Advancing Global Standards and Reform Together

We collaborate with other international organizations to inform countries in strengthening laws and their implementation and enforcement to advance economic opportunities for women.

Producing joint policy briefings and multilateral strategies

Co-hosting ministerial and parliamentary dialogues

Co-organizing panels and engagements at high level fora and regional convenings

Tracking SDG 5.1.1 to measure countries' progress on gender equality

With data covering 190 economies, the World Bank's flagship report, Women, Businesss and the Law 2026, can play an important role in driving evidence-based reforms to advance gender equality. — Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank
Women, Business and the Law 2026 is a valuable lever for reform: it identifies persisting legal gaps, their impact and means to address them. WBL can serve as a toolkit for Parliamentarians in delivering equal rights to women and girls in law and in practice, and thus delivering growth that leaves no one behind. — Martin Chungon, Secretary General, Inter-Parliamentary Union

Collaboration in practice

UN Women

The Women, Business and the Law project, UN Women, and others co‑lead the Equality in Law for Women and Girls 2030 Strategy, aligning global legal benchmarks with practical reform guidance for national implementation. Together, the partners engage policymakers through high‑level fora including the Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations General Assembly, and the Human Rights Council.

Inter‑Parliamentary Union (IPU)

In collaboration with the IPU and the World Bank's Parliamentary Network, WBL engages parliamentarians to review and advance legislation that supports women’s economic participation, while facilitating cross‑country exchange on good legislative practices.

International Financial Institutions

WBL partners with international financial institutions, including the International Monetary Fund, to develop joint analytical work demonstrating how legal gender equality contributes to economic growth, macroeconomic stability, and labor market outcomes.

Other Multilateral Organizations

WBL also works with other multilateral organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank, International Development Law Organization, International Labour Organization, International Trade Centre, OECD Development Centre, and World Trade Organization to integrate WBL data into global monitoring, reporting, and country assessment frameworks.

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