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Research Report Women’s Rights Team March
- GHRD Team
- 2 May 2022
Pregnancy discrimination is a variety of employment discrimination that happens when pregnant women are not hired or even fired because of their condition or intention to start a family (Byron, 2014). Discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity is prohibited by Article 11.2 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (UN General Assembly, 1979). In addition to that, it ensures the right to maternity leave or equivalent social benefits.
Discrimination based on pregnancy or maternity can have serious consequences both for women and their families. They can lose critical income, health insurance and other benefits. Pregnant women who are not provided with suitable accommodation also risk their health and even the life of the child. When women are not protected from discrimination it is harder for them to escape poverty.
Fortunately, in 152 countries women have legal resources to fight against unlawful practices on the basis of pregnancy or maternity because the legislature of their countries prohibits the dismissal of pregnant women as is established by international law (Mykhalchenko & Recavarren, 2021). However, there are a number of countries where the situation is different.
In 38 of 190 economies, women can be fired just for being pregnant because it is not forbidden to dismiss pregnant workers. Asian countries are among those where a lot of work is still to be done to improve the working conditions of women. Due to this, the report at hand has chosen to discuss pregnancy discrimination in the workplace in four Asian countries.
The current report presents a comparative analysis of the situation with regard to pregnancy discrimination in China, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. The authors also analyse the national legislation of each country and provide examples of unfair practices towards women.
Discrimination based on pregnancy or maternity can have serious consequences both for women and their families. They can lose critical income, health insurance and other benefits. Pregnant women who are not provided with suitable accommodation also risk their health and even the life of the child. When women are not protected from discrimination it is harder for them to escape poverty.
Fortunately, in 152 countries women have legal resources to fight against unlawful practices on the basis of pregnancy or maternity because the legislature of their countries prohibits the dismissal of pregnant women as is established by international law (Mykhalchenko & Recavarren, 2021). However, there are a number of countries where the situation is different.
In 38 of 190 economies, women can be fired just for being pregnant because it is not forbidden to dismiss pregnant workers. Asian countries are among those where a lot of work is still to be done to improve the working conditions of women. Due to this, the report at hand has chosen to discuss pregnancy discrimination in the workplace in four Asian countries.
The current report presents a comparative analysis of the situation with regard to pregnancy discrimination in China, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. The authors also analyse the national legislation of each country and provide examples of unfair practices towards women.
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Pregnancy discrimination is a variety of employment discrimination that happens when pregnant women are not hired or even fired because of their condition or intention to start a family (Byron, 2014). Discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity is prohibited by Article 11.2 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (UN General Assembly, 1979). In addition to that, it ensures the right to maternity leave or equivalent social benefits.
Discrimination based on pregnancy or maternity can have serious consequences both for women and their families. They can lose critical income, health insurance and other benefits. Pregnant women who are not provided with suitable accommodation also risk their health and even the life of the child. When women are not protected from discrimination it is harder for them to escape poverty.
Fortunately, in 152 countries women have legal resources to fight against unlawful practices on the basis of pregnancy or maternity because the legislature of their countries prohibits the dismissal of pregnant women as is established by international law (Mykhalchenko & Recavarren, 2021). However, there are a number of countries where the situation is different.
In 38 of 190 economies, women can be fired just for being pregnant because it is not forbidden to dismiss pregnant workers. Asian countries are among those where a lot of work is still to be done to improve the working conditions of women. Due to this, the report at hand has chosen to discuss pregnancy discrimination in the workplace in four Asian countries.
The current report presents a comparative analysis of the situation with regard to pregnancy discrimination in China, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. The authors also analyse the national legislation of each country and provide examples of unfair practices towards women.
Discrimination based on pregnancy or maternity can have serious consequences both for women and their families. They can lose critical income, health insurance and other benefits. Pregnant women who are not provided with suitable accommodation also risk their health and even the life of the child. When women are not protected from discrimination it is harder for them to escape poverty.
Fortunately, in 152 countries women have legal resources to fight against unlawful practices on the basis of pregnancy or maternity because the legislature of their countries prohibits the dismissal of pregnant women as is established by international law (Mykhalchenko & Recavarren, 2021). However, there are a number of countries where the situation is different.
In 38 of 190 economies, women can be fired just for being pregnant because it is not forbidden to dismiss pregnant workers. Asian countries are among those where a lot of work is still to be done to improve the working conditions of women. Due to this, the report at hand has chosen to discuss pregnancy discrimination in the workplace in four Asian countries.
The current report presents a comparative analysis of the situation with regard to pregnancy discrimination in China, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. The authors also analyse the national legislation of each country and provide examples of unfair practices towards women.
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