persons. Police intervened and detained the attackers; the attackers were subsequently released, and no charges were filed" (51).

Countries: China
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1, ADCM-PRACTICE-1, CUST-LAW-1, ADDL-DATA-1

"Judges routinely refuse first requests for divorce, obliging plaintiffs to come back after a cooling-off period of up to three months. The policy should exclude cases involving violence, but many judges are too scared to declare a husband an abuser. Some judges fear being assaulted themselves. Others worry about presiding over a case that leads to a family murder. Women reporting abuse pose no threat, so they are brushed aside. But men who threaten violence are sometimes bought off with property or even child custody, especially when a son is involved...Judges are quick to spot those who arrive in court desperate for a divorce or for custody of a child....more

Countries: Ukraine
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"[T]he State Judicial Administration of Ukraine, indicates that '… it is impossible to submit statistical data on the number of court decisions in criminal, civil cases and cases of administrative offences, related to gender issue, as well as on the number of court decisions, proving the facts of discrimination against women, as such information is not kept in the court records separately" (11). "The expert survey determined that one of the major reasons leading to spreading of gender based discrimination in the Ukrainian society is that all forms of discrimination remain unpunished in Ukraine" (14).

Countries: India
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

“For women living in low-income settlements in Indian cities, lack of sanitation presents three main issues: the non-availability of services and lack of hygiene which prevents them from maintaining their self-respect and social reputation; their worries about immediate physical safety for themselves and their children; and the social stigma attached to living in a low-income settlement without adequate services. Box 4.2 provides more details, and other examples” (pp. 22). “Similar initiatives can also be taken by women at the community level. In Mumbai, women’s savings groups work with the police to set up community police stations in informal settlements. Once established, one of their tasks is to close down many...more

Countries: Ghana
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

“In Accra, Ghana, women typically work together to manage the environment of the house compound, and are considered primarily responsible for maintaining the spaces between compounds. They are usually responsible for the children, who move from place to place. In addition, even in-house environmental management depends heavily on public infrastructure, such as water pipes and connections. It is difficult to under-estimate this role, including its political dimensions: the negative connotations associated with residency in an informal settlement are (in part) rationalised through an emphasis on cleanliness” (pp. 22).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

“Free sanitary products will be available to all schools and colleges in England from next week as part of a drive to stamp out ‘period poverty.’ The move will mean that no schoolgirl should be forced to miss lessons because she is on her period. The Department for Education also hopes the change will help break down the stigma surrounding menstruation” (para. 1-3). “Under the scheme, schools and colleges will be able to order a range of sanitary products, including eco-friendly options, so that they are on hand when students need them. Campaigners had been calling for the Government to take action following concerns that girls could miss class during...more

Countries: Nepal
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"Review and revision of Special Powers: The Government of Nepal shall review and revise, along with census of every ten years, the provisions regarding special rights of the women and Dalit community and its implementation and effectiveness based on human development index" (130).

Countries: Japan
Variables: ADDL-DATA-1

"In August, after receiving a flood of complaints and death threats, organizers of a Japanese art exhibition in Aichi prefecture were forced to withdraw an art installation called the “Statue of a Girl of Peace,” which symbolizes “comfort women” or women who were forced to work in Japan’s World War II-era brothels. Many of the women were Korean. The issue has remained a flashpoint in Japan-Korean bilateral relations. The exhibition re-opened briefly for a few days before it officially ended in October" (para. 16).