When women are politically represented, legal barriers to economic opportunity are lifted. That’s because women in power drive these changes. As a result, more women in politics results in more equality and a fairer economy.

Representation Matters lays out the facts behind this by looking at the data linking women’s participation, legal equality and economic performance.

This research was conceived of by Women Political Leaders and created in collaboration with the Oliver Wyman Forum and the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law.