Where are laws equal for men and women?

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Women, Business and the Law presents indicators based on laws and regulations affecting women's prospects as entrepreneurs and employees, in part drawing on laws contained in the Gender Law Library. Both resources can inform research and policy discussions on how to improve women's economic opportunities and outcomes.
New topic analysis! Mapping the Legal Gender Gap in Getting a Job
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Topic Changes Towards more Gender Parity
Accessing institutions Kenya, Tunisia
Using property Kenya
Getting a job Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Estonia, Greece, Japan, Mongolia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Rwanda and Syrian Arab Rep.
Building credit Albania, Azerbaijan, Ghana, Jordan, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Syrian Arab Rep., Uganda and Yemen, Rep
Going to court Belarus, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Honduras, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico (U.S.), Romania, South Africa and Venezuela, RB
 

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Women, Business and the Law 2012 measures legal gender parity for entrepreneurs and workers in 141 economies across six topics.
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Legal Gender Gap in Getting a Job

GETTING A JOB How do laws differentiate between men and women in working hours, industries, parental benefits, retirement and pensionable ages, and legal rights in the workplace? This note examines regional trends and reforms -- as well as policies that help or hinder women at work.

 
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