Yuliya Chumachenko contributed to Women, Business and the Law 2021 report
The World Bank presented the Women, Business and the Law report. This report is the seventh in a series of reports that provide objective measures of legal and regulatory barriers to women’s entrepreneurship and employment. Amidst a global pandemic that threatens progress toward gender equality, the report identifies barriers to women’s economic participation and encourages reform of discriminatory laws. This year, the study also includes important findings on government responses to the COVID-19 crisis and pilot research related to childcare and women’s access to justice.
Women, Business and the Law 2021 presents an index covering 190 economies and structured around the life cycle of a working woman. In total, 35 questions are scored across the eight indicators in every country. Overall scores are then calculated by taking the average of each indicator, with 100 representing the highest possible score. Data refer to the laws and regulations that are applicable to the main business city (Almaty). Different rules may be applied in other jurisdictions so local legislation should be reviewed.
Based on this approach, Kazakhstan scores 69.4 out of 100. For comparison, last year this index was 72.5 out of 100, which means the deterioration in the indicator related to laws affecting women’s pay (the WBL2021 Pay Indicator). The overall score for Kazakhstan is lower than the regional average observed across Europe & Central Asia (83.4).
The Kazakhstan part of the analysis was prepared in collaboration with lawyers from leading law firms and legal centers, including AEQUITAS Partner and Head of Labor & Employment Yuliya Chumachenko.
Please click here to read the Kazakhstan part of the report.