Discriminatory Laws Against Women : A Survey of the Literature

This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women's outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality. The e...

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Main Author:	Roy, Sanchari
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	GENDER DISCRIMINATION WOMEN'S LEGAL RIGHTS MOBILITY LABOR MARKET FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS CHILDCARE PENSIONS MARRIAGE INEQUALITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393191548685944435/Discriminatory-Laws-Against-Women-A-Survey-of-the-Literature http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31187

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spelling	okr-10986-311872022-09-19T12:17:24Z Discriminatory Laws Against Women : A Survey of the Literature Roy, Sanchari GENDER DISCRIMINATION WOMEN'S LEGAL RIGHTS MOBILITY LABOR MARKET FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS CHILDCARE PENSIONS MARRIAGE INEQUALITY This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women's outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant negative consequences of legal gender discrimination on women's outcomes. However, there is considerable variation in the depth of the literature across different domains. In addition, a significant share of the evidence for certain domains is drawn from developed countries, which raises questions about its relevance for developing countries. The literature also highlights some potential unintended consequences of well-intended policy interventions to address legal gender discrimination in certain domains. The paper concludes with a discussion of the various theories relating women's legal rights to their outcomes. 2019-01-31T23:46:37Z 2019-01-31T23:46:37Z 2019-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393191548685944435/Discriminatory-Laws-Against-Women-A-Survey-of-the-Literature http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31187 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8719 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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spellingShingle	GENDER DISCRIMINATION WOMEN'S LEGAL RIGHTS MOBILITY LABOR MARKET FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS CHILDCARE PENSIONS MARRIAGE INEQUALITY Roy, Sanchari Discriminatory Laws Against Women : A Survey of the Literature
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description	This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women's outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant negative consequences of legal gender discrimination on women's outcomes. However, there is considerable variation in the depth of the literature across different domains. In addition, a significant share of the evidence for certain domains is drawn from developed countries, which raises questions about its relevance for developing countries. The literature also highlights some potential unintended consequences of well-intended policy interventions to address legal gender discrimination in certain domains. The paper concludes with a discussion of the various theories relating women's legal rights to their outcomes.
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author	Roy, Sanchari
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title	Discriminatory Laws Against Women : A Survey of the Literature
title_short	Discriminatory Laws Against Women : A Survey of the Literature
title_full	Discriminatory Laws Against Women : A Survey of the Literature
title_fullStr	Discriminatory Laws Against Women : A Survey of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed	Discriminatory Laws Against Women : A Survey of the Literature
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393191548685944435/Discriminatory-Laws-Against-Women-A-Survey-of-the-Literature http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31187
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Discriminatory Laws Against Women : A Survey of the Literature

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