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The 2026 edition presents an updated Women, Business and the Law 2.0, a new framework that assesses three pillars capturing both de jure and de facto dimensions of gender equality: legal frameworks, supportive frameworks, and enforcement perceptions. Women, Business and the Law 2026 updates its index of 10 topics structured around a working woman's life cycle: Safety, Mobility, Work, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Childcare, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension.","geographic_units":[{"name":"World","code":"WLD"}],"output":[{"title":"Women, Business and the Law 2026","type":"World Bank Reports & Flagships","uri":"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10986\/44315 "}],"language":[{"name":"English","code":"EN"}],"technology_requirements":"Runtime: 10 minutes","disclaimer":"The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development\/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.","license":[{"name":"Modified BSD3","uri":"https:\/\/opensource.org\/license\/bsd-3-clause\/"}],"contacts":[{"name":"Alev Gurbuz Cuneo","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"agurbuz@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"reproducibility@worldbank.org"}],"datasets":[{"name":"Women, Business and the Law 2026 scores at economy level","access_type":"Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.","note":"Source: World Bank\nFilenames: WBL26_LF_Indicator_Topic_Scores_Index.dta, WBL26_SF_Indicator_Topic_Scores_Index.dta,  WBL26_EP_Indicator_Topic_Scores_Index.dta","uri":"https:\/\/wbl.worldbank.org\/en\/wbl-data","license_uri":"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/about\/legal\/terms-of-use-for-datasets","license":"Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)","citation":"World Bank. 2026. \"Women, Business and the Law 2026 scores at economy level [dataset],\" https:\/\/wbl.worldbank.org\/en\/wbl-data."},{"name":"Enforcement Perceptions Vignette Response at Respondent Level (WBL 2026)","note":"Source: World Bank\nFilename: EP2026_Family_deidentifed_forRCTbox.dta, EP2026_Labor_deidentifed_forRCTbox.dta, EP2026_VAW_deidentifed_forRCTbox.dta\nUsers interested in accessing this data must contact the Women, Business and the Law team at wbl@worldbank.org to request access.","access_type":"Data is restricted and not included in the reproducibility package.","license":"Custom license","citation":"World Bank. 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