10 Jobs Women Still Arent Allowed to Have Across the World

10 Jobs Women Still Arent Allowed to Have Across the World Half the worlds population is women, which means that women have an equal role in driving economic growth and, unless both women and men participate fully, no economy can grow to its full potential.Women, Business and the Law 2018 explores the effect that the lack of women in certain jobs and industries has. Its the fifth edition in a series of biennial reports measuring the legal obstacles to women who engage in economic activity around the world. The analysis draws on new data across seven indicators accessing institutions, using property, getting a job, providing incentives to work, going to court, building credit and protecting women from violence, and the study expands coverage to 189 economies around the world to show the challenges many women face in the quest for economic opportunity.Over the last 30 years, the womens labor force participationhas fallen from 52 to 49 percent globally, compared to 75 percent for men. P lus, women arehalf as likelyas men to have full-time jobs, and those who do can earn up to one-third less than their male counterparts. The fact is that 104 economies still prevent women from working in certain jobs for no reason beyond that they are women. In 59 economies, there are no laws on sexual harassment in the workplace, and in 18 economies, husbands can legally prevent their wives from working.Social media movements... have highlighted the prevalence of sexual harassment and violence in the workplace but, in many places, women still have no legal recourse, the report reads.Here are10of the jobs from which women around the world are still barred.1. Polishing GlassInArgentina, womenare not legally allowed to polish glass.2. Driving BusesBelarusianwomen cannot drive buses with more than 14 passengers.3. Using ToolsGuineaprevents women from working with certain types of hammers.4. Playing meerbusen ProfessionallyMany golf clubs around the UKare exclusivelyfor men, including S cotlands Muirfield, which hosted this summers Open Championship. Women are able to play as guests or visitors, but they cannot join as club members, which prevents many of them frompursuing the sportprofessionally.5. MiningIn China, women cannot mine. In fact, theChina Mining and Technology University has a male-only entrance policy, as mining is considered unsuitable for women, according to labor laws.6. Driving TrucksIn Russia, women are banned from being truckkers. In fact, theyre legally restricted from456 jobs, including anything else that poses any threat or danger (read captaining ships, woodworking, anything mechanical). The governmentpassed a law in 2000 to protect womens health, but it instead just restricts women from 38 economic sectors.7. Wheelbarrowing (in Construction and the Like)In France,its illegal forwomento perform labor activities that involve carrying loads heavier than 55pounds, and womenalso cannot transport cargo weighing more than 99poundsvia wheelbarrow.8 . Distributing Published MaterialsIn Madagascar, women arent allowed todistribute literature, posters or other published materials due to moral code.Doing so is punishable under criminal law as its considered contrary to morality.9. Fixing MachineryIn Pakistan, only men are allowed tolubricate cotton equipment.The lawsays that women cannot actually fix moving parts of a machine in a cotton-opener factory.Working in the saatkorn room as a cotton-opener in a factory working inside any factory to clean, lubricate or adjust any part of machinery while that part is in motion, or working between moving parts or between fixed and moving parts of any machinery, is not allowed, the law states.10. Handling Most Sticky, Smelly, Toxic ThingsIn the United Arab Emirates, women are not allowed to perform any work that involves handling things like animal droppings, blood, fertilizer, toxic chemicals, etc. That means that they cant work in tanneries, pour asphalt or clean or manage facilities that include this type of work.In 90 percent of countries, women continue to face gender discrimination. And, even though women are making headway in workplaces around the world, many of the barriers they face are still written into the law.--AnnaMarie Houlis is a multimedia journalist and an adventure aficionado with a keen cultural curiosity and an affinity for solotravel. Shes an editor by day and a travel blogger at HerReport.org by night.