. Gender differences in laws affect both developing and developed economies, and women in all regions. Women, business, and the …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 …

The study addresses the most significant disparities in women's and men's access to economic opportunities and … Labor Code that were introduced to promote equal rights for women and men on the labor market, the authors have attempted to … answer the question of legal discrimination regarding women and men in the labor market, the social insurance and family …

Women and girls play a key role in agriculture and food systems. Globally, women and girls play an important role in … the agricultural labor force across the globe. In addition, women tend to have a predominant role at the household level … related to food security. In this context, integrating measures to prevent and respond to Violence Against Women and Girls …

internet . The gender gap favoring women (expressed in percentage points) is particularly significant in the Dominican Republic … access to the internet between poor and non-poor households (World Bank, 2024). There are notable gender disparities too. Men … generally have better access to the internet than women, but in some countries a higher percentage of women accesses the …

Women and men use rural and urban transport for different purposes based on their socially determined roles and … women and girls. Female mobility is often constrained by heavy domestic work-loads and time spent traveling by foot …, carrying heavy loads over rough trails. Time poverty combines with cultural restrictions to limit women's and girls' economic …

development policies have placed much emphasis on promoting gender equality. From a perspective of gender equality, women in … Vietnam are considered in a relatively favorable position compared with women in other developing countries or other developed … assess the current situation of gender disparities in Vietnam. This task is essential for formulating policies that address …

all influencing its meaning. The study's qualitative findings confirm that a range of gender disparities exist in Vietnam … Vietnam and summarizes existing findings on gender disparities in the country's labor market. Section three describes the …In the context of Vietnam's impressive economic growth over the last two decades, several studies have documented …

Women, business and the law focuses on this critical piece of the puzzle, objectively highlighting differentiations on … the basis of gender in 141 economies around the world, covering six areas: accessing institutions, using property, getting … a job, providing incentives to work, building credit and going to court. Women, business and the law describes regional …

The World Bank Group's Women, Business and the Law (WBL) is a global benchmarking project that provides comprehensive … and comparable data on how laws, regulations, and policies affect women's economic opportunities and private sector … development in 190 economies. It is housed in the World Bank's Development Economics Global Indicators Group (DECIG). Women …

International Bank for Investment (Ashur Bank), which has been a pioneer for private banks in recruiting and promoting women to …In Iraq, women are generally absent from senior management and leadership positions, with an estimated representation … of just 1 percent - even lower than the regional average. Women also account for more than half of the financial sector …