A legal environment that supports women is more important than ever. The COVID-19 crisis has disproportionately affected women. Besides the health impacts, lockdowns also exacerbated instances of domestic violence. Economically, women have been slower to regain lost jobs, and have struggled to care for their families while trying to stay in the paid workforce. The Women Business and the Law 2022 report is the eighth in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations in 190 economies, in eight areas impacting women’s economic participation – mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pensions. This year’s report also includes pilot research on the legal frameworks for available, affordable and quality childcare, as well as on the implementation of laws. Drawing on the findings from the latest Women, Business and the Law report, this event will contribute to the public conversation on women’s economic empowerment and a more equitable, prosperous world. Learn more:
🗣️ Speakers
– Pre-recorded keynote speech: Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development
– Carmen M. Reinhart, Senior Vice President and World Bank Group Chief Economist
– Hon. Erlyne Antonella Ndembet Damas, Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals, in charge of human rights of Gabon
– Greta Bull, Director of Women’s Economic Empowerment at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
– Jamila Belabidi, Director of Supplier Diversity and Women Economic Empowerment, Procter & Gamble
– Henriette Kolb, Head, Gender Secretariat, IFC
– Tea Trumbic, Program Manager, World Bank Group
– Moderator: Raj Kumar, President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
📑 Agenda
00:00 Welcome! Animation video and opening remarks
05:01 Reflections by Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
10:27 Remarks by Dr. Carmen Reinhart, World Bank Group Chief Economist
19:22 Key findings of the Women, Business and the Law 2022 report
30:42 Women economic empowerment: current situation, priorities, COVID-19 impact
36:25 Child care and women economic empowerment
43:38 Ensuring diversity within supply chains: business case or ESG question?
50:37 Implementation vs laws on the books
53:16 The successful case of Gabon
57:24 Closing remarks
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK GROUP The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development.
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