Hedditch, SonaliManuel, Clare2014-09-162014-09-162010https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20189This report profiles 52 business women, representing countries where IFC works across the Pacific region, in 30 case studies. Women in the report share lessons in starting their businesses, and describe the obstacles and opportunities they encountered in their pursuit of growth. By revealing their future plans, the women provide inspiration for current and future business women of the Pacific to pursue greater entrepreneurial ventures. In the Pacific region, women's ability to access and control income, and exert decision making power is yet to be fully realized. The Gender and Investment Climate Reform Assessments for Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga and Vanuatu examines this issue by analyzing the constraints women in business face and provides recommendations for IFC to incorporate into its investment climate reform programs to reduce the gender specific obstacles.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO JUSTICEACCREDITATIONADMINISTRATIVE REFORMADULTERYADVISORY SERVICESADVOCACYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSALIMONYALLOCATION OF RESOURCESANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATIONASSISTANCE FOR WOMENBANKSBARRIERS FOR WOMENBASIS OF SEXBRIBEBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS ENABLINGBUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ORGANIZATIONSBUSINESS OWNERSBUSINESS OWNERSHIPBUSINESS PLANSBUSINESS WOMENBUSINESSWOMENCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHILD MARRIAGESCHILD SUPPORTCIVIL CODESCOMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONSCOMPLIANCE COSTCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONSTITUTIONAL LAWCORRUPTIONCOURTCOURTSCREDIT INSTITUTIONSCULTURAL NORMSCUSTODYCUSTOMCUSTOMARY LAWCUSTOMARY LAWSCUSTOMARY MARRIAGESCUSTOMARY PRACTICESDEBTDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT EFFORTSDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISCRIMINATORY CUSTOMARY LAWDISCRIMINATORY LAWSDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICESDIVISION OF PROPERTYDIVORCEDIVORCESECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYECONOMIC RESOURCESEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENT LAWEMPLOYMENT LAWSEMPLOYMENT STATUSEMPOWERING WOMENEMPOWERMENTENVIRONMENT FOR WOMENENVIRONMENTAL CHANGEEQUAL OPPORTUNITIESEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENEQUAL TREATMENTEQUALITYFACILITATIONFAMILIESFAMILY CONSUMPTIONFAMILY HOMEFAMILY LAWFAMILY WELFAREFARMERSFAULT-BASED DIVORCEFEMALEFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIPFEMALE STAFFFEMALE WORKERSFIGHT AGAINST POVERTYFINANCIAL COMMITMENTSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL LITERACYFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFOOD PRODUCTIONFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONGENDERGENDER ACTIONGENDER ASPECTGENDER CONSIDERATIONSGENDER DIMENSIONSGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTSGENDER EQUITYGENDER IMPLICATIONSGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER ISSUESGENDER MAINSTREAMINGGENDER PERSPECTIVEGENDER PERSPECTIVESGENDER SENSITIVEGENDER UNITGENDER WORKING GROUPGIRLSGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSGRASS ROOTSHEALTH CAREHOMEHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN RIGHTSHUSBANDINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINEQUALITIESINFORMAL SECTORINHERITANCEINHERITANCE RIGHTSINHERITANCESINSTITUTIONAL REFORMINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL LAWINTERNATIONAL TREATIESISLAND WOMENJUDGESLABOR LAWLABOR LAWSLAND OWNERSHIPLAND REGISTRATIONLAW ON GENDER EQUITYLAWSLEGAL ASSISTANCELEGAL STATUSLEGISLATIONLEGITIMIZATIONLIMITED ACCESSLITERACYMAINSTREAMING GENDERMAINTENANCE PAYMENTSMARRIAGE ACTMARRIAGESMATERNITY LEAVEMATRIMONIAL PROPERTYMFISMICRO-CREDITMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSMINIMUM AGE FOR MARRIAGEMINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGEMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONNATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMENNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATURAL DISASTERSNETWORK OF WOMENNETWORKING OPPORTUNITIESNEW COMPANIESNEW COMPANYNUTRITIONOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENOUTREACHPEACEPERSONAL ASSETSPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLYGAMYPOWER OF WOMENPRACTITIONERSPREGNANT WOMENPRIVATE ENTERPRISEPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPROTECTION FOR WOMENREGISTRATION PROCESSRELATION TO INHERITANCEREMITTANCESREPRESENTATION OF WOMENRESPONSIBILITY OF WOMENSELF-FINANCINGSEXSEXUAL HARASSMENTSKILLED WORKERSSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYSUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURETECHNICAL ASSISTANCEUNEQUAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTSVILLAGEWIDOWWIDOWSWIFEWILLWILLSWOMANWOMEN BUSINESS OWNERSWOMEN EMPLOYMENTWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSWOMEN IN BUSINESS10.1596/20189