Title: Empowering Women: Legal Rights and Economic Opportunities in Africa
Language: English
Type: Website
Nature: Institution
Published: February 9, 2022
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa
Country: Africa
Topic: Gender Impact
Keywords: Gender, Contract, PPP Project Cycle, Community engagement, Procurement
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Document Summary:
Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan, World Bank 2011
Document Details:
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.
Updated: March 1, 2022