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Women, Business and the Law measures global progress toward gender equality in the law. Explore the latest data and publication, as well as previous editions of the report.

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Mar 02, 2023

Women, Business and the Law 2023

Women, Business and the Law 2023 is the ninth in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. It identifies barriers to women’s economic participation and encourages reform of discriminatory laws. This year, the study also includes research, a literature review, and analysis of 53 years of reforms for women’s rights and makes an important contribution to research and policy discussions about the state of women’s economic empowerment.

Overview

Women, Business and the Law 2023 is the ninth in a series of annual reports that analyze laws and regulations affecting women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies.

Eight indicators—structured around women’s interactions with the law as they begin, progress through, and end their careers—align with the economic decisions women make at various stages of their lives. The indicators are Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension.

Data in Women, Business and the Law 2023 are current as of October 1, 2022. The indicators are used to build evidence of the relationship between legal gender equality and women’s entrepreneurship and employment.

By examining the economic decisions women make as they go through different stages of their working lives, as well as legal reforms in the areas measured, Women, Business and the Law makes a contribution to policy discussions about the state of women’s economic opportunities.