Description
Situation of a person according to their civil status as single, married (including living in a civil partnership or living in a de facto union/committed intimate relationship recognised by national law), widowed or divorced.
Additional notes and information
EIGE experts inserted additional words to demonstrate that the status of being married is inclusive of lesbian, gay and bisexual persons.
Sources
International Labour Organization – ILO (2007). ABC of Women Workers’ Rights and Gender Equality.