Women, Business and the Law 2023: Findings and Reform Efforts in the Middle East

Deep Dive on Gender Equality vs. Gender Equity

8th Annual Birdsall House Conference on Gender Equality: Global Childcare and ECD Investments: Forging a Shared Agenda

NORDSCI 2022 Workshop: On the Path to Equality

Enabling Women’s Entrepreneurship Through Smart Legislative and Policy Design - A Regional Dialogue for Asia

Using Data to Reform Gender Discriminatory Laws and Regulations

The presentation centers on the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2022 report. Over 118 attendees from 31 countries joined this virtual event, including WEE CoP members and stakeholders. Presenters and panelists focused on the report’s key findings and why systems-level change and a strong enabling environment are required to achieve gender equality and women’s economic security.

Development Economics Workshop: 'Women, Business and the Law'

IfAD Development Economics Workshop (Co-organized with the World Bank), "Women, Business and the Law.", at the University of Arizona.

2022 RELX SDG Inspiration Day

SDG 16 focuses on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels. The event discussed the role that businesses can play to further these objectives.

Accelerating Equality to Build Women's Resilience

Break the Bias - Achieving Gender Inclusion and Equity

What Now? A World of Challenges for Women and Their Work

Bad habits, norms, and laws have denied girls and women the equality that is their birthright. Watch as business leaders delve into how to design economic programs, laws, and policies that can lead to meaningful change for girls and women — during the pandemic and beyond.

Women, Business and the Law 2022 Launch

Drawing on the findings from the latest Women, Business and the Law report, this event will contribute to the public conversation on women’s economic empowerment and a more equitable, prosperous world. It is part of the World Bank Group’s yearlong Gender Equality and Development +10: Accelerate Equality initiative, which explores the important progress made and lessons learned in reducing gender gaps and increasing women’s economic empowerment over the last 10 years, and takes stock of remaining challenges, while strengthening partnerships with a diverse group of stakeholders in the quest to accelerate equality.

Gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law presented on the importance of closing the legal gender gap and shared specific findings on government responses to the pandemic related to childcare, access to court systems, and protecting women against violence.

WBG & BMZ discussing the Women, Business and the Law 2021 report

Session at the Gender Week 2021: WBG Women, Business and the Law 2021 report and findings & German policy provisions and actions aimed at closing existing gender gaps.

Women, Business and the Law 2021 Launch

By using the findings of the new Women, Business and the Law 2021 study, this event will discuss what can be done to improve women’s economic opportunities and empower them in the world of work and at home, especially in the context of the global pandemic.

Using Women, Business and the Law Data for Research

This session offers insight into how the Women, Business and the Law data can be used for academic research on gender equality. It includes a discussion of the recently published Gendered Laws, which examines and analyzes 50 years of data on women’s rights. This expansion of the dataset allows for extensive research on the pace of reform in the areas measured, as well as an ability to track trends and causes of change. Moderated by Tea Trumbic.

Using Data to Reform the Law for Working Women

This session offers insight into the operationalization of the Women, Business and the Law data by the Advisory team. Working directly with government counterparts, the team provides direct assistance and analysis to reform the law for working women. The presentation includes a further explanation of the team’s work, as well as current projects and recent reforms. Moderated by Christine Zhenwei Qiang.

Why Pension Matters for Working Women

This session provides an in-depth look at the Pension indicator, which assesses laws affecting the size of a woman’s pension. Inequalities in pension system design can negatively affect women’s lifetime earnings, pension benefits and retirement savings, as well as their career growth prospects. The presentation includes further explanation of the legal and economic rationale behind the indicator, as well as global findings and recent reforms. Moderated by Olena Mykhalchenko.

Why Assets Matter for Working Women

This session provides an in-depth look at the Assets indicator, which analyzes gender differences in property and inheritance laws. Strong property rights can allow women to leverage assets for economic gain. The presentation includes further explanation of the legal and economic rationale behind the indicator, as well as global findings and recent reforms. Moderated by Nayda Almodovar-Reteguis.

Why Entrepreneurship Matters for Working Women

This session provides an in-depth look at the Entrepreneurship indicator, which examines constraints facing women starting and running their own businesses. A strong institutional environment is key to allowing women-owned businesses to survive and thrive. The presentation includes further explanation of the legal and economic rationale behind the indicator, as well as global findings and recent reforms. Moderated by Marie Dry.

Why Parenthood Matters for Working Women

This session provides an in-depth look at the Parenthood indicator, which evaluates laws affecting women’s work after having children. Ensuring job-protected leave of adequate length and pay for both parents is critical for a variety of health, economic and social development outcomes. The presentation includes further explanation of the legal and economic rationale behind the indicator, as well as global findings and recent reforms. Moderated by Nour Chamseddine.

Why Marriage Matters for Working Women

The session provides an in-depth look at the Marriage indicator, which assesses legal constraints related to marriage and divorce, including protection from domestic violence. The presentation includes further explanation of the legal and economic rationale behind the indicator, as well as global findings and recent reforms. Moderated by Isabel Santagostino.

Why Pay Matters for Working Women

The session provides an in-depth look at the Pay indicator, which measures laws and regulations concerning job restrictions and the gender wage gap. The presentation includes further explanation of the legal and economic rationale behind the indicator, as well as global findings and recent reforms. Moderated by Katrin Schulz.

Why Workplace Matters for Working Women

This session provides an in-depth look at the Workplace indicator, which analyzes laws that affect women’s decision to enter and remain in the labor force. The presentation includes further explanation of the legal and economic rationale behind the indicator, as well as global findings and recent reforms. Moderated by Siyi Wang.

Why Mobility Matters for Working Women

This session provides an in-depth look at the Mobility indicator, which examines constraints on women’s freedom of movement. The presentation includes further explanation of the legal and economic rationale behind the indicator, as well as global findings and recent reforms. Moderated by Marina Elefante.

Why the Law Matters for Working Women

The first session examines the global results of Women, Business and the Law 2020, the sixth in a series of studies that analyze laws and regulations affecting women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. Moderated by Nisha Arekapudi.