Women, Business, and the Law

Countries cannot move forward if half of their citizens are held back

Women, Business and the Law 2023 finds that the global Women, Business and the Law index average is 77.1 out of 100.

Norman Loayza, Tea Trumbic|
Gender

In Zambia, a Focus on Women-led Enterprises Stimulates the Economy

We-Fi Zambia tackles some of the key constraints facing SMEs, particularly women-led SMEs, in Zambia, such as gaps in financial management and documentation that can make assessing an SME’s…

Qursum Qasim|
Gender

Legal reforms to protect women at home and at work in São Tomé and Príncipe

Recently published Women, Business and the Law (WBL) brief “Legal Reforms to Protect Women at Home and at Work in São Tomé and Príncipe,” investigates how reform efforts resulted in the…

Natália Mazoni Silva Martins, Claudia Corminales|
Education, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Governance

Three ways how governments can support affordable childcare

The World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2022 added new pilot research on laws for childcare provision in 95 economies. The data identifies regulatory interventions on the availability,…

Hannelore Maria Leona Niesten, Alena Sakhonchik|
Education, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Protection

What do we know about gender gaps in paid family leave?

Would you get paid leave after giving birth in your country? Would your partner have more paid days off than you?

Marie Caitriona Hyland, Liang Shen, Sarah Bunker|
Gender