Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of reports from the World Bank Group that provide objective measures of legal and regulatory barriers to women’s entrepreneurship and employment in 190 economies. Amidst a global pandemic that threatens progress toward gender equality, the report identifies barriers to women’s economic participation and encourages reform of discriminatory laws. This year, the study also includes important findings on government responses to the COVID-19 crisis and pilot research related to childcare and women’s access to justice. For more information, including a new data visualization tool, visit the website at https://wbl.worldbank.org. The website allows for comparisons of the data at both the indicator and economy levels.
