Latest items for GIC-LAW-2
Feb. 12, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"She also shares the same fear of every woman I spoke to - that if she were to take time off to have a child, she might not be able to return to work. . .One 28-year-old woman, who worked in HR, said she'd seen people who were forced to leave their jobs or who were passed over for promotions after taking maternity leave, which had been enough to convince her never to have a baby" (par. 27, 29). This demonstrates that a woman's job is not necessarily kept if they leave work to have a child (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"She also shares the same fear of every woman I spoke to - that if she were to take time off to have a child, she might not be able to return to work. . .One 28-year-old woman, who worked in HR, said she'd seen people who were forced to leave their jobs or who were passed over for promotions after taking maternity leave, which had been enough to convince her never to have a baby" (par. 27, 29). This demonstrates that a woman's job is not necessarily kept if they leave work to have a child (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"In some regions, full-time students who become new mothers will receive financial compensation, while in Moscow, the health authority is expanding free access to fertility testing and treatments" (par. 6). "To help with that, the Russian regions of Karelia and Chelyabinsk are rolling out programs where women under the age of 25 who are full-time students can receive a lump-sum payment if they become new mothers. In Russia's Karelia region, which borders Finland, students who have a baby can receive the equivalent of $1,500 Cdn. In Chelyabinsk, a region in Russia's Ural mountains, the payout is nearly $15,000 Cdn, and it can be spent on housing, education or medical services"...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"In some regions, full-time students who become new mothers will receive financial compensation, while in Moscow, the health authority is expanding free access to fertility testing and treatments" (par. 6). "To help with that, the Russian regions of Karelia and Chelyabinsk are rolling out programs where women under the age of 25 who are full-time students can receive a lump-sum payment if they become new mothers. In Russia's Karelia region, which borders Finland, students who have a baby can receive the equivalent of $1,500 Cdn. In Chelyabinsk, a region in Russia's Ural mountains, the payout is nearly $15,000 Cdn, and it can be spent on housing, education or medical services"...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:31 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"In 2019, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán introduced the Family Protection Action Plan, another effort to instrumentalize a so-called 'pro-family' agenda to perpetuate stereotyped gender roles. This plan includes measures that encourage couples to reproduce, including incentives for having four or more children. Human Rights Watch has raised questions about the specific details of the plan, including any restrictions on eligibility for the benefits outlined in the Action Plan that may be based on residency status, country of birth/origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status, and whether there are special measures to address how such policies may further trap individuals in abusive relationships, especially women. The government had not...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"In 2019, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán introduced the Family Protection Action Plan, another effort to instrumentalize a so-called 'pro-family' agenda to perpetuate stereotyped gender roles. This plan includes measures that encourage couples to reproduce, including incentives for having four or more children. Human Rights Watch has raised questions about the specific details of the plan, including any restrictions on eligibility for the benefits outlined in the Action Plan that may be based on residency status, country of birth/origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status, and whether there are special measures to address how such policies may further trap individuals in abusive relationships, especially women. The government had not...more
Jan. 25, 2025, 2:22 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"A court in Spain has ruled that a single mother is entitled to the parental leave that would have been due her partner – if she had one – on the grounds that all babies should be treated the same, regardless of the composition of their families" (para 1). "In its judgment, the court referred to a decision by Spain’s constitutional court, which ruled last November that children born into single-parent families should not be discriminated against or treated differently to children born into two-parent families" (para 4).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"A court in Spain has ruled that a single mother is entitled to the parental leave that would have been due her partner – if she had one – on the grounds that all babies should be treated the same, regardless of the composition of their families" (para 1). "In its judgment, the court referred to a decision by Spain’s constitutional court, which ruled last November that children born into single-parent families should not be discriminated against or treated differently to children born into two-parent families" (para 4).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"On 1 April 2018 a revised version of the State Benefits Act came into force, with provisions for three forms of State benefit. A lump-sum payment of 4,000 soms for the birth of a child (balaga suyunchu) is paid after the birth, irrespective of family income. The State Benefits Act came into force on 1 January 2018. Previously, a lump- sum payment for the birth of a child was a means-tested benefit that was paid only to children in low-income families. Monthly allowances are paid to low- income citizens (families) with children under 16 years of age (ui-bulogo komok), provided that the per capita average of the total family income...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"On 1 April 2018 a revised version of the State Benefits Act came into force, with provisions for three forms of State benefit. A lump-sum payment of 4,000 soms for the birth of a child (balaga suyunchu) is paid after the birth, irrespective of family income. The State Benefits Act came into force on 1 January 2018. Previously, a lump- sum payment for the birth of a child was a means-tested benefit that was paid only to children in low-income families. Monthly allowances are paid to low- income citizens (families) with children under 16 years of age (ui-bulogo komok), provided that the per capita average of the total family income...more
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Women covered by State social insurance and engaged in formal employment are paid maternity benefits, lump sum childbirth benefits and monthly child care benefits during maternity leave. One-time childbirth allowances and monthly child care allowances may be paid to the mother or father of the child or their substitutes. The lump-sum childbirth allowance is paid once in the amount of three times the unit of calculation (192 somoni; one unit of calculation is 64 somoni), and at the rate of two units of calculation (128 somoni) on the birth of the second child and one unit of calculation (64 somoni) on the birth of the third child and subsequent children"...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Women covered by State social insurance and engaged in formal employment are paid maternity benefits, lump sum childbirth benefits and monthly child care benefits during maternity leave. One-time childbirth allowances and monthly child care allowances may be paid to the mother or father of the child or their substitutes. The lump-sum childbirth allowance is paid once in the amount of three times the unit of calculation (192 somoni; one unit of calculation is 64 somoni), and at the rate of two units of calculation (128 somoni) on the birth of the second child and one unit of calculation (64 somoni) on the birth of the third child and subsequent children"...more
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"In recent months, some provinces have extended childbirth benefits for unmarried women" (para 6)
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"In recent months, some provinces have extended childbirth benefits for unmarried women" (para 6)
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"[A]ccess to maternity protection for all working women, including by ensuring regular payment of salary compensation during pregnancy [is not ensured]" (13).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"[A]ccess to maternity protection for all working women, including by ensuring regular payment of salary compensation during pregnancy [is not ensured]" (13).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Female public servants who are married do not receive the social benefits attached to their work status as public servants, because of the provision in Law No. 16/013 on the status of public services agents recognizing as social benefits recipients 'the public official, his spouse and his children'" (11).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Female public servants who are married do not receive the social benefits attached to their work status as public servants, because of the provision in Law No. 16/013 on the status of public services agents recognizing as social benefits recipients 'the public official, his spouse and his children'" (11).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Families with working mothers and a gross monthly household income of S$12,000 and below benefit from the means-tested [gained] Additional Subsidy, up from an income ceiling of S$7,500 previously" (15-16). "As of end June 2021, over 9,000 employers have adopted the [Tripartite Standard] on [flexible work arrangements (FWAs)], up from under 5,000 a year ago, and almost 3,000 employers have adopted the TS on Unpaid Leave for Unexpected Care Needs, up from under 2,000 a year ago. Today, the vast majority of employees are benefitting from FWAs. In 2020, 93 per cent of employers offered some form of formal or ad-hoc FWAs" (26).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Families with working mothers and a gross monthly household income of S$12,000 and below benefit from the means-tested [gained] Additional Subsidy, up from an income ceiling of S$7,500 previously" (15-16). "As of end June 2021, over 9,000 employers have adopted the [Tripartite Standard] on [flexible work arrangements (FWAs)], up from under 5,000 a year ago, and almost 3,000 employers have adopted the TS on Unpaid Leave for Unexpected Care Needs, up from under 2,000 a year ago. Today, the vast majority of employees are benefitting from FWAs. In 2020, 93 per cent of employers offered some form of formal or ad-hoc FWAs" (26).
Nov. 21, 2023, 5:44 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Eventually, all families with a new baby will be able to access six months of leave shared between two parents and paid at the rate of the national minimum wage" (para. 2). "Single parents will be able to access the full 26 weeks, while the leave will be made more flexible with parents able to take it in blocks between periods of paid work" (para. 3). "By 2026, every family with a new baby will be access a total of six months paid leave shared between the two parents. And single parents will be able to access all 26 weeks" (para. 17). "'Our plan will mean more families take up...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Eventually, all families with a new baby will be able to access six months of leave shared between two parents and paid at the rate of the national minimum wage" (para. 2). "Single parents will be able to access the full 26 weeks, while the leave will be made more flexible with parents able to take it in blocks between periods of paid work" (para. 3). "By 2026, every family with a new baby will be access a total of six months paid leave shared between the two parents. And single parents will be able to access all 26 weeks" (para. 17). "'Our plan will mean more families take up...more
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"[The All-China Federation of Trade Unions, together with nine other agencies] proposed that, by the end of 2020, all employers [are] to be equipped with maternity facilities should have such standardized facilities mostly in place" (21). This is to accommodate lactating females (MV-coder comment). "The in-hospital delivery grant for rural women has been further implemented, with fiscal authorities at various levels providing a 500 yuan grant to every rural woman for giving birth in hospitals" (24). "From 2009 to 2016, the Central Government earmarked 22.6 billion yuan as grants for more than 74 million rural pregnant women" (27).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"[The All-China Federation of Trade Unions, together with nine other agencies] proposed that, by the end of 2020, all employers [are] to be equipped with maternity facilities should have such standardized facilities mostly in place" (21). This is to accommodate lactating females (MV-coder comment). "The in-hospital delivery grant for rural women has been further implemented, with fiscal authorities at various levels providing a 500 yuan grant to every rural woman for giving birth in hospitals" (24). "From 2009 to 2016, the Central Government earmarked 22.6 billion yuan as grants for more than 74 million rural pregnant women" (27).
Nov. 1, 2023, 7:59 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Women’s medical expenses for childbirth are duly covered, with female employees’ expenses covered by maternity insurance and those of unemployed women covered by the basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents… In 2017, China launched a pilot programme of merging the maternity insurance with the basic medical insurance for employees" (24).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Women’s medical expenses for childbirth are duly covered, with female employees’ expenses covered by maternity insurance and those of unemployed women covered by the basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents… In 2017, China launched a pilot programme of merging the maternity insurance with the basic medical insurance for employees" (24).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LDS-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-2
"A 2016 presidential decree established minimum employment standards for domestic workers, including national minimum wage protection, an eight-hour work day for domestic workers living outside of their employer’s home, a 10-hour work day for domestic workers living inside their employer’s home, compulsory employer contributions to a domestic worker’s social security protection, and maternity and holiday allowances" (28).
Variables: LDS-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-2
"A 2016 presidential decree established minimum employment standards for domestic workers, including national minimum wage protection, an eight-hour work day for domestic workers living outside of their employer’s home, a 10-hour work day for domestic workers living inside their employer’s home, compulsory employer contributions to a domestic worker’s social security protection, and maternity and holiday allowances" (28).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"The Ethiopian social security scheme covers employees of both the public sector and the private sector. The public servants’ Pension Proclamation No. 714/2011, which came into effect during the reporting period provides for conditions for receiving social security payment during retirement and in the incidence of incapacity to work due to illness and injury. The benefits therein are retirement pension, invalidity pension, incapacity pension or survivors’ pension and include gratuity and refundable pension contribution. Further, the Proclamation provides for the principle of non-discrimination on the basis of sex in the age of retirement, payment of social security as well as transfer of the right to survivors" (16).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"The Ethiopian social security scheme covers employees of both the public sector and the private sector. The public servants’ Pension Proclamation No. 714/2011, which came into effect during the reporting period provides for conditions for receiving social security payment during retirement and in the incidence of incapacity to work due to illness and injury. The benefits therein are retirement pension, invalidity pension, incapacity pension or survivors’ pension and include gratuity and refundable pension contribution. Further, the Proclamation provides for the principle of non-discrimination on the basis of sex in the age of retirement, payment of social security as well as transfer of the right to survivors" (16).
Dec. 9, 2022, 2:29 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-3, GIC-LAW-2
"In China, single women are not allowed to freeze their eggs and undergo in vitro fertilization, and are routinely denied care and services available to married women" (para 3).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-3, GIC-LAW-2
"In China, single women are not allowed to freeze their eggs and undergo in vitro fertilization, and are routinely denied care and services available to married women" (para 3).
May 27, 2022, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"[C]rèches and day-care services are provided in workplaces where women are employed or in case these services are not provided, the employer has a chance to exempt this amount from income tax on the condition that the employer provides direct payments to the service providers" (19).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"[C]rèches and day-care services are provided in workplaces where women are employed or in case these services are not provided, the employer has a chance to exempt this amount from income tax on the condition that the employer provides direct payments to the service providers" (19).
May 16, 2022, 8:09 p.m.
Countries: Suriname
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"A non-contributory social system, granted to all Surinamese who have lived in Suriname until the age of 60, also managed by the Government, i.e. the Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing. This benefit was increased from SRD 275 in 2008 to SRD 350 in 2010; to SRD 425 in 2011; and to SRD 525 monthly in 2012; a 90.9 per cent increase from 2007 to 2012. In 2011, a total number of 46,266 persons were eligible for this benefit, 55 per cent of whom were women" (35). "A comparison between 2002 and 2011 shows that the overall proportion of women beneficiaries remained stable between 54 per cent and 55 per...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"A non-contributory social system, granted to all Surinamese who have lived in Suriname until the age of 60, also managed by the Government, i.e. the Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing. This benefit was increased from SRD 275 in 2008 to SRD 350 in 2010; to SRD 425 in 2011; and to SRD 525 monthly in 2012; a 90.9 per cent increase from 2007 to 2012. In 2011, a total number of 46,266 persons were eligible for this benefit, 55 per cent of whom were women" (35). "A comparison between 2002 and 2011 shows that the overall proportion of women beneficiaries remained stable between 54 per cent and 55 per...more
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"There are benefits tied to employment or marital status or any other status. There is law mandating maternity leave. The law states woman have 4 months of paid maternity leave" (1).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"There are benefits tied to employment or marital status or any other status. There is law mandating maternity leave. The law states woman have 4 months of paid maternity leave" (1).
Oct. 25, 2021, 2:40 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"The CPV and certain government ministries and local governments issued their own regulations on family size for their staff. A decree issued by the Politburo, for example, subjects CPV members to official reprimand if they have three children, removes them from a ranking position if they have four children, and expels them from the CPV if they have five children. Violating the decree also decreases the likelihood of promotion and may lead to job termination. The CPV did not enforce these provisions consistently" (30).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"The CPV and certain government ministries and local governments issued their own regulations on family size for their staff. A decree issued by the Politburo, for example, subjects CPV members to official reprimand if they have three children, removes them from a ranking position if they have four children, and expels them from the CPV if they have five children. Violating the decree also decreases the likelihood of promotion and may lead to job termination. The CPV did not enforce these provisions consistently" (30).
Aug. 4, 2021, 12:58 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"It was nonetheless unfair to women, Ms. Li said. She said the government should reimburse employers for maternity pay, as some other countries do, and mandate paternity leave, so women would not be singled out for being parents" (Para 22).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"It was nonetheless unfair to women, Ms. Li said. She said the government should reimburse employers for maternity pay, as some other countries do, and mandate paternity leave, so women would not be singled out for being parents" (Para 22).
Jan. 31, 2021, 3:04 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Under Australia's minimum National Employment Standards (NES), all employees with 12 months continuous service are entitled to 12 months unpaid parental leave. Where mothers do not have 12 months service, their employment is often terminated. Paid parental leave is essential to address the gendered wealth gap. The current Federal paid parental leave scheme provides employees with an entitlement to 18 weeks of leave funded by the Government at the minimum wage. Strict eligibility requirements mean that many mothers in the workforce do not meet the work test, and thus cannot access the scheme" (10). "In 2018, the Government introduced intrusive measures that require single parents receiving parenting or unemployment payments...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Under Australia's minimum National Employment Standards (NES), all employees with 12 months continuous service are entitled to 12 months unpaid parental leave. Where mothers do not have 12 months service, their employment is often terminated. Paid parental leave is essential to address the gendered wealth gap. The current Federal paid parental leave scheme provides employees with an entitlement to 18 weeks of leave funded by the Government at the minimum wage. Strict eligibility requirements mean that many mothers in the workforce do not meet the work test, and thus cannot access the scheme" (10). "In 2018, the Government introduced intrusive measures that require single parents receiving parenting or unemployment payments...more
Jan. 1, 2021, 3:38 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: SMES-DATA-2, IRP-PRACTICE-1, GIC-LAW-2
"Yayoi Kimura, a Liberal Democratic member of the House of Representatives who endorsed the letter, said that when she co-sponsored a bill to provide a tax break for unmarried parents, some of her male colleagues argued that most single mothers were either mistresses of rich men or hyperambitious career women who did not need government assistance" (para 22).
Variables: SMES-DATA-2, IRP-PRACTICE-1, GIC-LAW-2
"Yayoi Kimura, a Liberal Democratic member of the House of Representatives who endorsed the letter, said that when she co-sponsored a bill to provide a tax break for unmarried parents, some of her male colleagues argued that most single mothers were either mistresses of rich men or hyperambitious career women who did not need government assistance" (para 22).
March 11, 2019, 11:13 a.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Working women receive social payments from the State social insurance fund in the amount of the average monthly wage for all the days of maternity leave, as well as for the care of a child up to one year of age at 40 per cent of the average monthly wage" (35).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Working women receive social payments from the State social insurance fund in the amount of the average monthly wage for all the days of maternity leave, as well as for the care of a child up to one year of age at 40 per cent of the average monthly wage" (35).
March 1, 2019, 11:52 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Legislation grants women the right to the reimbursements and benefits due to a married employee, while their husbands receive them as unmarried employees, if the benefits due her are greater than those due to her husband" (21).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"Legislation grants women the right to the reimbursements and benefits due to a married employee, while their husbands receive them as unmarried employees, if the benefits due her are greater than those due to her husband" (21).
Feb. 21, 2019, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
According to the table, women are not guaranteed an equivalent position after maternity leave (59).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
According to the table, women are not guaranteed an equivalent position after maternity leave (59).
Feb. 4, 2019, 3:44 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
97% of UK companies now offer some form of flexible working and the benefit to business is estimated to be around £55 million per year… It gives parents more flexibility in how to share the care of their child in the first year following birth or adoption (24).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
97% of UK companies now offer some form of flexible working and the benefit to business is estimated to be around £55 million per year… It gives parents more flexibility in how to share the care of their child in the first year following birth or adoption (24).
Nov. 16, 2018, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GIC-LAW-2, GIC-LAW-3
"The one example of protections for women, the Social Security Law of 2012’s provisions for pregnant women, is not routinely enforced. In fact, women report that they are either unaware of the right to take leave or reluctant to assert this right for fear of losing their job" (page 4).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2, GIC-LAW-3
"The one example of protections for women, the Social Security Law of 2012’s provisions for pregnant women, is not routinely enforced. In fact, women report that they are either unaware of the right to take leave or reluctant to assert this right for fear of losing their job" (page 4).
Oct. 3, 2018, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-2
"In 2010, the provincial government in Fukui launched a dating Web site called Fukui Marriage-Hunting Cafe, and couples who met on the site and eventually married received cash and gifts" (para. 12).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-2
"In 2010, the provincial government in Fukui launched a dating Web site called Fukui Marriage-Hunting Cafe, and couples who met on the site and eventually married received cash and gifts" (para. 12).
Aug. 24, 2018, 12:29 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GIC-LAW-2, GIC-LAW-3
"The Committee notes with concern that the right to maternity leave is not applicable to all types of employment and that there is a lack of information on women domestic workers" (page 12).
Variables: GIC-LAW-2, GIC-LAW-3
"The Committee notes with concern that the right to maternity leave is not applicable to all types of employment and that there is a lack of information on women domestic workers" (page 12).