This study uses a newly compiled database of women's property rights and legal capacity covering 100 countries over 50 years to test for the impact of legal reforms on employment, health, and education outcomes for women and girls. The database demonstrates gender gaps in the ability to access and own property, sign legal documents in one's own name, and have equality or non-discrimination as a guiding principle of the country's constitution. In the...
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2013/09/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS6617
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2013/09/01
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Women's legal rights over 50 years : what is the impact of reform ?
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ratio of girls to boys in primary