OECD work on gender by area

Population - Social issues | Education | Labour market
Political and economic power | Migration | Health | Science and Technology
Development Co-operation | OECD work on gender in non-OECD countries

Population - Social Issues

Publications
Extending Opportunities : How Active Social Policy Can Benefit Us All (2005) 
Society at a Glance: OECD Social Indicators - 2006 Edition 
OECD International Migration Outlook - 2007 Edition
Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Vol. 1): Australia, Denmark, The Netherlands (2002)
Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Vol. 2): Austria, Ireland and Japan (2003)
Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Vol. 3): New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland (2004)
Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Vol. 4): Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom (2005)

Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life: A Synthesis of Findings for OECD Countries (2007)


Databases
The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (2006)
OECD Family database
OECD population pyramids in 2000 and 2050

Policy Brief
Can Policies Boost Birth Rates? (2007)


Working papers
Trends and Determinants of Fertility Rates in OECD Countries: The Role of Policies 
(OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 27)
Low Fertility Rates in OECD Countries: Facts and Policy Responses 
(OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 15)

More on Population statistics: www.oecd.org/statistics/demography
www.oecd.org/social

Education

Publications
Education at a Glance (2008)
Education Policy Analysis: Focus on Higher Education 2005-2006 Edition 
     Chapter 5: Gender Differences in Student Engagement with Mathematics
Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages : Statistics and Indicators (2004)

PISA 2006 Science Competencies for Tomorrow's World
Learning for Tomorrow's World - First results from PISA 2003

Where do Immigrant Students Succeed? (PISA 2003)

Workshop
Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET): Strategies for a Global Workforce (2006)

More on Education: www.oecd.org/education

Labour market

Publications
OECD Employment Outlook
Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2006
OECD Factbook
OECD International Migration Outlook
Economic Survey of Ireland 2006: Removing Obstacles to Employment for Women
Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Vol. 1): Australia, Denmark, The Netherlands (2002)
Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Vol. 2): Austria, Ireland and Japan (2003)
Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Vol. 3): New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland (2004)
Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Vol. 4): Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom (2005)

Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life: A Synthesis of Findings for OECD Countries (2007)

Staff Papers/Presentations
Reconciliation of Work and Family Life in OECD Countries (2006)
Can Parents Afford to Work? Childcare costs, tax-benefit policies and work incentives (2006)

Working papers
Trade and Gender: Issues and interactions (2005)
Female Labour Force Participation: Past Trends and Main Determinants in OECD Countries (2003)
Can Parents Afford to Work? Childcare Costs, Tax-Benefit Policies and Work Incentives 
(OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 31)
The Impact of Parental Leave on Maternal Return to Work after Childbirth in the United States 
(OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 7)
Career Interruptions Due to Parental Leave: A Comparative Study of Denmark and Sweden 
(OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 1)

Policy Brief
Babies and Bosses: Balancing work and family life (2005)

More on Labour Market: www.oecd.org/employment

Political and economic power

Publications
OECD Labour Force Statistics: 1985 - 2005, 2006 Edition

Database
The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (2006)

Staff Papers/Presentations
Gender Equality Can Boost Economic Growth  (2007)

 

Migration

DataBase
A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century: Data from OECD Countries
Labour market situation of foreign and/or foreign-born population by gender, International Migration Outlook 2007

Staff Papers/Presentations
Women on the Move: The Neglected Gender Dimension of the Brain Drain

Conference/Forum/Workshops
Joint EC-OECD seminar on "Migrant women and the labour market: diversity and challenges", Brussels, 26-27/09/2005

More on Migration: www.oecd.org/migration

Health

Publications

The Looming Crisis in the Health Workforce (2008)
Health at a Glance 2007 – OECD Indicators
Current Activities in the OECD Test Guidelines programme on endocrine disrupters
Towards High-Performing Health Systems (2004)

Long-term care for older people (2005)
(includes some discussion on the role of informal caregivers, a large majority of whom are women)

A Disease-based Comparison of Health Systems: What is best and at what cost? (2003)
(includes a summary of the study on breast cancer; no working paper was released)

Health Working Papers

Database

OECD Health Data 2008: Statistics and Indicators for 30 Countries

 

More on Health: www.oecd.org/health

Science and Technology

Publication
Women in Scientific Careers: Unleashing the potential
Working paper
Overview of the gender distribution of ICT and ICT-related employment in OECD countries 
Labour Market Characteristics and International Mobility of Doctorate Holders: Results for Seven Countries
Workshops
Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET): Strategies for a Global Workforce (2006)
International Workshop on Women in Scientific Careers (2005)

More on Science and Innovationwww.oecd.org/sti

Development co-operation

Database - Statistics
The Gender, Institutions and Development Database
New OECD Index Measures Causes of Gender Discrimination
Analysis
Aid in Support of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (July 2008)
Gender Equality and Aid Delivery: What has Changed in Development Co-operation Agencies since 1999? (2007)
Three Issues Briefs on Gender Equality, Women's Empowerment and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2008)
Gender Tipsheets
Handbook on Security System Reform: Section 9 - Integrating Gender Awareness and Equality (January 2009)

Guidelines
Guide for Non-Economists to Negotiate Poverty Reduction Strategies (2007)
DAC Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Co-operation (1999)

Source book
DAC Source Book on Concepts and Approaches Linked to Gender Equality (1998)

Working papers
Development Centre Working Paper No. 247: Measuring Gender (In)Equality - Introducing the Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base (2006)

Development Centre Working Paper 235: La condition des femmes en Inde, Kenya, Soudan et Tunisie (2004)

Development Centre Working Paper 234: The Impact of Social Institutions on the Economic Role of Women in Developing Countries (2004)

Development Centre Working Paper 255: Structures familiales, transferts et épargne (2006)

Development Centre Policy Insight No. 16: The Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base (GID-DB) (2006)

Development Centre Policy Insight No. 15: Culture, Gender and Growth (2006)

Development Centre Policy Brief No. 27: Changing Social Institutions to Improve the Status of Women in Developing Countries (2005)
Issues Briefs on Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment and the Paris Declaration

 

Presentations and Workshops

Sixth Meeting of the DAC Network on Gender Equality (www.oecd.org/dac/gender/6thmeeting)

Strengthening the Development Results and Impacts of the Paris Declaration through Work on Gender Equality, Social Exclusion and Human Rights (www.oecd.org/dac/effectiveness/resultsandimpacts)

Enhancing partnerships between multilateral and bilateral agencies to support partner country efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment (www.oecd.org/dac/gender/ianwgeworkshop)

Workshop on Development Effectiveness in Practice – Applying the Paris Declaration to Advancing Gender Equality, Environmental Sustainability and Human Rights (www.oecd.org/dac/effectiveness/inpractice)

OECD Podcast: Gender Equality (mp3)

Demo Presentation: What is the GID Data Base? (pps)

Gender and Development by J. Jütting and D. Drechsler (pps)

The Status of Women in Developing Asia by J. Jütting (ppt)

Gender equality can boost economic growth by L. Katseli (pps)

Presentations of the International Workshop on "Measuring Gender Equality"

 

More on Development: www.oecd.org/dac/gender 
www.oecd.org/dev/gender

OECD work on gender in non-OECD countries

Conference/Forum/Workshops

Conference on Women Entrepreneurs and Social Innovation, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2003)

Pilot Project on Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region (2007-2009)
OECD Workshop Urges Governments to Aid women Entrepreneurs in Middle East, North Africa (2005)

Inter-generational Forum on Endogenous Governance , Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), 26-28 June 2006
Workshop on “Women, Endogenous Governance and Conflict Prevention in West Africa, Niamey (Niger), 26-28 April 2006

West African Women's Group / Groupe des femmes ouest-africaines

 

 

More in non-OECD countries: www.oecd.org/ccnm
www.oecd.org/mena
www.oecd.org/sah

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