Dataset
The indicator assesses whether no laws prohibit or restrict a woman who is not pregnant and not nursing from working in the following sectors: (1) mining; (2) construction; (3) manufacturing; (4) agriculture; (5) transportation; (6) energy; (7) water sector; and (8) whether the law does not give the relevant authority the power to prohibit or restrict a woman’s ability to work in different economic sectors, regardless of any decisions issued by that authority. Each of the eight component questions are individually assessed. The final indicator score is calculated based on the number of component questions that receive a positive answer as follows: a score of 1 is assigned if the response to all eight component questions are 'Yes'; a score of 0.75 is assigned if the response to seven or six components questions are 'Yes'; a score of 0.50 is assigned if the response to five or four component questions are 'Yes'; a score of 0.25 is assigned if the response to three or two questions are 'Yes'; a score of 0 is assigned if the response to one or none of the component questions are 'Yes'. For details, please refer to the WBL Methodology Handbook (link: https://wbl.worldbank.org/content/dam/sites/wbl/documents/2026/WBL-Methodology-Handbook-2026-FINAL.pdf)
wb-indicators:GD_WBL_PAY_LAW_ECONSECT
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