Protection for Working Women: Comparative Study of Moroccan and Chinese Regulations

This study examines the legal protection of working women based on their capabilities and dual role, considering the labor legislation of both the Kingdom of Morocco and the People's Republic of China, relying on the comparative and analytical inductive approach. The research problem is represented in the extent to which the legal texts enacted by Moroccan and Chinese labor legislators to protect working women can provide guarantees capable of dealing with the specificity of their capabilities and dual roles. Moroccan and Chinese legislators have allocated special legal provisions for working women, considering their capabilities and aiming to reconcile their family and professional lives. The legal texts regulating the protection of working women are the Moroccan Labor Code, Law No. 65.99 of 2003, and the PRC Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women, on October 30, 2022. This study highlights that they revolve around two main aspects: the first related to protecting the health of working women in view of their physiological and psychological nature, while the second relates to special protection for working mothers.