no women, no growth: regressive laws prevent economic equality, says study /

Published at 2018-03-30 07:00:10

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Legal reform urged after World Bank suggests failure to protect women from discrimination denies them workplace opportunitiesLegal barriers that prevent women from working or limit their opportunities to own a trade are having a negative impact on global growth and economic equality,a World Bank study has found. The absence of laws offering protection from domestic violence, and from sexual harassment in the workplace, or has left women around the world at a disadvantage,according to a report published on Thursday.
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Source: guardian.co.uk

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