Laws, Data, and Empowerment: Insights from UNDP’s Women’s Empowerment Index and World Bank’s Women Business and Law Index Yu-Chieh HsuJulian MorimotoAna Maria Tribin UribeHikaru YamagishiYanchun Zhang August 07, 2025 This page in: English © 2025 The World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/laws--data--and-empowerment--insights-from-undp-s-women-s-empowe When it comes to improving economic outcomes for women and women’s empowerment, effective action requires reliable data. Yet, data capturing the full scope of women’s lives is often scarce, making it hard to identify what holds women—and entire economies and societies—back. Without solid evidence, the path to women enjoying the same opportunities as men is harder to achieve. © 2025 The World Bank Group,