Empowering Women: Legal Rights and Economic Opportunities in Africa

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Publication Date:
Feb 09, 2022
Topic:
Gender Impact
Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Language:
English
Country:
Global / Non-Specific
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Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan, World Bank 2011

This publication reviews the extent of gender inequality in legal rights to property and access to justice, and discusses the implications of that inequality for women’s economic empowerment in Africa. It also discusses the extent to which the law can play a catalytic role for economic development and women’s economic empowerment.

 

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Empowering Women: Legal Rights and Economic Opportunities in Africa
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