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Are non-pregnant and non-nursing women allowed to do the same jobs as men?, 2017

'No' indicates that there are specific jobs that non-pregnant and non-nursing women explicitly or implicitly cannot perform (except in limited circumstances).

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Source: World Bank

Note: Both partial and full restrictions on women’s work are counted as restrictions. For example, if women are only allowed to work in certain jobs within the mining industry, e.g., as health care
professionals within mines but not as miners, this is a restriction.