The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations affecting women’s prospects as entrepreneurs and employees across 190 econo

How can governments ensure that women have the same employment and entrepreneurship opportunities as men? One important step is to level the legal playing field

Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 1

Women perform 66% of the world's work, produce 50% of the food, but earn 10% of the income and own 1% of the property. To shed light on why this grim statistic

Law is often perceived as an instrument that can effect social change. While this might be so, it must be complemented by the necessary financial and human reso