How can governments ensure that women have the same employment and entrepreneurship opportunities as men? One important … regardless of gender. Women, Business and the Law 2018, the fifth edition in a series, examines laws affecting women's economic …

barriers. The responsibility is as much women's as society's. --Hossain Zillur Rahman, PhD, Executive Chairman, Power and …Women have experienced significant changes in various spheres of their lives during the last decades as Bangladesh made … economic progress. Yet women's economic engagement and empowerment are subdued, as they cannot make sufficient choices for …

The World Bank Group's Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations affecting women's prospects as … women and promote research on how to improve women's economic inclusion …

The world today believes that supporting women entrepreneurs is vital for economic growth. As economic opportunities … increase, unprecedented numbers of women are entering the world of business and entrepreneurship. The number of women … entrepreneurs has risen in global economy including in developing countries. However, the majority of women entrepreneurs in …

this study is to investigate the feminization of agriculture as well as its implications for women's agency, household … welfare, and agricultural productivity. This report provides some introduction to women in agriculture, lays out the study … methodology, and provides background information on migration, women, and agriculture in Guatemala. Women's role in agriculture is …

progress and key economic challenges facing women in GCC countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The note …

This report focuses on better understanding the factors that influence women's economic opportunities in particular, an … area in which significant inequalities remain. Women's economic opportunity is defined as a set of laws, regulations, and … practices that allow women to participate in the workforce under conditions roughly equal to those of men, whether as wage …

the educated young population, given that less than half (46.9 percent) of women 15-64 years old are actively contributing … and disincentives to employment and entrepreneurship for women. These include: (i) improving access to assets and … taxation and regulation, and (iv) increasing employability of women through effective active labor market policies and adequate …

is not capitalizing on its educated young population, as only 22.7 percent of 15-64-year-old women are actively … existing barriers and disincentives to employment and entrepreneurship for women. These include: (i) improving access to assets … embedded in labor taxation and regulation, and (iv) increasing the employability of women through effective active labor market …

educated young population, as only 11.5 percent of 15-64-year-old women are actively contributing to the economy through … employment and entrepreneurship for women. Needed steps include: (i) improving access to assets and productive inputs, (ii …, and (iv) increasing the employability of women through effective active labor market policies and adequate skills and …