World Bank2014-09-162014-09-162010https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20190This report presents indicators based on laws and regulations affecting women's prospects as entrepreneurs and employees. Several of these indicators draw on the Gender Law Library, a collection of over 2,000 legal provisions impacting women's economic status. Both resources can inform research and policy discussions on how to improve women's economic opportunities and outcomes. The six indicators of gender differences in formal laws and institutions established in this report include: 1) accessing institutions, 2 ) using prpoerty, 3) getting a job, 4) dealing with taxes, 5) building credit, and 6) going to court. The first 3 indicators (accessing institutions, using property, and getting a job) capture laws that have direct gender dimensions and are based on a reading of such laws from the perspective of individual women. The 4th indicator (dealing with taxes) examines the direct and indirect gender implications of tax policy from the perspective of 4 standardized families with varying tax liabilities. The last 2 indicators (building credit and going to court) examine the ease of access to credit bureaus and courts to examine the indirect effects that microfinance institutions and dispute resolution have on women, who are more likely to rely on nontraditional financial services.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICESACCESS TO LANDACCESS TO RESOURCESAFFIRMATIVE ACTIONAUTONOMYBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBUSINESSWOMENCAREER ADVANCEMENTCHILD CARECITIZENSCITIZENSHIPCITIZENSHIP LAWCIVIL CODESCIVIL LAWCIVIL LIBERTIESCIVIL RIGHTSCIVIL STATUSCOMPENSATIONCOST OF HIRING WOMENCOURTCOURTSCULTURAL NORMSCUSTOMARY LAWDEMANDS ON WOMENDISABILITYDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISSEMINATIONDIVISION OF PROPERTYDIVORCEECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENECONOMIC RIGHTSEMPLOYMENT OF WOMENEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPOWERING WOMENEMPOWERMENTEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL GENDER RIGHTSEQUAL OPPORTUNITIESEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENEQUAL PAYEQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORKEQUAL RIGHTSEQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMENEQUAL WORKEQUALITY ACTFAMILIESFAMILY PROPERTYFAMILY RESPONSIBILITIESFAMILY UNITFAMILY WELFAREFEMALEFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONFEMALE POPULATIONFEMALE WORKERSFEWER WOMENFOREIGN WOMENFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONFREEDOMFREEDOM OF MOVEMENTFREEDOM OF RELIGIONGENDERGENDER ACTIONGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DIMENSIONSGENDER EQUALITYGENDER GAPGENDER IMPLICATIONSGENDER INDICATORSGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER LAWGENDER PARITYGENDER RIGHTSGENDER STATISTICSGIRLSGUARDIANSHIPHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDSHEALTH INITIATIVESHEALTH INSURANCEHOMEHOMESHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUSBANDHUSBANDSINDIVIDUAL WOMENINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMAL SECTORSINHERITANCEINHERITANCE RIGHTSINSURANCEJOB CREATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESJUSTICELABOR CODELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR LAWLABOR MARKETLABOUR CODELAWSLAWS ON WOMENLEGAL CHANGESLEGAL RIGHTLEGAL RIGHTSLEGISLATIONLIABILITYLIBERTIESLONGER LIFEMALE HEIRSMALE LABOR FORCEMARITAL PROPERTYMARITAL STATUSMARRIAGE LAWMARRIED COUPLESMARRIED MENMARRIED WOMANMARRIED WOMENMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNITY BENEFITSMATERNITY LEAVEMEATMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMOTHERNATIONAL LAWNATIONALITY LAWNATIONALSNONDISCRIMINATIONNUTRITIONOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENOWNERSHIP RIGHTSPARENTAL LEAVEPATERNITY LEAVEPENSIONPENSIONSPERSONAL STATUSPERSONAL STATUS LAWSPHYSICAL INTEGRITYPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOWERPRACTITIONERSPREGNANT WOMENPRESIDENTIAL DECREEPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVILEGESPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITYPROPERTY LAWSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC SERVICESREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMENRESPECTRESTRICTIONS FOR WOMENRIGHTRIGHTS OF SPOUSESRIGHTS OF WOMENSAFETY NETSEXESSINGLE WOMENSMALL LOANSSOCIAL INSTITUTIONSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIETYSON PREFERENCESPOUSESPOUSESSTATUS OF WOMENTRANSPORTATIONUNITED NATIONSUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONVIOLENCEVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVOTING RIGHTSWAGE GAPWIDOWWIDOWERSWIDOWSWIFEWILLWIVESWOMANWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSWOMEN IN BUSINESSWOMEN'S RIGHTSWOMEN'S STATUSWORKFORCEWORKING WOMEN10.1596/20190