Women, Business and the Law 2021

Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. The project presents eight indicators structured around women’s interactions with the law as they move through their lives and c...

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spelling okr-10986-350942021-06-17T05:11:37Z Women, Business and the Law 2021 World Bank DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT EQUAL RIGHTS GENDER DISPARITY GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER BIAS WOMEN'S RIGHTS LAW BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT GENDER POLICY CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. The project presents eight indicators structured around women’s interactions with the law as they move through their lives and careers: Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension. This year’s report updates all indicators as of October 1, 2020 and builds evidence of the links between legal gender equality and women’s economic inclusion. By examining the economic decisions women make throughout their working lives, as well as the pace of reform over the past 50 years, Women, Business and the Law 2021 makes an important contribution to research and policy discussions about the state of women’s economic empowerment. Prepared during a global pandemic that threatens progress toward gender equality, findings on government responses to COVID-19 and pilot research related to childcare and women’s access to justice. 2021-02-02T15:45:11Z 2021-02-02T15:45:11Z 2021-02-23 Book https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/827901614148903220/women-business-and-the-law-2021 978-1-4648-1652-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35094 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
EQUAL RIGHTS
GENDER DISPARITY
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER BIAS
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
LAW
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
GENDER POLICY
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
spellingShingle DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
EQUAL RIGHTS
GENDER DISPARITY
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER BIAS
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
LAW
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
GENDER POLICY
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
World Bank
Women, Business and the Law 2021
description Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. The project presents eight indicators structured around women’s interactions with the law as they move through their lives and careers: Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension. This year’s report updates all indicators as of October 1, 2020 and builds evidence of the links between legal gender equality and women’s economic inclusion. By examining the economic decisions women make throughout their working lives, as well as the pace of reform over the past 50 years, Women, Business and the Law 2021 makes an important contribution to research and policy discussions about the state of women’s economic empowerment. Prepared during a global pandemic that threatens progress toward gender equality, findings on government responses to COVID-19 and pilot research related to childcare and women’s access to justice.
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title Women, Business and the Law 2021
title_short Women, Business and the Law 2021
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publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2021
url https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/827901614148903220/women-business-and-the-law-2021
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