The Gender Law Library is a free database containing legal provisions from 183 economies around the world that directly or indirectly affect women’s economic status, including women’s ability to find jobs, engage in business activities, and become entrepreneurs. It includes national statutory provisions, constitutional provisions, international treaties, decrees, regulations and more. Many materials were added to the collection because they explicitly address women; others were chosen because they have a disparate impact on women. All are intended to serve as objective indicators of the status of women, not to judge or rank countries. The database is designed to assist researchers not only with locating pertinent provisions, but also with conducting comparative analysis of the laws and ultimately creating “reforms that can enhance women’s full economic participation.” The materials are generally organized into categories including geographic region, income level grouping, legal topic, and type of law. Categories may be accessed individually or via a selection of a combination thereof. The more efficient manner by which to access materials, however, is through six unique indicators located on the left side of the homepage. The indicators were deliberately designed by the database creators to organize its contents in a more practical manner. They group the laws according to women’s legal abilities in the following categories: “accessing institutions,” “using property,” “getting a job,” “dealing with taxes,” “building credit,” and “going to court.” Selecting a single indicator will in turn create a list of more narrow topics from which to choose. Ultimately, all queries are conducted through a selection of indicators and categories; no search feature is available for entering customized search terms. As a result, some browsing may be necessary to locate a specific document, but the system is very efficient overall. Materials are typically provided in searchable PDF documents, but occasionally the database links the researcher to an outside website. The collection was gathered over a two year period ending in October, 2009, and although the collection is updated regularly, the site makes no guarantee that the laws are current, or that the materials are exhaustive. Official translations are indicated as such; all other translations are unofficial. The database is hosted by the World Bank, and supported by the World Bank’s Gender Action Plan and the Norwegian Trust Fund. From  InSITE, a Current Awareness Service of Cornell Law Library