Italy
Women's rights checklist
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Constitution refers to gender equality or non-discrimination
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CEDAW ratified without reservations
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Equal rights to pass nationality to child
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Domestic violence legislation exists (standalone)
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Rape is criminalised (except marital rape)
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Marital rape is criminalised
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Law does not allow mitigating circumstances for femicide
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Law does not include exoneration if offender marries his victim
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Abortion is legal or not criminalised in the case of rape
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Sexual harassment is criminalised
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Adultery is not criminalised
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Laws on FGM/C (if known to be practiced)
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Sex work is not criminalised
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Minimum age of marriage at 18 (with no exception for marriage below 16)
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No requirement for male marriage guardian for adult women
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Polygamy is prohibited
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Equal rights in marriage and divorce
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Equal rights to guardianship of children
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Equal rights to custody of children
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Equal rights to inheritance
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Women have the right to equal pay for the same work as men
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Women have the right to equal pay for work of equal value
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Unlawful to dismiss worker based on her pregnancy or taking maternity leave