Women, on average, enjoy just 64% of the legal protections men do.
This is a stark decrease from previous estimate of 77%, as #WomenBizLaw expands its analysis to include safety from violence & access to childcare.
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Today, just 14 countries have laws that give women the same rights as men. In 30 additional countries, women have above 90% of the legal rights of men.
🔍Explore the most recent #data on legal #genderequality in the 2023 #WomenBizLaw report: wrld.bg/6JiA50OQKCe
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In 14 countries worldwide, women have 100% of the legal rights of men:
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain & Sweden.
More data in the 2023 #WomenBizLaw report: wrld.bg/TsGT50OM9tE
#Uzbekistan has improved the most in the World Bank's #WomenBizLaw 2024 Index. The country has enacted four important reforms advancing #GenderEquality . We will keep supporting GOV.UZ and civil society's efforts in this area to #AccelerateEquality .
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Just in 14 countries worldwide 🌍 #women have 100% of the legal #rights of men, according to World Bank
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Global progress towards #genderequality in the law has hit a 20-year low, risking economic growth at a critical time for the global economy. Read the #WomenBizLaw 2023 report for a 53-year assessment of reforms.
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Changing attitudes,changing norms, increasing the number of female rule models are some of the inspirational quotes of this #womenbizlaw meeting led by World Bank Kenya The legal framework about gender equality is strong in #Kenya but it’s implementation has to reach the next step
When legal differences involving violence & childcare are taken into account, women enjoy fewer than 2/3 the rights of men, and no country provides them equal opportunities.
Find out how 190 economies compare in #WomenBizLaw 2024➡️ wrld.bg/WQby50QVVtL
The #gendergap is even wider in practice than equal-opportunity laws on the books would suggest.
For the first time, #WomenBizLaw evaluates the gap between legal frameworks and their effective implementation in 190 economies.
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How can we close the legal #gendergap ? Which countries have made the most, & the least, progress?
Submit your questions & take part in a moderated discussion on March 5 at the 2024 #WomenBizLaw virtual event.
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Shared insights with Uzbekistan News on #Uzbekistan 's progress in World Bank's #WomenBizLaw 2024 Index. Adopted legal norms advancing #GenderEquality placed it among top five improvers. wrld.bg/PYlP50QKKyS
Implementing these norms is crucial for tangible change in women's lives.
MARCH 5: Join the live launch of the #WomenBizLaw report.
For the first time, the report analyzes not only the pace of legal reforms to #AccelerateEquality & economic opportunity for women but also countries’ efforts to implement those laws.
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Commendable collaboration from GOV.UZ, Senate of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekista, & civil society in driving #GenderEquality reforms propelled #Uzbekistan into the top five improvers on the World Bank's #WomenBizLaw 2024 Index.
Check out my video focusing on key reforms.
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How can we dismantle barriers in law, policy, and institutions to boost #genderequality ?
Join the live launch of the 2024 World Bank's Women, Business and the Law Report on March 5, 11:30am EST.
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Today Collaboration of Women in Development - CWID is attending the Legal Reforms and Program for Gender Equality and Women 's Economic Empowerment in Kenya. Workshop. Powered by World Bank and Departmen of Gender
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Global progress towards #genderequality in the law has hit a 20-year low, risking #economicgrowth at a critical time for the global economy. Read the #WomenBizLaw 2023 report for a 53-year assessment of reforms.
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The 2023 #WomenBizLaw report finds that in 7 of the 23 countries in the World Bank Europe and Central Asia region, women have >90% of the legal rights as men: Cyprus, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Bulgaria & Romania.
Read the report to see how countries are reforming. wrld.bg/CtJP50OvRKo
How can we still tolerate the fact that women enjoy only 2/3 of the legal rights men have?
Protection under the law should be the same for all.
Legal reforms & their implementation are more essential than ever to #AccelerateEquality .
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