Discriminatory Laws Against Women : A Survey of the Literature
This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women's outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality. The e...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393191548685944435/Discriminatory-Laws-Against-Women-A-Survey-of-the-Literature http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31187 |
| Summary: | This paper reviews the empirical
literature on the existence and impact of gender
discriminatory laws on women's outcomes across various
domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business
and the Law measure of gender inequality. The evidence to
date suggests that there are significant negative
consequences of legal gender discrimination on women's
outcomes. However, there is considerable variation in the
depth of the literature across different domains. In
addition, a significant share of the evidence for certain
domains is drawn from developed countries, which raises
questions about its relevance for developing countries. The
literature also highlights some potential unintended
consequences of well-intended policy interventions to
address legal gender discrimination in certain domains. The
paper concludes with a discussion of the various theories
relating women's legal rights to their outcomes. |
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