Female genital mutilation has been outlawed several African countries. Many Latin American countries have modified legislation to improve women's access to resources, education and health services. Albania, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Fiji, Madagascar, Poland and the Sudan adopted or amended their constitutions to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. Bermuda, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mauritius, Mexico,Peru, South Africa and Venezuela adopted various forms of domestic violence legislation. Chile, Cyprus, the Sudan and Zambia outlawed discrimination on the basis of pregnancy or childbirth.
Egyptian women gain divorce rights similar to men's.
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