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Empowering women [[electronic resource] ] : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan
| Empowering women [[electronic resource] ] : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan |
| Autore | Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HasanTazeen |
| Collana | Africa development forum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa - Economic conditions
Women - Africa - Social conditions Women's rights - Africa Sex discrimination against women - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-70506-0
0-8213-9534-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1: Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Chapter 2: Women's Legal Rights across the Region; Boxes; O.1 How Do Property Rights Affect Economic Opportunities?; O.2 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; Figures; BO.2.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed; BO.2.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National Income
BO.2.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other WorkersO.1 All Countries Recognize the Principle of Nondiscrimination; O.2 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights; O.3 Some Countries Recognize Customary Law and Allow It to Discriminate against Women; O.4 Head-of-Household Rules Are Common in Both Middle- and Low-Income Countries; O.5 Different Types of Property Regimes Grant Women Very Different Rights to Inherit Marital Property; O.6 Only a Minority of Countries Protect Women's Land Rights Chapter 3: Legal Pluralism: Multiple Systems, Multiple ChallengesO.7 Many Countries Restrict the Type of Work Women Can Perform and Women's Hours; Chapter 4: Women's Rights in Practice: Constraints to Accessing Justice; Chapter 5: The Way Forward; References; 1 Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Structure of the Report; 1.1 Defining "Discrimination"; Importance of Economic Rights in Business Incentives; Extent of Legal Protection of Women's Economic Rights; Main Areas of the Law for Women In Business; 1.2 Importance of Property Rights for Economic Opportunity B1.2.1 Types of Employment of Men and Women, by World RegionB1.2.2 Percentage of Labor Force That Is Self-Employed and Employs Other Workers, by Gender and Region; Nature of the Legal System; Impact of Rights on Economic Opportunities; 1.3 Women and Land in Ghana: Precarious Rights, Lower Yields; 1.4 Changing the Balance of Intrahousehold Power in the United States; 1.5 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; B1.5.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed B1.5.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National IncomeB1.5.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other Workers; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 Women's Legal Rights across the Region; The Women-LEED-Africa Database; Scoresheet 1: Ratification of International Treaties and Conventions; 2.1 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; 2.2 The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2.1 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462343103321 |
Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966->
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| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Empowering women : : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / by Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan
| Empowering women : : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / by Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan |
| Autore | Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
| Disciplina | 331.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HasanTazeen |
| Collana | Africa development forum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa - Economic conditions
Women - Africa - Social conditions Women's rights - Africa Sex discrimination against women - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-283-70506-0
0-8213-9534-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1: Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Chapter 2: Women's Legal Rights across the Region; Boxes; O.1 How Do Property Rights Affect Economic Opportunities?; O.2 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; Figures; BO.2.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed; BO.2.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National Income
BO.2.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other WorkersO.1 All Countries Recognize the Principle of Nondiscrimination; O.2 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights; O.3 Some Countries Recognize Customary Law and Allow It to Discriminate against Women; O.4 Head-of-Household Rules Are Common in Both Middle- and Low-Income Countries; O.5 Different Types of Property Regimes Grant Women Very Different Rights to Inherit Marital Property; O.6 Only a Minority of Countries Protect Women's Land Rights Chapter 3: Legal Pluralism: Multiple Systems, Multiple ChallengesO.7 Many Countries Restrict the Type of Work Women Can Perform and Women's Hours; Chapter 4: Women's Rights in Practice: Constraints to Accessing Justice; Chapter 5: The Way Forward; References; 1 Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Structure of the Report; 1.1 Defining "Discrimination"; Importance of Economic Rights in Business Incentives; Extent of Legal Protection of Women's Economic Rights; Main Areas of the Law for Women In Business; 1.2 Importance of Property Rights for Economic Opportunity B1.2.1 Types of Employment of Men and Women, by World RegionB1.2.2 Percentage of Labor Force That Is Self-Employed and Employs Other Workers, by Gender and Region; Nature of the Legal System; Impact of Rights on Economic Opportunities; 1.3 Women and Land in Ghana: Precarious Rights, Lower Yields; 1.4 Changing the Balance of Intrahousehold Power in the United States; 1.5 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; B1.5.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed B1.5.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National IncomeB1.5.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other Workers; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 Women's Legal Rights across the Region; The Women-LEED-Africa Database; Scoresheet 1: Ratification of International Treaties and Conventions; 2.1 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; 2.2 The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2.1 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785968803321 |
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Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966->
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Empowering women : : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / by Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan
| Empowering women : : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / by Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan |
| Autore | Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
| Disciplina | 331.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HasanTazeen |
| Collana | Africa development forum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa - Economic conditions
Women - Africa - Social conditions Women's rights - Africa Sex discrimination against women - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-283-70506-0
0-8213-9534-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1: Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Chapter 2: Women's Legal Rights across the Region; Boxes; O.1 How Do Property Rights Affect Economic Opportunities?; O.2 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; Figures; BO.2.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed; BO.2.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National Income
BO.2.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other WorkersO.1 All Countries Recognize the Principle of Nondiscrimination; O.2 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights; O.3 Some Countries Recognize Customary Law and Allow It to Discriminate against Women; O.4 Head-of-Household Rules Are Common in Both Middle- and Low-Income Countries; O.5 Different Types of Property Regimes Grant Women Very Different Rights to Inherit Marital Property; O.6 Only a Minority of Countries Protect Women's Land Rights Chapter 3: Legal Pluralism: Multiple Systems, Multiple ChallengesO.7 Many Countries Restrict the Type of Work Women Can Perform and Women's Hours; Chapter 4: Women's Rights in Practice: Constraints to Accessing Justice; Chapter 5: The Way Forward; References; 1 Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Structure of the Report; 1.1 Defining "Discrimination"; Importance of Economic Rights in Business Incentives; Extent of Legal Protection of Women's Economic Rights; Main Areas of the Law for Women In Business; 1.2 Importance of Property Rights for Economic Opportunity B1.2.1 Types of Employment of Men and Women, by World RegionB1.2.2 Percentage of Labor Force That Is Self-Employed and Employs Other Workers, by Gender and Region; Nature of the Legal System; Impact of Rights on Economic Opportunities; 1.3 Women and Land in Ghana: Precarious Rights, Lower Yields; 1.4 Changing the Balance of Intrahousehold Power in the United States; 1.5 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; B1.5.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed B1.5.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National IncomeB1.5.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other Workers; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 Women's Legal Rights across the Region; The Women-LEED-Africa Database; Scoresheet 1: Ratification of International Treaties and Conventions; 2.1 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; 2.2 The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2.1 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809143603321 |
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Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966->
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Enterprising women [[electronic resource] ] : expanding economic opportunities in africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier
| Enterprising women [[electronic resource] ] : expanding economic opportunities in africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier |
| Autore | Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (307 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.4096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions
Women - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions Businesswomen - Africa, Sub-Saharan Women - Employment - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9809-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452626803321 |
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Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966->
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| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Enterprising women : : expanding economic opportunities in africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier
| Enterprising women : : expanding economic opportunities in africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier |
| Autore | Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
| Disciplina | 331.4096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions
Women - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions Businesswomen - Africa, Sub-Saharan Women - Employment - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9809-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I. Where women and men work -- 1. Self-employed, employers, and wage earners in the formal and informal sectors -- 2. The size, formality, and industry of enterprises -- Part II. Why women work where they do -- 3. Country patterns in income, human capital, and assets affect where women work -- 4. Sorting into entrepreneurial activities: individual patterns -- Part III. How women perform--and the constraints they face -- 5. Sorting drives gender gaps in productivity and profits -- 6. After sorting, constraints depend on the type of enterprise -- Part IV. Shifting women to more productive work -- 7. Increasing the right to own and control assets -- 8. Expanding women's access to finance -- 9. Enriching managerial and financial skills -- 10. Strengthening women's voices in business environment reforms -- 11. Toward an action agenda. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779753003321 |
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Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966->
|
||
| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Enterprising women : : expanding economic opportunities in africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier
| Enterprising women : : expanding economic opportunities in africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier |
| Autore | Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
| Disciplina | 331.4096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions
Women - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions Businesswomen - Africa, Sub-Saharan Women - Employment - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9809-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I. Where women and men work -- 1. Self-employed, employers, and wage earners in the formal and informal sectors -- 2. The size, formality, and industry of enterprises -- Part II. Why women work where they do -- 3. Country patterns in income, human capital, and assets affect where women work -- 4. Sorting into entrepreneurial activities: individual patterns -- Part III. How women perform--and the constraints they face -- 5. Sorting drives gender gaps in productivity and profits -- 6. After sorting, constraints depend on the type of enterprise -- Part IV. Shifting women to more productive work -- 7. Increasing the right to own and control assets -- 8. Expanding women's access to finance -- 9. Enriching managerial and financial skills -- 10. Strengthening women's voices in business environment reforms -- 11. Toward an action agenda. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823205703321 |
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Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966->
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Women and work in Africa / edited by Edna G. Bay
| Women and work in Africa / edited by Edna G. Bay |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo., : Westview Press, 1982 |
| Descrizione fisica | Testo elettronico (PDF) (xiv, 310 p. ) : ill. ; |
| Disciplina | 331.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BAY, Edna G. |
| Collana | Westview special studies on Africa |
| Soggetto topico | Donne africane - Lavoro |
| Formato | Risorse elettroniche  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996477563603316 |
| Boulder, Colo., : Westview Press, 1982 | ||
| Risorse elettroniche | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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