Women, Business and the Law 2018

How can governments ensure that women have the same employment and entrepreneurship opportunities as men? One important step is to level the legal playing field so that the rules for operating in the worlds of work and business apply equally regardless of gender. Women, Business and the Law 2018...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
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Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29498
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spelling okr-10986-294982021-04-23T14:04:53Z Women, Business and the Law 2018 World Bank Group DISCRIMINATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERING WOMEN EQUAL RIGHTS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER INEQUALITY WOMEN WOMEN'S RIGHTS FINANCIAL LITERACY LEGAL REFORM How can governments ensure that women have the same employment and entrepreneurship opportunities as men? One important step is to level the legal playing field so that the rules for operating in the worlds of work and business apply equally regardless of gender. Women, Business and the Law 2018, the fifth edition in a series, examines laws affecting women’s economic inclusion in 189 economies worldwide. It tracks progress that has been made over the past two years while identifying opportunities for reform to ensure economic empowerment for all. The report updates all indicators as of June 1, 2017 and explores new areas of research, including financial inclusion. 2018-03-22T16:15:31Z 2018-03-22T16:15:31Z 2018-03-29 Book 978-1-4648-1252-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29498 English 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 DISCRIMINATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EMPOWERING WOMEN
EQUAL RIGHTS
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER INEQUALITY
WOMEN
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
LEGAL REFORM
spellingShingle DISCRIMINATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EMPOWERING WOMEN
EQUAL RIGHTS
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER INEQUALITY
WOMEN
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
LEGAL REFORM
World Bank Group
Women, Business and the Law 2018
description How can governments ensure that women have the same employment and entrepreneurship opportunities as men? One important step is to level the legal playing field so that the rules for operating in the worlds of work and business apply equally regardless of gender. Women, Business and the Law 2018, the fifth edition in a series, examines laws affecting women’s economic inclusion in 189 economies worldwide. It tracks progress that has been made over the past two years while identifying opportunities for reform to ensure economic empowerment for all. The report updates all indicators as of June 1, 2017 and explores new areas of research, including financial inclusion.
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title Women, Business and the Law 2018
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publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
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