. Gender differences in laws affect both developing and developed economies, and women in all regions. Women, business, and the …In the past 50 years women's legal status has improved all over the world. But many laws still make it difficult for … women to fully participate in economic life whether by getting jobs or starting businesses. Discriminatory rules bar women …

Women, business and the law focuses on this critical piece of the puzzle, objectively highlighting differentiations on … the basis of gender in 141 economies around the world, covering six areas: accessing institutions, using property, getting … a job, providing incentives to work, building credit and going to court. Women, business and the law describes regional …

The World Bank Group's Women, Business and the Law (WBL) is a global benchmarking project that provides comprehensive … and comparable data on how laws, regulations, and policies affect women's economic opportunities and private sector … development in 190 economies. It is housed in the World Bank's Development Economics Global Indicators Group (DECIG). Women …

In Iraq, women are generally absent from senior management and leadership positions, with an estimated representation … of just 1 percent - even lower than the regional average. Women also account for more than half of the financial sector … prioritizing gender diversity in leadership positions. This company insight explores the experience of one such Iraqi bank, Ashur …

direct gender dimensions and are based on a reading of such laws from the perspective of individual women. The 4th indicator …This report presents indicators based on laws and regulations affecting women's prospects as entrepreneurs and … employees. Several of these indicators draw on the Gender Law Library, a collection of over 2,000 legal provisions impacting …

The Chile Country gender assessments (CGAs) identify gender-responsive policies and actions are strategic for poverty …: increase female labor force participation, especially for low-income households, and reduce discontinuity in women's work … experience. The report focus on the gender equality in the labor markets; improve access to financial services; expand access to …

The National Policy on Women (Women's Policy) formulated in 1993, aimed to create appropriate structures within … government offices and institutions to establish equitable and gender-sensitive public policies. The Government of Ethiopia in … capacity of the regional governments. While the central level of government promoted gender-sensitive policies and development …

Women and men use rural and urban transport for different purposes based on their socially determined roles and … women and girls. Female mobility is often constrained by heavy domestic work-loads and time spent traveling by foot …, carrying heavy loads over rough trails. Time poverty combines with cultural restrictions to limit women's and girls' economic …

made major advances in closing the gender earnings gaps and increasing their ability to earn income. Women's contribution …A Gender Revolution in the Making was produced by the World Bank as a special report on the dichotomy of the economic … participation of women in Central America from 1997-2007. Central America made considerable progress during 1997-2006: stronger …