World Bank report: when COVID struck, gender equality came crumbling down

Arekapudi, Nisha (2021) World Bank report: when COVID struck, gender equality came crumbling down. LSE Business Review (08 Mar 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The world has experienced substantial progress towards gender equality over the past 50 years. However, COVID-19 laid bare the cracks in our foundation, exposing the persistent inequalities that threaten women’s lives and livelihoods, especially during difficult moments. Nisha Arekapudi discusses key findings from the World Bank Group’s report Women, Business and the Law 2021. The report highlights the discriminatory laws that continue to hinder progress towards gender equality.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Date Deposited:	26 Apr 2021 10:21
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 02:55
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109973

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