On 15-29 Jan, WOCAN will be participating in thee-discussion on “Women’s Employment: Enabling Environment and Legal Incentives”.
The e-discussion will be co-moderated by UNDP, UN Women and The World Bank Group.
The World Bank and IFC’s Women, Business and the Law project monitors the laws and regulations affecting women’s economic opportunities in 143 economies around the world. The regulatory environment for women working in the formal economy is a significant factor in shaping women’s economic rights and opportunities and promoting gender equality. Although the focus on the formal legal and regulatory environment does not account for the large number of women across the globe who work in the informal economy or carry out unpaid work, it is an important piece of the puzzle in understanding the barriers to women’s economic inclusion. By focusing on the written law as a starting point, Women, Business and the Law also seeks to define the features of the formal economy that prevent women from making the transition from the informal to formal economy.
http://www.empowerwomen.org/circles/enabling-environment-and-legal-incentives