Women, Business and the Law 2010 : Measuring Legal Gender Parity for Entrepreneurs and Workers in 128 Economies

This report presents indicators based on laws and regulations affecting women's prospects as entrepreneurs and employees. Several of these indicators draw on the Gender Law Library, a collection of over 2,000 legal provisions impacting women's economic status. Both resources can inform research and policy discussions on how to improve women's economic opportunities and outcomes. The six indicators of gender differences in formal laws and institutions established in this report include: 1) accessing institutions, 2 ) using prpoerty, 3) getting a job, 4) dealing with taxes, 5) building credit, and 6) going to court. The first 3 indicators (accessing institutions, using property, and getting a job) capture laws that have direct gender dimensions and are based on a reading of such laws from the perspective of individual women. The 4th indicator (dealing with taxes) examines the direct and indirect gender implications of tax policy from the perspective of 4 standardized families with varying tax liabilities. The last 2 indicators (building credit and going to court) examine the ease of access to credit bureaus and courts to examine the indirect effects that microfinance institutions and dispute resolution have on women, who are more likely to rely on nontraditional financial services.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2010
Subjects:	ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES, ACCESS TO LAND, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AUTONOMY, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BUSINESSWOMEN, CAREER ADVANCEMENT, CHILD CARE, CITIZENS, CITIZENSHIP, CITIZENSHIP LAW, CIVIL CODES, CIVIL LAW, CIVIL LIBERTIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, CIVIL STATUS, COMPENSATION, COST OF HIRING WOMEN, COURT, COURTS, CULTURAL NORMS, CUSTOMARY LAW, DEMANDS ON WOMEN, DISABILITY, DISCRIMINATION, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, DISSEMINATION, DIVISION OF PROPERTY, DIVORCE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, ECONOMIC RIGHTS, EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPOWERING WOMEN, EMPOWERMENT, EQUAL ACCESS, EQUAL GENDER RIGHTS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, EQUAL PAY, EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK, EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN, EQUAL WORK, EQUALITY ACT, FAMILIES, FAMILY PROPERTY, FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES, FAMILY UNIT, FAMILY WELFARE, FEMALE, FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, FEMALE POPULATION, FEMALE WORKERS, FEWER WOMEN, FOREIGN WOMEN, FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, FREEDOM, FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, GENDER, GENDER ACTION, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER DIMENSIONS, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER IMPLICATIONS, GENDER INDICATORS, GENDER INEQUALITIES, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER LAW, GENDER PARITY, GENDER RIGHTS, GENDER STATISTICS, GIRLS, GUARDIANSHIP, HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS, HEALTH INITIATIVES, HEALTH INSURANCE, HOME, HOMES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUSBAND, HUSBANDS, INDIVIDUAL WOMEN, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INFORMAL SECTORS, INHERITANCE, INHERITANCE RIGHTS, INSURANCE, JOB CREATION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JUSTICE, LABOR CODE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR LAW, LABOR MARKET, LABOUR CODE, LAWS, LAWS ON WOMEN, LEGAL CHANGES, LEGAL RIGHT, LEGAL RIGHTS, LEGISLATION, LIABILITY, LIBERTIES, LONGER LIFE, MALE HEIRS, MALE LABOR FORCE, MARITAL PROPERTY, MARITAL STATUS, MARRIAGE LAW, MARRIED COUPLES, MARRIED MEN, MARRIED WOMAN, MARRIED WOMEN, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNITY BENEFITS, MATERNITY LEAVE, MEAT, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL, MOTHER, NATIONAL LAW, NATIONALITY LAW, NATIONALS, NONDISCRIMINATION, NUTRITION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, OWNERSHIP RIGHTS, PARENTAL LEAVE, PATERNITY LEAVE, PENSION, PENSIONS, PERSONAL STATUS, PERSONAL STATUS LAWS, PHYSICAL INTEGRITY, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POWER, PRACTITIONERS, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRESIDENTIAL DECREE, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIVILEGES, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRESS, PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY, PROPERTY LAWS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC SERVICES, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN, RESPECT, RESTRICTIONS FOR WOMEN, RIGHT, RIGHTS OF SPOUSES, RIGHTS OF WOMEN, SAFETY NET, SEXES, SINGLE WOMEN, SMALL LOANS, SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIETY, SON PREFERENCE, SPOUSE, SPOUSES, STATUS OF WOMEN, TRANSPORTATION, UNITED NATIONS, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, VOTING RIGHTS, WAGE GAP, WIDOW, WIDOWERS, WIDOWS, WIFE, WILL, WIVES, WOMAN, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, WOMEN IN BUSINESS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, WOMEN'S STATUS, WORKFORCE, WORKING WOMEN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/19896094/women-business-law-2010-measuring-legal-gender-parity-entrepreneurs-workers-128-economies-vol-2-2 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20190
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