This paper documents the relationship between legal gender equality and the use of financial services, using individual-level data from 148 developed and developing economies. The analysis, which combines data from
This paper shows that, absent a significant step up in policy efforts, gender gaps may never close. Using Markov chains, a common approach in macroeconomics, it analyzes the dynamics of
This paper examines the impact of women’s legal rights on labor force participation decisions made by women and men through a granular analysis of 35 gendered laws. The findings identify
Globally, women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and disasters due to gender inequalities and limited opportunities to participate in decision-making processes. The report provides a conceptual framework and good
How did gender equality become a normative justification, a legal doctrine, and a social good? How did it advance through human rights treaties? And how do we move forward from
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Firms in the informal sector underperform those in the formal sector in value added per employee, stability of incomes, and vulnerability to external shocks. But does legal discrimination affect the
Can legal reforms promote shifts in perceptions of women in the economy? Drawing on case studies of six countries (Iceland, Peru, Rwanda, The Philippines, Tunisia, and the United States), this paper
What will it take to close gender gaps worldwide? The authors of this essential analysis of women’s economic equality tackle this question. The book documents discrimination at work, sexual harassment
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Gendered Laws and Women’s Financial Inclusion (2023)
This paper documents the relationship between legal gender equality and the use of financial services, using individual-level data from 148 developed and developing economies. The analysis, which combines data from
When Will Global Gender Gaps Close? (2023)
This paper shows that, absent a significant step up in policy efforts, gender gaps may never close. Using Markov chains, a common approach in macroeconomics, it analyzes the dynamics of
Lawful Progress: Unveiling the Laws That Reshape Women’s Work Decisions (2023)
This paper examines the impact of women’s legal rights on labor force participation decisions made by women and men through a granular analysis of 35 gendered laws. The findings identify
Gender-Inclusive Legislative Framework and Laws to Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Climate Change and Disasters (2021)
Globally, women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and disasters due to gender inequalities and limited opportunities to participate in decision-making processes. The report provides a conceptual framework and good
Frontiers of Gender Equality: Transnational Legal Perspectives (2023)
How did gender equality become a normative justification, a legal doctrine, and a social good? How did it advance through human rights treaties? And how do we move forward from
Gender Discrimination is Enshrined in Law. That Needs to Change (2022)
“So, what do we do?” is the perennial question asked when faced with discrimination and injustice. According to the author, Michelle Milford Morse, the response applicable to all development agencies is
Gendered Laws, Informal Origins, and Subsequent Performance (2021)
Firms in the informal sector underperform those in the formal sector in value added per employee, stability of incomes, and vulnerability to external shocks. But does legal discrimination affect the
Tackling Legal Impediments to Women’s Economic Empowerment (2022)
Can legal reforms promote shifts in perceptions of women in the economy? Drawing on case studies of six countries (Iceland, Peru, Rwanda, The Philippines, Tunisia, and the United States), this paper
A Book Review of “Equality Within Our Lifetimes: How Laws and Policies Can Close—or Widen—Gender Gaps in Economies Worldwide” (2023)
What will it take to close gender gaps worldwide? The authors of this essential analysis of women’s economic equality tackle this question. The book documents discrimination at work, sexual harassment
Policy Lessons on Social Protection (2023)
A new brief from the Gender Innovation Lab Federation synthesizes findings from impact evaluations conducted by member labs designed to understand what works, and not, in supporting women through social