<h1>Joint Women Entrepreneurship Optimism Index release raises advertising, securities disclosure and consumer protection scrutiny; methodology, data accuracy material</h1> A major international bank and a global data-analytics firm jointly published the second quarterly Women Entrepreneurship Optimism Index based on a survey of over 200 women entrepreneurs, reporting a composite score increase and sectoral findings including job-creation and digital-adoption metrics. The release makes specific quantitative claims (startup counts, sectoral optimism scores, expectations of government support) that may attract scrutiny under advertising and securities disclosure rules if used in marketing or investor materials; methodology transparency and data accuracy will be material for regulatory compliance, consumer protection and any contractual uses of the report.