Women's Economic Empowerment in Selected MENA Countries The Impact of Legal Frameworks in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia

This report examines how current legal provisions in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia are impacting women's ability to fully participate in economic life, both as employees and entrepreneurs. It is based on a comparative analysis of the various rights set out in constitutions,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2017
Series:Competitiveness and Private Sector Development
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Executive summary
  • The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI)
  • Foreword and acknowledgements
  • Annex to the acknowledgements
  • The impact of family law on women's economic empowerment in selected MENA countries
  • Women's participation in the labour market and entrepreneurship in selected MENA countries
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Women's labour rights and entrepreneurship in selected MENA countries
  • International and constitutional commitments and women's access to justice in selected MENA countries
  • Assessment and recommendations to foster women's economic empowerment in selected MENA countries