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Women, Business and the Law 2020 is the sixth in a series of studies that analyze laws and regulations affecting women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. Eight indicators—structured around women’s interactions with the law as they begin, progress through, andend their careers—align with the economicdecisions women make at various stages of their lives. The indicatorsare Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension. Data in Women, Business and the Law 2020 are current as of September 1, 2019. The indicators are used to build evidence of the relationship between legal gender equality and women’s entrepreneurship and employment. By examining the economic decisions women make as they go through different stages of their working lives, as well as the pace of reform over the past two years, Women, Business and the Law makes a contribution to policy discussions about the state of women’s economic opportunities.

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Report

The World Bank

Gender equality//Women and business // Women and economic participation // Women and legal barriers // Women and employment laws // Women and access to institutions // Women and enjoyment of property // Women and getting a job // Woman and work motivation // Women and access to justice // Women and access to credit // Protection of women against violence // Sexual harassment // Violence against women // Domestic violence // Physical violence // Psychological violence // Women and leadership // Legal gender discrimination//Legal rights for women// Laws affecting women’s equality

Women, Business and the low 2020