CSR Event

World Bank Group Gender Event

You're invited to attend:

Launch of New Data on Women in Business by the World Bank Group

• Women, Business and the Law 2010
  


• Gender Dimensions of Investment Climate Reform

SPEAKERS:

• Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank


• Melanne Verveer, United States Ambassador-At-Large for Global Women's Issues


• Janamitra Devan, Vice President and Head of Network, Financial & Private Sector Development


• Zainab Salbi, Co-Founder and CEO, Women for Women International

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 17, 10:00–11:00am
Continental Breakfast will be served at 9:30am

Women, Business and the Law 2010 is a report that analyzes differences in formal laws and institutions affecting women's prospects as entrepreneurs and employees across six topics—accessing institutions, using property, getting a job, dealing with taxes, building credit, and going to court. The report is the first to measure the gender gap in policy variables using quantitative and objective data.

The Gender Dimensions of Investment Climate Reform is a step by step guide book for policymakers and development practitioners who want to design and implement investment climate reforms that help increase women's participation in the private sector. It presents fresh solutions that are actionable, replicable and scalable tools for promoting gender-sensitive investment climate reforms that would benefit both men and women.

Venue:
World Bank Main Complex
MC12 Gallery
1818 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20433

RSVP required:
Please allow time for ID check and registration.
Kindly RSVP by Monday, March 15, 2010.
Yacy Zand, Email: yzand@worldbank.org
Tel: 202-458-9458 or 510-915-5029

For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org or www.ifc.org.