Page 54 Ending Sex Discrimination in the Law EQUALITY NOW – BEIJING+25 ECONOMIC STATUS Australia, Switzerland, United Kingdom Women are now allowed to apply for all jobs in the army Bahamas Women now have equal inheritance rights to men Bolivia, France Women are no longer prohibited from working at night Latvia Women are no longer prohibited from working overtime and travelling for work during pregnancy and one year after childbirth Lesotho Property can now be registered in the name of women married in community property Nepal Certain restrictions on women’s property rights have now been lifted eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) A woman married in community of property can now register property in her own name Poland Women are no longer restricted from passing their surname to their children VIOLENCE Argentina A sexual abuser is no longer exempt from punishment by agreeing a settlement with the victim Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Lebanon, Palestine, Peru, Uruguay A rapist can no longer avoid punishment by marrying the victim India*, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Tonga Marital rape is now a crime Haiti, Jordan, Morocco There is no longer an exemption from penalty for men who murder their wives and/or female relatives in certain circumstances Malta A perpetrator is no longer exempt from punishment by marrying the victim that he abducted * Although India’s domestic violence law of 2006 gives women the option to bring a civil case for marital rape, India continues to exempt marital rape from its criminal law when the wife is over the age of 18. ** Malaysia added a new provision to the Penal Code which criminalizes a husband who “causes hurt or fear of death or hurt to his wife” in order to have sex with her, which is a positive step toward addressing marital rape. However, it did not delete the exception for “sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife” in the provision on rape and does not criminalize the act of rape itself committed by a man against his wife. This does not afford women full protection against marital rape. Partial amendments have been undertaken in Japan (waiting period for remarriage) and Ireland (paternity leave), and will soon take effect in Russia (number of occupations restricted to women).