In the past 50 years women's legal status has improved all over the world. But many laws still make it difficult for … women to fully participate in economic life whether by getting jobs or starting businesses. Discriminatory rules bar women … from certain jobs, restrict access to capital for women-owned firms and limit women's capacity to make legal decisions …

Accra in October 2016, mainly focused on generating a balanced and objective analysis of the issues surrounding women in the … explore the experiences of women on boards. The first section of this report provides contextand background for the study …, particularly the challenges, prospects, and experiences of women on boards, followed by a presentation of conclusions and policy …