Women, Business and the Law 2019 : A Decade of Reform

The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations affecting women’s prospects as entrepreneurs and employees across 187 economies. Its goal is to inform policy discussions on how to remove legal restrictions on women and promote research on how to improve women’s econo...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT GENDER BIAS GENDER EQUALITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION SEXUAL HARASSMENT RIGHTS WORK-LIFE BALANCE PARENTAL LEAVE LAWS PROPERTY RIGHTS PENSIONS WAGE GAP
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31327

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spelling	okr-10986-313272021-05-25T09:55:54Z Women, Business and the Law 2019 : A Decade of Reform World Bank Group WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT GENDER BIAS GENDER EQUALITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION SEXUAL HARASSMENT RIGHTS WORK-LIFE BALANCE PARENTAL LEAVE LAWS PROPERTY RIGHTS PENSIONS WAGE GAP The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations affecting women’s prospects as entrepreneurs and employees across 187 economies. Its goal is to inform policy discussions on how to remove legal restrictions on women and promote research on how to improve women’s economic inclusion. Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform introduces a new index measuring legal rights for women throughout their working lives in 187 economies. The index is composed of 35 data points grouped into eight indicators. The data covers a 10-year period not only to understand the current situation but to see how laws affecting women’s equality of opportunity have evolved over time. The index assesses economic rights at milestones spanning the arc of a woman’s working life: the ability to move freely; starting a job; getting paid; legal capacity within marriage; having children; running a business; managing assets; and getting a pension. 2019-02-25T22:46:28Z 2019-02-25T22:46:28Z 2019-02-27 Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31327 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT GENDER BIAS GENDER EQUALITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION SEXUAL HARASSMENT RIGHTS WORK-LIFE BALANCE PARENTAL LEAVE LAWS PROPERTY RIGHTS PENSIONS WAGE GAP
spellingShingle	WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT GENDER BIAS GENDER EQUALITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION SEXUAL HARASSMENT RIGHTS WORK-LIFE BALANCE PARENTAL LEAVE LAWS PROPERTY RIGHTS PENSIONS WAGE GAP World Bank Group Women, Business and the Law 2019 : A Decade of Reform
description	The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations affecting women’s prospects as entrepreneurs and employees across 187 economies. Its goal is to inform policy discussions on how to remove legal restrictions on women and promote research on how to improve women’s economic inclusion. Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform introduces a new index measuring legal rights for women throughout their working lives in 187 economies. The index is composed of 35 data points grouped into eight indicators. The data covers a 10-year period not only to understand the current situation but to see how laws affecting women’s equality of opportunity have evolved over time. The index assesses economic rights at milestones spanning the arc of a woman’s working life: the ability to move freely; starting a job; getting paid; legal capacity within marriage; having children; running a business; managing assets; and getting a pension.
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author	World Bank Group
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title	Women, Business and the Law 2019 : A Decade of Reform
title_short	Women, Business and the Law 2019 : A Decade of Reform
title_full	Women, Business and the Law 2019 : A Decade of Reform
title_fullStr	Women, Business and the Law 2019 : A Decade of Reform
title_full_unstemmed	Women, Business and the Law 2019 : A Decade of Reform
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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Women, Business and the Law 2019 : A Decade of Reform

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