Countries decrease women’s economic rights to attract foreign investors, finds new research

Investment treaties between two countries have a negative effect on women’s economic rights, finds new research from Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities (NU SSH). Governments then improve women’s political rights to prevent public unrest.

Bimal Adhikari, Assistant Professor from NU SSH, and colleagues investigated the effect BITs have on women’s rights. They found that BITs have a significant negative effect on women’s economic rights but positively impact women’s political rights.

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