- The 'Women, Business and Law 2024' report has been released by the World Bank Group.
- According to this report, legal rights for women around the world are much lower than initially thought.
- Women have less than two-thirds or 64 percent of the rights enjoyed by men.
- Earlier, it was estimated that women had 77 percent of the rights enjoyed by men.
- The report highlights an in-depth analysis of the challenges hindering women's entry into the global workforce.
- The index measures performance on the legal framework across 10 indicators: security, mobility, workplace, wages, marriage, parenthood, child care, entrepreneurship, property and pensions.
- No country in the world ensures equal opportunities for women.
- India's rank has improved to 113 with a score of 74.4 percent. India's rank dropped from 125 in 2022 to 126 in 2023.
- Indian women have 60 percent legal rights compared to men.
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