Bowman, ChakriyaCutura, JozefinaEllis, AmandaManuel, Clare2012-03-192012-03-192009978-0-8213-7909-7https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2624Women's contributions to poverty reduction, economic growth, and private sector development are increasingly recognized globally. A growing amount of research demonstrates the link between women's empowerment and societal well-being. Yet research also indicates that woman's economic contributions continue to lag behind their achievements in health and education, and a variety of barriers still prevent women in many parts of the world from fully contributing to the economy. Women in Vanuatu: analyzing challenges to economic participation is a step toward filling this gap, spurred by the growing recognition in Vanuatu and the broader pacific region of the need to better address gender inequalities. The publication presents a comprehensive analysis of institutional, legal, and regulatory barriers to women's full economic participation in Vanuatu and proposes measures to address these to ensure a level playing field for both women and men. This work has been a collaborative effort between Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the World Bank's Gender Group, in partnership with International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS). A number of the study's recommendations, which emerged from consultations with representatives of the government, the private sector, and civil society in Vanuatu, are being addressed in World Bank Group regional programming going forward.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO EMPLOYMENTACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO HEALTHACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO LANDACCESS TO MARKETSACTION FOR WOMENADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERSADULTERYADVISORY SERVICEADVISORY SERVICESADVOCACYANTIDISCRIMINATIONBANK BORROWERSBANK FINANCINGBANK LOANSBANKSBARRIERS TO WOMENBENEFITS FOR WOMENBORROWINGBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS ADVICEBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONBUSINESS CENTERBUSINESS COOPERATIVESBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICESBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS INCUBATORSBUSINESS LOANSBUSINESS MANAGEMENTBUSINESS OWNERBUSINESS PLANBUSINESS SUCCESSBUSINESS WOMENBUSINESSWOMANBUSINESSWOMENCASE LAWCERTIFICATION SYSTEMCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHILD CARECOLLATERALCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL FINANCECOOPERATIVESCOURTCOURTSCREDIT ACCESSCREDIT BUREAUCREDIT HISTORIESCRIMINALCURRENT ACCOUNTCUSTOMCUSTOMARY LAWCUSTOMARY LAWSCUSTOMARY PRACTICEDAMAGESDESCENTDISABILITIESDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISCRIMINATORY CUSTOMDISCRIMINATORY LAWSDIVERSIFICATIONDIVORCEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENDOMINANCEECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC BENEFITSECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC RESOURCEECONOMIC RESOURCESEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENT LAWEMPLOYMENT STATUSENROLLMENTENROLLMENTSENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTENTRY BARRIERSEQUAL OPPORTUNITYEQUAL REMUNERATIONEQUAL RIGHTSEQUAL TREATMENTEXCHANGE CONTROLEXPATRIATEEXPENDITUREEXPLOITATIONFAMILIESFAMILY BUSINESSFAMILY LAWFAMILY PROTECTIONFARMERSFEMALEFEMALE CLIENTSFEMALE EMPLOYMENTFEMALE ENTREPRENEURFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIPFEMALESFEMINISTFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEFINANCIAL LITERACYFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL SERVICESFOREIGN INVESTMENTFORMAL ECONOMYFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTSGENDERGENDER ACTIONGENDER ANALYSISGENDER CONCERNSGENDER DIMENSIONSGENDER EQUALITYGENDER GAPSGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER ISSUESGENDER PARITYGENDER ROLESGENDER-RELATED ISSUESGIRLSGOOD CREDITHANDICRAFTSHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDSHOMEHOMESHOUSEHOLDSHOUSESHUMAN RIGHTSHUSBANDHUSBANDSIMPRISONMENTINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINFORMAL SECTORINHERITANCEINSURANCEINTEGRATION OF GENDERINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEISLAND WOMENJUDGEJUDGESJUSTICELABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLACK OF AWARENESSLAND OWNERSHIPLAND REGISTRATIONLAND RIGHTSLAWSLEGAL ADVICELEGAL LITERACYLEGAL REQUIREMENTLEGAL STATUSLEGISLATIONLIBERTYLIMITED ACCESSLOANLOAN REPAYMENTLOANS FOR BUSINESSMALE HEIRSMARGINALIZATIONMARKET ECONOMYMARRIED WOMANMATRIMONIAL PROPERTYMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONNUCLEAR FAMILYNUTRITIONOFFENSESOUTREACHOVERSEAS INVESTORPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPENAL CODEPOOR ACCESSPREGNANCYPRIVACYPROPERTY RIGHTSPROPORTION OF WOMENPROPRIETORSHIPSRAPEREAL ESTATERECEIPTSREGIONAL CREDITREPAYMENTREPAYMENT HISTORIESRIGHTS FOR WOMENROLE OF WOMENRULE OF LAWSAVINGSSCHOLARSHIPSSECURITIESSEXSEXUAL ASSAULTSSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESSESSOCIAL BARRIERSSOCIAL SECURITYSTART-UPSTART-UPSSTATUS OF WOMENSUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURESUCCESSFUL WOMENSUPPORT FOR WOMENTEENAGE PREGNANCYTRAINING CENTERSUNDPUNEMPLOYMENTUNIONUNITED NATIONSUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEVICTIMSVILLAGEVILLAGESVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENWIFEWILLWOMANWOMEN BORROWERSWOMEN CANDIDATESWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSWOMEN IN BUSINESSWOMEN IN DECISION MAKINGWOMEN IN DEVELOPMENTWOMEN IN POLITICSWOMEN IN SOCIETYWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7909-7