Women, Business & the Law

This course presents the significant impact of the World Bank’s Women, Business, and the Law (WBL) index discussing how the law restricts women's economic opportunities in many countries, hindering economic growth. The course explores recent literature, internationally recognized standards, the WBL methodology, and legal frameworks in 190 economies, providing insights into policy design.

  • Duration

    20 hours

  • Video

    4 hours

  • Training typology

    e-learning

  • Community

    Multiple forums
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What's included?

  • Videos
  • Text materials
  • Assessment
  • Certification

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the key constraints to women’s economic empowerment in the areas covered by Women, Business, and the Law. 
  • Translate our data and research into practical policy recommendations for governments seeking to enhance women's economic empowerment.  
  • Incorporate our data and analysis into work by focusing on cross-country and regional analysis, and briefings to decision-makers and Ministers.  

Who we are looking for

  • Government officials.
  • Technical staff from Central Banks, Secretariats, sectoral departments (e.g., Department of Labor).
  •  Ministries, including, but not limited to, ministries of Economy and Finance, Ministry of gender, Social Protection, etc.)
  • CSOs, academics, legal professionals, economists.

Meet our core team

Tea Trumbic
Manager, Women, Business and the Law, Global Indicators Group, Development Economics

Ana Maria Tribin Uribe

Senior Economist, Women, Business and the Law, Development Economics


Natalia Mazoni

Private Sector Specialist, Women, Business and the Law, Development Economics


Nayantara Vohra
Analyst, Women, Business and the Law, Development Economics

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