Doing Business Gender Project
The Doing Business Gender Project is a two-year initiative launched in October 2007 to identify legal and regulatory barriers facing businesswomen in 181 countries, and to advocate change. The project's primary objectives are to identify laws and regulations that discriminate against women, investigate which reforms on business regulations have the highest impact on opportunities for women, and prepare case studies of women entrepreneurs to describe the reasons for their success and obstacles they faced.Highlights
- Doing Business: Women in Africa: A recent report from the World Bank profiles seven women entrepreneurs, describing reasons for their success, as well as some of the legal, regulatory, and practical obstacles they faced in expanding their business efforts. Doing Business: Women in Africa also highlights reforms that can level the playing field for women and create better business environments for both women and men.
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- New Initiative Focuses on Opportunities for Women: Doing Business has launched a two-year initiative to identify legal and regulatory barriers facing businesswomen in 181 countries, and to advocate change. The Doing Business Gender Project will form partnership with governments and women’s groups.
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