Civil liberties capture the freedom of social participation of women. It contains two variables:

• freedom of movement measures the level of restrictions women face in moving freely outside of their own household, for example by being able to go shopping or visit friends without being escorted by male members of the family;
• freedom of dress measures the extent to which women are obliged to follow a certain dress code in public, for example being obliged to cover their face or body when leaving the house.