3.1 Constitutional Provisions

3. NORTH AFRICA

Following the Arab Spring, countries in the North African region enacted legal, policy and institutional reform related to women’s rights.

3.1 Constitutional Provisions

Following the Arab Spring, countries in the North African region enacted legal, policy and institutional reform related to women’s rights. During the AWD, all countries undertook constitutional reform to address women’s economic empowerment broadly or specifically. All of the new or amended constitutions include the principles of equality and non-discrimination. Except for Morocco and Mauritania, all North African countries guarantee the right to work in their respective constitutions. In Algeria, the 2016 Amendment to the Constitution declared that the State shall work to promote parity between men and women in the labour market and encourage the advancement of women’s responsibilities within institutions, government and enterprises.607