Women, Business and the Law 2024: Breaking Down Barriers to Achieve Gender Equality

Women worldwide continue to have fewer legal rights than men and that the weak implementation of gender equality laws exacerbates gender gaps. For the first time, Women, Business and the Law analyzes not only the pace of legal reforms to create equal economic opportunities for women, but also countries’ efforts to implement those laws. The report finds a shocking implementation gap in all 190 economies measured. Key actors from multilateral organizations as well as from the public, private, and non-profit sectors will draw on the report’s findings and discuss ways to advance women's economic empowerment with legal, policy, and institutional reform. The event will explore pathways for governments, the private sector, and civil society to break down barriers in law, policy, and institutions to achieve gender equality. By adopting and implementing laws that strengthen women’s rights, economies will advance not only women’s economic empowerment but also spark economic growth and social resilience. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/91wK50QHZwI #womenempowerment

SPEAKERS
- Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Senior Vice President for Development Economics
- Jamille Bigio, Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, USAID
- Dr. Isata Mahoi, Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs for Sierra Leone
- Norman V. Loayza, Director of the Global Indicators Group, World Bank
- Tea Trumbic, Manager, Women, Business and the Law, World Bank
- Martin Chungong, Secretary General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Menna Farouk, CEO and Co-founder of Dosy
- Hana Brixi, Global Director, Gender, World Bank
- Amanda Ellis, Senior Director, Global Partnerships and Networks, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University

AGENDA
00:00 Welcome
01:45 Opening remarks
05:49 Main insights of the report
19:31 Conversation with Menna Farouk, CEO and Co-founder of Dosy
27:13 Panel discussion
1:03:09 Message by Martin Chungong, Secretary General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
1:05:47 Closure

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