Ashleigh Griffiths
Photo Blog: Investing in Women’s Entrepreneurship in Mongolia
March 8, 2017
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In Mongolia, informal businesses make up a significant portion of the business sector, and play an important role in driving the vast country’s local economies. While the female-to-male labor force participation rate in the formal sector is relatively high compared to other countries in the region, steep challenges for women in business remain in t… Read more
Mongolia’s Amended Law Makes Domestic Violence a Criminal Offence
February 8, 2017
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Last December, Mongolia’s Parliament passed an amended version of the 2004 Law to Combat Domestic Violence. Recent amendments have made domestic violence a criminal offence for the first time in the country’s history and mark a critical step forward for victims of this type of violence.* This is a particularly momentous step for Mongolian women, wh… Read more