Women, Business, and the Law

At halfway point in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) we need to accelerate gender equality reforms

The Women, Business and the Law index is a longstanding and essential tool revealing gaps in countries’ legal frameworks, paving the way for policy reforms.

Julia Braunmiller|

Empowering Angolan Women: Advancing Gender Equality Through Civil Society Engagement

We hosted a virtual capacity-building workshop in December 2022 that brought together members of civil society and non-government organizations, private sector representatives, and legal…

Natália Mazoni, Héloïse Groussard|

Just do it: Sequencing and complementarity in gender reforms

Since 2021, 18 economies introduced a total 34 reforms toward gender equality, the lowest number since 2001.

Taylor Boyce, Charlotte Nan Jiang, Norman Loayza|
Gender

In Botswana, an inclusive reform process is needed to advance women’s economic participation

A stand-alone Ministry of Gender would institutionalize the gender approach, target resources, and signal the government commitment to gender equality.

Alena Sakhonchik, Marina Elefante|
Gender

Gender equality is a moral, legal and economic imperative

Gender equality and fair treatment of women and girls is a moral imperative, but global data analytics, evidence and experience clearly demonstrate that including women also fosters economic…

Christopher Stephens|
Competitiveness, Gender, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion