Women, Business & the Law

This course presents the impact of the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law (WBL) index, showing how legal barriers and implementation gaps restrict women’s economic opportunities and hinder economic growth. The course explores recent research, international standards, the WBL methodology, and data from 190 economies, offering insights into legal reforms and policy design.

  • Duration

    15 hours

  • Video

    2 hours

  • Training typology

    e-learning

  • Community

    Multiple forums
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The course is now open for enrollment!
You can access the program starting from 10 June and explore the learning materials until 30 October.
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What's included?

  • Videos
  • Text materials
  • Assessment
  • Certification

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the key constraints to women’s economic opportunities in the areas covered by Women, Business, and the Law. 
  • Translate data and research into practical policy recommendations for governments seeking to enhance women's economic empowerment.  
  • Incorporate 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.

Course Lessons

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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