for about 11 percent of firms and are more prevalent in countries with better rule of law, gender equality, and stronger … related to gender equality, it is smaller where there isless emphasis on personal networks (better rule of law, lower trade …

launch businesses. Gender inequality not only prevents women from achieving their full potential and gaining economic … identifies and analyzes investment incentives that governments can provide to businesses with the aim of promoting gender … equality. Barriers to gender equality in the workplace include supply-side barriers that make it difficult for women to find …

individuals' work activities. The problem is further complicated by the presence of widespread gender stratification of work and …

Important progress toward gender equality has been made in the past decades, but inequalities linked to gender norms … of previous studies by analyzing gender differences in the allocation of time among market work and unpaid domestic work …

This paper offers for the first time a global picture of gender discrimination by the law as it affects women … Women, Business and the Law database, the paper documents large and persistent gender inequalities, especially with regard …