{"id":161348,"date":"2018-03-07T16:46:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T16:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/9-sexist-laws-that-have-no-place-in-2018\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T14:40:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:40:52","slug":"sexist-laws-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/stories\/sexist-laws-list\/","title":{"rendered":"9 sexist laws that have no place in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In just a few weeks, people around the world will be celebrating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/2018\/02\/05\/international-womens-day-thursday-march-8-2018\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Women&rsquo;s Day<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This day marks a time for reflection on the sexism that still exists across the globe, while also celebrating the amazing strides that women have made in combating the inequality they face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nowhere in the world do women have the same opportunities as men, and in many countries, women&rsquo;s rights and opportunities are limited by law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, we compiled a list of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/2017\/03\/30\/these-10-anti-women-laws-will-shock-you\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9 anti-women laws<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shortly after International Women&rsquo;s Day with the help of data from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalitynow.org\/history\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EqualityNow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, what has been accomplished since last year? On the surface, it may appear that not much progress has been made, seeing as gender discriminatory laws of all sorts still exist around the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But over the past year women around the world have set <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">change in motion, advocating for the reform of laws in some countries and sparking legal battles in others. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here is a recap of the laws brought to light last year, as well as the work being done to fight back:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Women can be kidnapped<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41343\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/one_org_international\/international\/media\/international\/2018\/02\/27233923\/tumblr_inline_mvu9gklUzQ1re1uh0.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.justiceservices.gov.mt\/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&amp;itemid=8574\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a man can receive a reduced sentence for kidnapping if he intends to marry the victim. If the man marries his victim after the abduction, he will be exempt from prosecution and punishment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While Malta continues to enforce laws which protect abductors, other countries have taken action to amend their laws. Both <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-40947448\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lebanon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/tunisia-law-women-protect-rape-domestic-violence-north-africa-landmark-rights-abuse-sexual-a7864846.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tunisia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> used to exempt rapists and kidnappers from prosecution if they married the victim, but abolished this loophole in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Women inherit less than their brothers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41316\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/one_org_international\/international\/media\/international\/2018\/02\/26124544\/anigif_enhanced-28606-1407787890-7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inheritance can have a huge impact on the economic security of women across the world. Unfortunately, various countries limit the amount of inheritance a woman can have through different laws. In Tunisia and elsewhere, a woman can only inherit half of what her brother can. President Beji Caid Essebsi has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-tunisia-women-rights\/is-womens-inheritance-next-on-reformist-tunisias-rights-agenda-idUSKBN1FE2UC\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">called for the end to this unfair inheritance rule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The law has not officially been changed, but President Essebsi&rsquo;s step forward on this issue has the power to level the playing field for women in the coming future.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Men receive less punishment for &ldquo;honour killings&rdquo;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41317\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/one_org_international\/international\/media\/international\/2018\/02\/26124711\/What-Excuse-me-Say-what-GIF.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"234\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In many countries, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalitynow.org\/content\/penal-code-no-58-1937\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Egypt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalitynow.org\/content\/penal-code-1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Syria<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, men are given a lesser sentence for the murder of a woman if she is caught in an adulterous act. In both countries, activists are working to abolish these laws. The Association for the Legal Aid of Women has approached the UN with <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/womenwatch\/daw\/egm\/vaw-gp-2005\/docs\/experts\/khafagy.honorcrimes.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a written statement <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">detailing the horrors of honour-based crimes and the work they are doing to stop them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Syria, Samar Yazbek has founded <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/women-now.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Women Now for Development<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The organization tackles many forms of gender inequality, including honour killings, with the hopes of creating a post-war Syria rooted in gender equality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. A woman&rsquo;s testimony counts half as much as a man&rsquo;s<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41318\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/one_org_international\/international\/media\/international\/2018\/02\/26124952\/sexist-and-absurd.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"170\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In cases of adultery, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalitynow.org\/content\/islamic-penal-code-2013-books-i-ii-and-v\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iran<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> considers a woman&rsquo;s testimony to be half as valuable as a man&rsquo;s. Iranian women are challenging this law, among others, with their own political power. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the nation&rsquo;s elections last May, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranhumanrights.org\/2017\/05\/iranian-womens-rights-activists-use-elections-as-opportunities-to-put-forth-demands\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">more than 180 women&rsquo;s rights activists signed a declaration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which outlined their demands of the next president. Their demands included equality in political participation and an end to all gender discrimination.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Husbands have more rights than their wives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41319\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/one_org_international\/international\/media\/international\/2018\/02\/26125240\/big-bang-theory-penny-WHAT-gif.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gender discrimination doesn&rsquo;t just happen within greater society &ndash; it can occur in someone&rsquo;s own home. In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalitynow.org\/content\/law-no-2011-%E2%80%93-087-december-30-2011-relating-code-persons-and-family\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mali<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a husband is considered to be the head of the household, and his wife must be obedient to him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But Mali&rsquo;s own ONE Champion Nana Alassane Toure is working to change these discriminatory social norms through promoting education. ONE Youth Delegates including Toure, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalpartnership.org\/news-and-media\/news\/youth-solidarity-statement-gpe-financing-conference\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">released a statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on how education can change the fate of women around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6. Men can choose where women work<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41342\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/one_org_international\/international\/media\/international\/2018\/02\/27233504\/gaston-gif.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"249\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wbl.worldbank.org\/~\/media\/WBG\/WBL\/Documents\/Reports\/2016\/Women-Business-and-the-Law-2016.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">18 countries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> around the world, women cannot get jobs without their husband&rsquo;s permission. In Cameroon, the law allows a husband to prohibit certain jobs for his wife if he feels that they are not in his family&rsquo;s best interest. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grassroots activist Fidele Djebba has, at great risk, spoken up against these practices and promoted economic empowerment for the youth, specifically girls, of the country. For her efforts, she received the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Embassy Yaounde&rsquo;s 2017 Cameroonian Woman of Courage Award<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in March 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>7. Women can be beaten<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41321\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/one_org_international\/international\/media\/international\/2018\/02\/26130405\/anigif_enhanced-10058-1395494821-8.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Domestic violence has caused immense harm to women around the world, and continues to do so. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/opinion\/2015\/09\/10\/discriminating-against-women-keeps-countries-poorer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">46 countries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> do not have laws in place to protect women from domestic violence, but women around the world are advocating to put laws in place. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Egypt, multiple women&rsquo;s rights organizations are standing behind a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2017\/12\/egypt-rights-organizations-law-violence-against-women.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">domestic violence bill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to combat various forms of violence against women. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>8. Women cannot perform physical labour<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41322\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/one_org_international\/international\/media\/international\/2018\/02\/26130555\/anigif_enhanced-14341-1407787216-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"269\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/themoscowtimes.com\/articles\/captain-svetlana-medvedeva-paved-way-for-russian-women-to-enter-mens-professions-58973\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Russia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, women are not allowed to enter 456 professions, unless a special committee deems the conditions to be safe for a woman. 31-year-old Svetlana Medvedeva was denied from becoming a captain of a shipping company &ndash; her dream job &ndash; based on this law. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After a gruelling five year battle, a Samaran court has ruled that denying her the job was a discriminatory practice. Though the shipping company was still not required to hire her, Medvedeva&rsquo;s lawyers agree that this ruling will set a legal precedent for female workers in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>9. Women cannot pass on citizenship in the same way as men<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41323\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/one_org_international\/international\/media\/international\/2018\/02\/26133445\/images-article-2014-12-14-WhatAreYouTalkingAbout.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In at least 22 countries mothers are not allowed to pass citizenship to their children as easily as fathers are. Nepal saw a huge victory against this practice last year as <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrepublica.com\/news\/20576\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deepti Gurung was allowed to pass citizenship along to her daughters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Gurung sees her victory after a two-year conflict with Nepal&rsquo;s Supreme Court as &ldquo;half-won,&rdquo; stating that this will not be a victory until all mothers can pass on citizenship to their children in the same way fathers can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the world celebrates International Women&rsquo;s Day this year, it must be remembered that the rights of women matter each and every day. The international struggle to end discrimination continues and people around the world can always play a role in further chipping away at these laws so that the world may dissolve them for good. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"buffer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just a few weeks, people around the world will be celebrating International Women&rsquo;s Day. This day marks a time for reflection on the sexism that still exists across the globe, while also celebrating the amazing strides that women have made in combating the inequality they face. 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