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| New OECD index measures causes of gender discrimination |
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On International Women’s Day, the OECD Development Centre will present a new index to track the causes of gender discrimination in 102 developing countries.
While other ratings tend to focus on the outcomes of inequality such as personal income, the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) draws on 12 innovative variables to take into account the ways in which women in many developing countries are deprived of social and economic development.
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| In countries with high SIGI values, building more schools or giving micro-credit to women risks being ineffective when traditions and social norms prevent girls from leaving the house alone or accessing land, technology or information. |
 Take a look at the Development Centre's gender page.
Get to know more about the index. |
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| The Centre expands its equality activities |
The gender team of the OECD Development Centre will also present several exciting products for International Women’s Day on 8 March. First, the new and improved Gender, Institutions and Development Database 2009 will offer latest statistics on social norms and traditions impacting on gender equality.
Secondly, detailed country notes will provide in-depth information on the situation of women and men around the world. For all 124 low- and middle income countries in the Gender, Institutions and Development Database, detailed country notes present in a coherent manner how social institutions impact on gender equality. Furthermore, notes on all OECD countries are available through our online platform www.wikigender.org.
Last, but not least, a new version of Wikigender.org, our innovative Internet platform to share and exchange information on gender equality will be launched, offering many new features to explore and discuss various gender topics |
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