Doing Business has launched a two-year initiative to identify legal and regulatory barriers facing businesswomen in 178 countries, and to advocate change. Doing Business will form partnership with governments and women’s groups. The primary objectives will be to:
* Identify laws and regulations that discriminate against women.
* Investigate which reforms on business regulations have the highest impact on opportunities for women. This research will utilize data from the World Bank's more...
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Aissa Dionne (Senegal) started the interior design company called Aissa Dione Tissus in Senegal that today has an annual turnover of US$700,000 and over 100 employees with a business reach from Africa to Europe and the United States. Aissa’s obstacle to doing business in Senegal was employing workers.
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Janet Nkubana (Rwanda) founded the handicrafts company Gahaya Links in Rwanda that today has an annual turnover of US$300,000 and over 3000 employees with a business reach spanning Africa and the United States. Janet’s obstacle to doing business in Rwanda was trading across borders.
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Kah Walla (Cameroon) established a management consulting firm called STRATEGIES in Cameroon with an annual turnover of US$500,000, employing 15 workers and with business reach throughout Africa, Europe and the United States. For Kah, and most women in Cameroon, paying taxes is an obstacle.
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A new report from the Doing Business Project and the World Bank Gender Action Plan profiles seven women entrepreneurs, describing reasons for their success, as well as some of the legal, regulatory, and practical obstacles they faced in expanding their business efforts. The report was launched at a 'Ways to Bridge Gender Gap' conference addressed by World Bank Group President B. Zoellick, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, and Danish Minister for more...
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FemLINKpacific, a women’s media network on UN Security Council Resolution 1325, launched its first policy initiative on 30 October 2008, which will serve as a guide for civil society organisations and governments in the Pacific region. The policy document is a result of a three-month research process that involved correspondents for FemLINKpacific working in Fiji, Bouganville, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The correspondents interviewed 288 women, whose experiences and views were considered and c more...
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On 3 November 2008, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DSWD-ARMM) of the Philippines conducted a stress debriefing session for approximately 1,000 internally displaced (IDP) women and children affected by the current conflict between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Maguindanao province. The women and children that went through the debriefing came from evacuation centers from the municipalities of Datu Piang and Da more...
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