Women, Business and the Law 2026

On 24th February 2026, the World Bank released its ‘Women, Business and the Law 2026’ report.

  • The report is the eleventh edition of a global study that assesses the enabling environment for women’s economic opportunity across 190 economies.
  • This edition uses the WBL 2.0 framework, which benchmarks three pillars:
    1. Legal Frameworks (the laws),
    2. Supportive Frameworks (policies and services), and
    3. Enforcement Perceptions (how laws are applied in reality).

Major Findings

  • Legal equality remains out of reach for every woman in the world.
    • Only 4% of women live in countries close to full legal equality.
  • None of the 190 economies assessed grants women equal economic opportunities.
    • Women ....
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