Source: http://wbl.worldbank.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/congo-rep/2018
Timestamp: 2019-03-24 07:42:25+00:00

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Population 5,260,750
Female Population 2,629,176
WBL Index 46.25
Can a woman choose where to live in the same way as a man? No 0 Code de la Famille, Arts. 106 et 171
Can a woman legally get a job or pursue a trade or profession in the same way as a man? Yes 1 Code de la Famille, Art. 175
Can women work in jobs deemed hazardous, arduous or morally inappropriate in the same way as men? No 0 L'arrêté No. 3759 du 25 Novembre 1954 relatif au Travail des Femmes et des Femmes Enceintes en Afrique Equatoriale Française, Art. 1
Are women able to work in the same industries as men? No 0 Code du travail, Arts. 108 et 112
Is a married woman not legally required to obey her husband? Yes 1 Code de Famille, Art. 166
Can a woman legally be "head of household" or "head of family" in the same way as a man? No 0 Code de la Famille, Art.168
Do women have the same rights to remarry as men? No 0 Code De La Famille, Arts. 137 and 192
Can a woman legally sign a contract in the same way as a man? Yes 1 Code de la Famille, Art. 172
Can a woman legally register a business in the same way as a man? Yes 1 Loi Règlementant l’Exercice de la Profession de Commerçant en République du Congo, Arts. 2 et 26
Can a woman legally open a bank account in the same way as a man? Yes 1 Code de la Famille, Art. 176
Do men and women have equal ownership rights to immovable property? No 0 Code de la Famille, Art. 217
Do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents? Yes 1 Code de la Famille, Arts. 462, 473 et 474
Do female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets? Yes 1 Code de la Famille, Arts. 462 et 484
Does the law grant spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriage? No 0 Code de la Famille, Art. 217
Does the law provide for valuation of nonmonetary contributions? Yes 1 Code de la Famille, Art. 220
Are the ages at which men and women can retire with full pension benefits equal? Yes 1 Loi No. 18/2012 du 22 Août 2012 portant Institution du Régime des Risques, Arts. 99 et 101

References: Art. 175
 Art. 1
 Art. 166
 Art.168
 Art. 172
 Art. 176
 Art. 217
 Art. 217
 Art. 220