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The indicator assesses whether: (1) the law does not prohibit women from working in certain jobs or economic sectors, or during certain hours, as assessed under questions I; AND (2) there is an active occupational safety and health policy, at either the national, state, or municipal level (that is, a country’s main business city); AND (3) the policy explicitly considers either women’s occupational safety and health, specific risks that disproportionately affect working women (such as reproductive hazards, violence at work, stressful workplace factors, inadequate personal protective equipment, tools and machinery, among others), or the establishment of a national institute that examines gende
As of 2025, Australia ranks first with 1.0, followed by Austria (1.0) and Belgium (1.0).
The top two are virtually level: Australia and Austria differ by less than 1%.
Across 188 countries and territories, values run from 1.0 (Australia) to 0.0 (Yemen), with a median of 0.0.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 6 from the Americas, 2 from Europe, 1 from Asia and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Supportive Framework, Pay, There are gender-sensitive occupational safety and health (OSH) public policies applicable to the private sector, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Supportive Framework, Pay, There are gender-sensitive occupational safety and health (OSH) public policies applicable to the private sector · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026