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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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.

 

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Updated: March 1, 2022