This decreases the economy of their country. As well as diminishing the potential of these women to advance in their field of work and well-being. Although not many women choose to enter the workforce, which explains the wide gender gap between entrepreneurs, farmers and employees. Women's labor participation actually dropped from 57 to 55% globally and remained around 25% in the Middle East and North Africa. When women choose to enter the workforce, they farm less, produce less productive land, own small businesses that create fewer jobs, work in less profitable industries, and face discriminatory laws and regulations that limit their time and choices. Discriminatory laws affect women's ability to own or inherit property, open a bank account, or access the technology, credit, or fertilizer needed to run more profitable businesses or run more productive farms. Even if women were given the opportunity to do the same work as a man, they would still not receive the same income as him, the ILO found that in 83 countries women earn on average 10-30% less than men. Another opportunity women are missing out on is bank account ownership: in 2011, 47 percent of women owned a bank account compared to 54 percent of men; in 2014 the gap between women and men only increased, 58% of women had a