The OECD Gender Initiative examines existing barriers to gender equality in education, employment, and entrepreneurship. This website monitors the progress made by governments to promote gender equality in both OECD and non- OECD countries and provides good practices based on analytical tools and reliable data.
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This online resource will guide you in implementing the OECD Recommendation on Gender Equality in Public Life. Browse the OECD Gender Governance Toolkit
Video - Tackling gender inequality
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría talks about the challenges of gender inequality and how “the ultimate purpose is to reduce and ideally eliminate the gender gap so that every girl and every woman in the world can fulfil their potential.”
Related: Download the programme of events organised by the OECD throughout March 2018.
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OECD Gender Data Portal
The OECD Gender Data Portal includes selected indicators shedding light on gender inequalities in education, employment, entrepreneurship, governance, health and development, showing how far we are from achieving gender equality and where actions is most needed.
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- Balancing paid work, unpaid work and leisure
- Empowering women in the digital age - Where do we stand?
- Women in Transport at the 2018 Summit of the International Transport Forum, 23-25 May, Leipzig, Germany
- Gender imbalances in the teaching profession
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Key Documents
- Women’s Economic Empowerment in Selected MENA Countries: The impact of legal frameworks in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia (Oct. 2017)
- The Pursuit of Gender Equality: An Uphill Battle (September 2017)
- OECD Report to G7 Leaders on Women and Entrepreneurship (May 2016)
- OECD recommendation - Gender equality in public life
- OECD G20 report - Monitoring progress in reducing the gender gap in labour force participation (May 2015)
- OECD Publication - The ABC of Gender Equality in Education (March 2015)
- Background paper - Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship and Business Leadership in OECD Countries (October 2014)
- Synthesis Report - Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014 (November 2014)
- OECD G20 report - Achieving stronger growth by promoting a more gender-balanced economy (September 2014)
- OECD recommendation - Gender equality in education, employment and entrepreneurship (May 2013)
- OECD Publication - Closing the Gender Gap: Act Now (December 2012)
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Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC)
Led by ILO, UN Women and the OECD, the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) is a multi-stakeholder coalition to contribute to the achievement of SDG target 8.5 focusing on equal pay between women and men for work of equal value.
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Women shaping the digital economy: Cultural and financial barriers and a lack of role models prevent women from reaching their full entrepreneurial potential. Nicola Hazell discusses how women can help create the economy of the future.
