In economies with less legal gender equality, fewer women work
Low income
High income
Lower middle income
Upper middle income
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
1.10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
WBL measure of gender legal equality
Labor force participation rate
Note: Labor force participation rate is measured as female-to-male ratio
