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March 11, 2024, 2:50 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting and loitering are criminalised. There is also provision in law to remove children from mothers who are sex workers. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - procuring, living on earnings and brothel-keeping are criminalised. Legislation similar to UK." (para 1-3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Belize who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 24 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Belize was 130 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Belize is 49.9% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Belize is 74 years for women and 67 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Belize is 71.4 years for men and 77.8 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"17.6 births per 1000 population"
July 19, 2023, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

"The residuary estate of an intestate shall be distributed in the manner mentioned in this section, namely-(a) if the intestate leaves a wife or husband, with or without issue, the surviving wife or husband shall take the personal chattels absolutely, and the residuary estate of the intestate, other than the personal chattels, shall stand charged with the payment of a net sum of six hundred dollars free of costs to the surviving wife or husband" (51). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2003) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business,...more
July 14, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Subject to this Act, every married woman shall, (a) be capable of acquiring, holding and disposing of any property whatever; (b) be capable of rendering herself to, and be rendered liable in respect of, any tort, contract, debt or obligation; (c) be capable of suing and being sued, either in tort or in contract or otherwise; and (d) be subject to the law relating to bankruptcy and to the enforcement of judgments and orders, in all respects as if she were a feme sole. From and after 8th August 1953, all the rights, powers and authorities of the husband existing at common law over and in relation to the property...more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kosovo, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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March 25, 2023, 11:02 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

Prohibited Degrees of Relationship. First Column [Men]: Mother, Daughter, Father’s mother, Mother’s mother, Son’s daughter, Daughter’s daughter, Sister, Wife’s mother, Wife’s daughter, Father’s wife, Son’s wife, Father’s father’s wife, Mother’s father’s wife, Wife’s father’s mother, Wife’s mother’s mother, Wife’s son’s daughter, Wife’s daughter’s daughter, Son’s son’s wife Daughter’s son’s wife, Father’s sister, Mother’s sister, Brother’s daughter Sister’s daughter, Deceased wife’s sister, Deceased brother’s wife, Deceased wife’s brother’s daughter, Deceased wife’s sister’s daughter, Father’s deceased brother’s wife, Mother’s deceased brother’s wife, Deceased wife’s father’s sister, Deceased wife’s mother’s sister, Brother’s deceased son’s wife, Sister’s deceased son’s wife Second Column [Women]: Father, Son, Father’s father, Mother’s father, Son’s son, Daughter’s son, Brother,...more
March 4, 2023, 5:45 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"While there are Mennonite communities right across Belize, they very much keep to themselves, within tight-knit communities, and marriage outside of the faith is pretty much unheard of" (para 6). It appears consanguineous marriages may be common among only Menonites, which account for less than 5% of the total population of Belize (VC CODER COMMENT).
March 4, 2023, 5:41 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"[Belize] is home to around 12,000 of the world's most conservative Mennonites, a group of Christians that live in closed communities and shun modern technology including, in some cases, electricity. Today, Mennonites dominate Belize's domestic poultry and dairy markets, despite representing less 4% of the population" (para 2).
March 2, 2023, 1:31 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"The Government of Belize, recognizing that rural women are the most affected by poverty and lack of access to services and resources for personal development and for their contribution to the development of their communities and territories, participates in the framework of the Agricultural Council Central American (Council of Ministers of Agriculture of the Central American Integration System Region and the Dominican Republic) in the development of an Agenda for the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women and has a focal point in the Ministry of Agriculture and in the Women and Family Support Department (Ministry of Human Development) to implement this agenda at the national level and give a better...more
March 2, 2023, 1:31 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"According to the results of the consultations held during the formulation of the project, women, like men, consider that both have access to resources or assets of the home, resources for production and natural resources. However, although most women also consider that the control of these resources is in the hands of both, some believe that men have exclusive control over natural resources and in the case of men, although most believe that women in terms of shared control of resources, some consider that they have control over all resources. It emphasizes that neither men nor women assign control of resources in a unique way to women, as happens in...more
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Administration of Estates Act, Art. 54.
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Administration of Estates Act, Art. 54.
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Women’s Property Act, Arts. 3 and 11. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Business Names Act,...more
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Supreme Court of Judicature Act, Art. 148(A)(5)(b).
Feb. 23, 2023, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"The law provides daughters with the same rights as sons to inherit land and non-land assets. (Administration of Estates Act, sect. 54). The law provides female surviving spouses with the same rights as male surviving spouses to inherit land and non-land assets (Administration of Estates Act, sect. 54)" (3).
Feb. 23, 2023, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"The law provides married women with the same rights as married men to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Married Woman’s Property Act, sect. 3 & 4). Regarding land, property and other non-land assets, the law provides unmarried women with the same rights as unmarried men to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Constitution, sect. 17). Regarding land, property and other non-land assets, the law provides women and men with the same rights after divorce or separation to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Law of Property Act, sect. 39). Regarding marital property, a married woman has the same rights as a married man...more
Feb. 23, 2023, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

"The law provides female surviving spouses with the same rights as male surviving spouses to inherit land and non-land assets (Administration of Estates Act, sect. 54)" (3).
Feb. 23, 2023, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1

"There is no legal discrimination regarding divorce and it appears that there are no practices which may restrict those rights" (3).
Feb. 23, 2023, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1

"There is no legal discrimination regarding inheritance and it appears that there are no practices which may restrict those rights" (3).