What Do You Want to Know about Women?

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Today, the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) announced their largest research portfolio to date, for which they are soliciting proposals for nine new research projects. As a non-partisan federal advisory council that advises the President, Congress and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues concerning women business owners, the NWBC is doing its part to support women in business by producing expert actionable research.

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Women’s Limitations in the Workplace

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The World Bank has released its report Women, Business and the Law 2016: Getting to Equal, addressing gender equality and the barriers obstructing women in hundreds of countries throughout the world. The report examines 173 economies and collects data across seven categories: accessing institutions, using property, getting a job, providing incentives to work, building credit, going to court and protecting women from violence. Continue reading