![India Ranks 113 in the World Bank’s Women, Business, and the Law 2024 Index India Ranks 113 in the World Bank’s Women, Business, and the Law 2024 Index](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuJ2p-u4YQD50jd9dRTDVbfevr93Tttq4RLGYYYLmxiPddDsSOSYeNULnh6nBln09By9kpIIAvLClneS_-jcEW_AdcOSHTw17oXn_oWZo65ZVQp0t4FMm3WppcqBMp-Xl0eeBDyhIVOA2Ko16_BPBSVBWBm9_1_lNZEO32lDtKCpGAYPnMu3xG0dN-qIG/w320-h192-rw/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Untitled%20(500%20%C3%97%20300%20px)%20(500%20%C3%97%20280%20px)%20(500%20x%20300%20px).png)
- Here are some key points from the report:
- For the first time, WBL assesses the gap between legal reforms and actual outcomes for women in 190 economies.
- The index shows that in India, women enjoy 60% of the legal rights granted to men, which is lower than the global average of 64.2%.
- Despite challenges, India outperforms its South Asian counterparts, where women enjoy 45.9% of the legal protections provided to men.
- The data in WBL 2024 is current as of October 1, 2023, ensuring relevance and accuracy in understanding the contemporary landscape.
- The WBL 2024 report presents two sets of data: WBL 1.0 and an expanded version, WBL 2.01. WBL 1.0 updates its index of 8 indicators such as Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension.
- WBL 2.0 presents a new framework for measuring the implementation gap.
- It analyses legal frameworks, supportive frameworks, and expert opinions on the status of women’s rights and introduces 2 new indicators namely Safety, and Childcare.
Question:
Q.1 What is the rank of India in the Women, Business, and the Law (WBL) 2024 report?a. 100
b. 113
c. 150
d. 190