Women, Business and the Law - Gender Equality, Women Economic Empowerment

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Women, Business and the Law 2021 Launch Event

The Women, Business and the Law 2021 launch event brought together experts to discusss 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.

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CSW65: Gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The session, part of the United Nation's CSW65, discussed the unprecedented challenges faced by women employees and entrepreneurs, and the impact of government responses to the COVID-19 crisis from a gender perspective.

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50 Years of Women's Rights

How have women’s legal rights evolved over the last 50 years? This infographic explores how more than 1,500 reforms enhancing women’s economic empowerment were passed in every country over the past 50 years.

Events

Cámara Argentina de Comercio y Servicios May 17, 2021

El Impacto de las Regulaciones en la Inclusión y Equidad de Género

LAUNCH EVENT Mar 01, 2021

WATCH THE REPLAY: Women, Business and the Law Live Launch

CSW65 Side Event Mar 17, 2021

WATCH THE REPLAY: Gendered Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Webinar Mar 25, 2021

Women, Business and the Law in Turkey: Unlocking Jobs

Blogs

OLENA MYKHALCHENKO & ISABEL SANTAGOSTINO RECAVARREN May 13, 2021

In 38 countries, women can still be fired for being pregnant
Nisha Arekapudi Mar 08, 2021

When COVID struck, gender equality came crumbling down
NATÁLIA MAZONI SILVA MARTINS & BASSAM SEBTI Mar 08, 2021

Since 2019, economies reformed the most in the areas of women's pay and parenthood
MARIE CAITRIONA HYLAND Mar 02, 2021

Progress towards gender equality under the law is being made, but legal barriers to women’s full economic participation remain

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Resources

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The Rights of Women with Disabilities

This topic note showcases the results of a pilot research on the legal rights of women with disabilities in 176 economies as part of the 10 Commitments on Disability-Inclusive Development.

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Gendered Laws and Women in the Workforce

This paper uses the Women, Business and the Law 50-year database to provide the first global look at how gender discrimination by the law affects women’s economic opportunity.

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50 Years of Women's Rights

How have women’s legal rights evolved over the last 50 years? This infographic explores how more than 1,500 reforms enhancing women’s economic empowerment were passed in every country over the past 50 years.

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Doing Business

Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time.

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Protecting Women from Violence

This topic note examines the legally-mandated access and existence of certain key support services in a set of 100 economies on regulation aimed at closing gaps between laws and their implementation.

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Gendered Laws

This policy research working paper uses the 50 years of Women, Business and the Law data to chart the evolution of legal gender equality over time and to examine its relationship to women’s labor market outcomes.

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Tackling Childcare

This note showcases how different countries regulate private childcare services. It builds awareness of how quality childcare services are linked to women’s economic empowerment and identifies areas for reform.

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Discriminatory Laws Against Women: A Survey of Literature

This working paper reviews the empirical literature on the impact of gender discriminatory laws on women’s outcomes across various domains constituting Women, Business and the Law’s measure of gender inequality.

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Saving for Old Age

Differences women face in their working lives relative to men can result in unequal economic outcomes in retirement. This case study examines the gender gap in access to pensions.