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<description><![CDATA[The Section of International Law has been invited by the&nbsp;Women, Business, and the Law Project&nbsp;(WBL) at the World Bank&nbsp;to contribute by completing surveys for the 2011 edition of the&nbsp;Women, Business and the Law&nbsp;report.&nbsp; The WBL focuses on setting out legal differentiations on the basis of gender in 128 economies around the world, covering 6 areas—accessing institutions, using property, getting a job, dealing with taxes, building credit, and going to court. This project acknowledges the importance of wide-ranging factors for women’s economic opportunities, but focuses on one particular area: aspects of the formal legal and regulatory environment that enable women to find jobs or start their own businesses. WBL’s work entails surveying national laws, regulations and institutions that may affect women's incentives and capacities to start businesses and get jobs.&nbsp;The WBL 2010 pilot report examined gender differentiation in formal laws and institutions across six topic areas in 128 economies. A copy of the initial report and database can be found on&nbsp;WBL website.&nbsp; For their 2011 edition, the WBL report will cover 148 economies, and will include coverage of additional topic areas on women’s economic rights. This report relies on the valuable expertise of legal practitioners, such as you, to gather information on how the legal environment may impact women’s economic rights. WBL is particularly interested in reforms implemented since June 1, 2009, which may have an impact on women’s ability to participate in the workforce or start businesses.&nbsp;This project depends on the valuable expertise of legal practitioners from the countries whose economies they are examining. With that in mind, WBL is looking to expand their network of legal contributors by reaching out to members of the Section to participate in this project.&nbsp; They seek up-to-date legal information through a series of questions included in two surveys: &nbsp;Family Law Survey and Employment Law Survey.&nbsp; The surveys are also available in Spanish and French. Please see the attached project documents for additional information.Employment Law Survey:This survey covers two of the six topic areas related to labor and employment law:&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Getting a job—assesses restrictions on women’s work such as prohibitions on working at night or in certain industries. It also covers laws on maternity and paternity benefits and on retirement ages.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dealing with taxes—examines personal income tax liabilities, taking into account tax credits and deductions available to women relative to men.&nbsp;Family Law Survey:This survey covers three of the six topic areas related to family law:&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accessing institutions—explores women’s legal ability to interact with public authorities and the private sector in the same ways as men.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Using property—analyzes women’s ability to access and use property based on their capacity to own, manage, control and inherit it.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Going to court—considers the ease and affordability of accessing justice<br>The survey(s)&nbsp;is to be completed&nbsp;on a pro bono basis.&nbsp; The survey(s) will be distributed electronically and respondents should expect to take 1-2 hours, depending on the particular survey. The Employment Law survey will take less time to fill out. Respondents must also complete the entire survey(s). Upon completion, respondents will receive special mention in the 2011 WBL&nbsp;report and the World Bank’s WBL&nbsp;website. WBL will follow up with respondents directly, should they have any questions.&nbsp; The report is due to be published in September 2011. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interested participants must have proven experience in the six topic areas as they relate to Employment or Family Law.&nbsp; Please express your interest to conduct the survey(s) via email to&nbsp;introl@americanbar.org. &nbsp;&nbsp;In the body of the email, please include a short bio (no longer than a paragraph), indicate which survey you would like to complete, and a few sentences regarding your background in either Family or Employment Law or to the WBL project in general.&nbsp;&nbsp;Deadline for expressions of interest is February 11, 2011.]]></description>
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