This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women …'s outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality …. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant negative consequences of legal gender discrimination on women …

Recent studies have suggested that women's business decisions are influenced by members of their household, especially …-depth qualitative study among microentrepreneurs in urban Ghana sought to understand the connections between women's businesses and … their households' management of economic resources. The findings show that women's business decisions are influenced by: (1 …