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. 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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In Iraq, women are generally absent from senior management and leadership positions, with an estimated representation … prioritizing gender diversity in leadership positions. This company insight explores the experience of one such Iraqi bank, Ashur … of just 1 percent - even lower than the regional average. Women also account for more than half of the financial sector …
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An action plan to emplement World Bank's strategies.
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gendered aspect. This gender digital divide reflects the inequalities between men and women in terms of access to and usage of … not without the risk of escalating gender inequality. The digital divide, defined as "the distinction between those who … digital technology. This document offers an overview of the gender equality issues in digital development in Thailand, drawing …
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines comprises a main island, Saint Vincent, and thirty-two other islands, islets, and cays in the archipelago of the Grenadines (SVG). It is a unicameral democracy, with fifteen seats for elected members in the House of Representatives. Historically, much of the...
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