Women in Jamaica subject to decorum rules

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Grauniad article here

Women in Jamaica are refused entry to schools, hospitals and government buildings for wearing sleeveless tops, flip flops, shorts. They're moving to reform the decorum rules that guide this.

There's so much repressive nonsense happening to women all over the place that I have never even heard a sniff of. What grabs me here is wondering what other pointless arbitrary rules are there that I don't have anywhere on my radar.

Until recently there were some others I didn't know about and really shocked me, like

Abortion illegal in Northern Ireland
Abortion only v recently legalised in Queensland Oz
Dancing not allowed in Iran for women

What others are there that aren't getting attention here in the uk?

Abortion is illegal under all circumstances in El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Vatican City, Malta and Nicaragua.

In Jordan women can’t pass their nationality onto their children. This means if they marry a man from another country their children are unable to access things like healthcare.

Nationality stuff is really complicated, and there are lots with gender different rules. So divisive.

Abortion is still illegal in Queensland, Australia. There is apparently going to be a vote next month that may change that if it passes. It's also illegal in New South Wales, but a doctor can sign off on an abortion for a number of reasons like social, economic, mental health, etc. I believe one other state also has some restrictions that I can't recall right now.

Oh I missed that about QLD. My Dh was stunned by the Aussie ones as he has family there and thought he knew the place as a liberal country.

Our perceptions of gender equality are quite biased I think by how "developed" a country is.

There is no absolute right to abortion in England either. It has to be authorised by doctors.

We've only just had a referendum in Ireland to make abortion legal. Now they're saying that once they're legal catholic hospitals will be allowed to have a blanket ban on performing them.

ALL THE HOSPITALS ARE FECKING CATHOLIC.

Crikey. Do you think private clinics will open to meet the need then, if all the hospitals ban them?

Good point about the need for medical approval in most of the uk. It's not a high barrier though is it? More like lip service.