Gender and Investment Climate Reform Assessment : Pacific Regional Executive Summary

This report profiles 52 business women, representing countries where IFC works across the Pacific region, in 30 case studies. Women in the report share lessons in starting their businesses, and describe the obstacles and opportunities they encounte...

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Main Authors:	Hedditch, Sonali, Manuel, Clare
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCREDITATION ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADULTERY ADVISORY SERVICES ADVOCACY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ALIMONY ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN BANKS BARRIERS FOR WOMEN BASIS OF SEX BRIBE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS ENABLING BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS OWNERSHIP BUSINESS PLANS BUSINESS WOMEN BUSINESSWOMEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHILD MARRIAGES CHILD SUPPORT CIVIL CODES COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS COMPLIANCE COST COMPLIANCE COSTS CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CORRUPTION COURT COURTS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS CULTURAL NORMS CUSTODY CUSTOM CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY LAWS CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES CUSTOMARY PRACTICES DEBT DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATORY CUSTOMARY LAW DISCRIMINATORY LAWS DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES DIVISION OF PROPERTY DIVORCE DIVORCES ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC RESOURCES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT LAW EMPLOYMENT LAWS EMPLOYMENT STATUS EMPOWERING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN EQUAL TREATMENT EQUALITY FACILITATION FAMILIES FAMILY CONSUMPTION FAMILY HOME FAMILY LAW FAMILY WELFARE FARMERS FAULT-BASED DIVORCE FEMALE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FEMALE STAFF FEMALE WORKERS FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL LITERACY FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOOD PRODUCTION FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER ASPECT GENDER CONSIDERATIONS GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTS GENDER EQUITY GENDER IMPLICATIONS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER PERSPECTIVES GENDER SENSITIVE GENDER UNIT GENDER WORKING GROUP GIRLS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GRASS ROOTS HEALTH CARE HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INEQUALITIES INFORMAL SECTOR INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INHERITANCES INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL TREATIES ISLAND WOMEN JUDGES LABOR LAW LABOR LAWS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND REGISTRATION LAW ON GENDER EQUITY LAWS LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LEGITIMIZATION LIMITED ACCESS LITERACY MAINSTREAMING GENDER MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS MARRIAGE ACT MARRIAGES MATERNITY LEAVE MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY MFIS MICRO-CREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINIMUM AGE FOR MARRIAGE MINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL COUNCIL NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATURAL DISASTERS NETWORK OF WOMEN NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES NEW COMPANIES NEW COMPANY NUTRITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OUTREACH PEACE PERSONAL ASSETS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLYGAMY POWER OF WOMEN PRACTITIONERS PREGNANT WOMEN PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION FOR WOMEN REGISTRATION PROCESS RELATION TO INHERITANCE REMITTANCES REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN RESPONSIBILITY OF WOMEN SELF-FINANCING SEX SEXUAL HARASSMENT SKILLED WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNEQUAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VILLAGE WIDOW WIDOWS WIFE WILL WILLS WOMAN WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS WOMEN EMPLOYMENT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/19898803/gender-investment-climate-reform-assessment-pacific-regional-executive-summary-partnership-ausaid http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20189

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Summary:	This report profiles 52 business women, representing countries where IFC works across the Pacific region, in 30 case studies. Women in the report share lessons in starting their businesses, and describe the obstacles and opportunities they encountered in their pursuit of growth. By revealing their future plans, the women provide inspiration for current and future business women of the Pacific to pursue greater entrepreneurial ventures. In the Pacific region, women's ability to access and control income, and exert decision making power is yet to be fully realized. The Gender and Investment Climate Reform Assessments for Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga and Vanuatu examines this issue by analyzing the constraints women in business face and provides recommendations for IFC to incorporate into its investment climate reform programs to reduce the gender specific obstacles.

Gender and Investment Climate Reform Assessment : Pacific Regional Executive Summary

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