The State of Women’s Economic Rights Worldwide

Advisor Channel
September 1, 2020

While significant progress has been made over time, women still face entrepreneurship and employment barriers. In fact, on average around the globe, women have just three-quarters of the legal economic rights granted to men.

Equal opportunities are important not only from a human rights perspective, but also from an economic perspective. When women are able to work outside the home and manage money, they are more likely to join the workforce and contribute to economic growth.In this Markets in a Minute chart from New York Life Investments, we show the state of women’s legal economic rights around the world.