Documentos e informes
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The Role of Subnational Studies in Driving Regulatory Reforms (Inglés)
The World Bank’s Subnational Business Ready (Subnational B-READY) project, the successor to the Subnational Doing Business reports, offers a comprehensive framework for evaluating local business environments...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 197458 Fecha del documento: 5 de febrero de 2025 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Maksym Iavorskyi,Sutanovac, Predrag
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Sierra Leone’s Reform Journey to Advancing Female Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion (Inglés)
Access to finance and equal economic opportunities are crucial for female entrepreneurs, fostering business growth and economic participation. Drawing on interviews with key stakeholders involved in the...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 197343 Fecha del documento: 3 de febrero de 2025 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Daniela Monika Behr,Alexis Koumjian Cheney
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Supply-Side Regulatory Drivers for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Inglés)
The brief is the first in a two-part series that provides an overview of the electricity sector's demand and supply side environmental regulations. This brief focuses on supply-side regulations and investigates...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 194257 Fecha del documento: 30 de septiembre de 2024 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Viktoriya Ereshchenko,Elena Popic
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Women, International Trade, and the Law: Breaking Barriers for Gender Equality in Export-Related Activities (Inglés)
Women are a powerful engine for international trade and economic growth. As workers, small-scale traders, entrepreneurs, and producers, their engagement in export activities has the potential not only...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 188673 Fecha del documento: 27 de marzo de 2024 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Lolita Laperle-Forget,Alev Gurbuz Cuneo
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Digitizing Court Systems: Benefits and Limitations (Inglés)
The eagerness with which governments across the world rushed to digitize their court systems during the COVID-19 pandemic might create an impression that new technologies alone can solve the multitude...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 186855 Fecha del documento: 22 de diciembre de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Maroz,Raman,Popova,Oleksandra,Santiago Satizábal Acosta
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Laws and Policies to Address Violence Against Women in Countries Affected by Fragility and Conflict (Inglés)
This Brief presents data collected by the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law (WBL) project on legal and supportive frameworks to curb domestic violence and sexual harassment in 55 countries, including...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 186856 Fecha del documento: 18 de diciembre de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Isabel Micaela Santagostino Recavarren,Chakara,Shantel,Gnakra,Mariam Anais
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Women's Land Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa : Where do we Stand in Practice? (Inglés)
This Brief examines the challenges in implementing laws protecting women’s land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa. While some progress has been made in enacting legal protections, remaining discriminatory legislation...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 185724 Fecha del documento: 23 de octubre de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Behr,Daniela Monika,Groussard,Heloise Marie,Khaitina,Viktoria,Shen,Liang
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Does sustainable finance regulation play a role in the “greening” of capital markets? (Inglés)
Robust regulatory frameworks are important for developing healthy capital markets. Most current research ends that sustainable finance regulation serves as a backbone for the development of sustainable...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 184363 Fecha del documento: 27 de julio de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Saltane,Valentina,Amin,Anam,Farazi,Subika
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Government Financial Support for Childcare Services : A Study of Regulations in 95 Economies (Inglés)
This brief presents new data collected by the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law project on childcare legislation in 95 economies around the world. It focuses on government measures aimed at making...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 184134 Fecha del documento: 30 de junio de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Sakhonchik,Alena,Elefante,Marina,Niesten,Hannelore Maria L.
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How Did India Successfully Reform Women’s Rights? Part I: Answers from the Movement on Equal Inheritance Rights (Inglés)
This two-part policy brief series traces the development and reform of law in India related to three critical areas that affect women’s rights and economic opportunities: women’s property rights, domestic...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 183491 Fecha del documento: 28 de junio de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Braunmiller,Julia Constanze,Isabel Micaela Santagostino Recavarren,Mittal,Aparna,Khatri,Tanvi
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How Did India Successfully Reform Women’s Rights? Part II : Answers from the Movement on Protection from Violence (Inglés)
This two-part policy brief series traces the development and reform of law in India related to three critical areas that affect women’s rights and economic opportunities: women’s property rights, domestic...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 183873 Fecha del documento: 28 de junio de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Braunmiller,Julia Constanze,Isabel Micaela Santagostino Recavarren,Aparna Mittal,Tanvi Khatri
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Protecting Women and Girls from Cyber Harassment : A Global Assessment of Existing Laws (Inglés)
Cyber violence against women has been rising at alarming rates in recent decades. Such acts not only harm women as individuals but have severe detrimental effects on society and the economy at large. This...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 183241 Fecha del documento: 22 de junio de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Affoum,Nelsy Reyhanne Marikel,Isabel Micaela Santagostino Recavarren,Vohra,Nayantara,Wodon,Quentin T.
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The Road to Reforming Ethiopia’s Policies on Maternity and Paternity Leave (Inglés)
This brief provides insight into how Ethiopia increased the duration of paid maternity leave from 90 to 120 days and introduced three days of paid paternity leave in 2019. While ensuring job-protected...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 182369 Fecha del documento: 31 de mayo de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Alemayehu,Maereg Tewoldebirhan,Khaitina,Viktoria,Woldeyesus,Elshaday Kifle,Mykhalchenko,Olena,Schulz,Katrin Anna
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Emerging Trends in National Financial Inclusion Strategies that Support Women’s Entrepreneurship (Inglés)
Starting a business is a way for women to generate income and become more resilient when dealing with shocks. However, large gender gaps in formal entrepreneurship impede women’s livelihoods and global...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 180709 Fecha del documento: 8 de marzo de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Bin Humam,Yasmin Klaudia,Braunmiller,Julia Constanze,Elsaman,Mahmoud Salaheldin
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Effectively Engaging the Private Sector in the Business Reform Process (Inglés)
This brief discusses critical considerations for engaging the private sector in the process of reforming and implementing business regulations, along with channels and mechanisms that have been successfully...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 178461 Fecha del documento: 9 de diciembre de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Arlet,Jean Nicolas,Eknath,Varun,Popova,Oleksandra
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Safeguarding the Rights of Women with Disabilities to Family Life, Work, and Protection from Gender-based Violence (Inglés)
Women with disabilities face additional barriers to their socioeconomic participation compared to men, with and without disabilities as well as to women without disabilities, resulting in significant employment...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 178308 Fecha del documento: 2 de diciembre de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Julia Constanze Braunmiller,Marie Jeanne Charlotte Dry
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Legal Reforms to Protect Women at Home and at Work in São Tomé and Príncipe (Inglés)
This brief examines the introduction of landmark reforms in São Tomé and Príncipe to counter domestic and family violence and to protect women, both at home and at work. The enactment of laws on domestic...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 177512 Fecha del documento: 21 de octubre de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Mazoni Silva Martins,Natalia,Corminales De Oliver,Claudia Lenny
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Reforming Discriminatory Laws to Empower Women in Togo (Inglés)
This brief examines two reforms, enacted between 2012 and 2014, that lifted previous restrictions to women’s rights in Togo. Specifically, these limitations prevented women from choosing where to live...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 176480 Fecha del documento: 16 de septiembre de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Affoum,Nelsy Reyhanne Marikel,Dry,Marie Jeanne Charlotte
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The Importance of Designing Gender and Disability Inclusive Laws : A Survey of Legislation in 190 Economies (Inglés)
Women with disabilities face additional barriers to their participation in the economy and society compared to men, with and without disabilities, and relative to nondisabled women, resulting in unequal...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 176410 Fecha del documento: 11 de septiembre de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Julia Constanze Braunmiller,Marie Jeanne Charlotte Dry
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Constraints to Women’s Use of Public Transport in Developing Countries, Part I : High Costs, Limited Access, and Lack of Comfort (Inglés)
This brief, the first in a two-part series, provides an overview of the evidence on key features of women’s travel behavior and the barriers they face in accessing public transport in developing countries...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 174675 Fecha del documento: 2 de agosto de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Borker,Girija