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. 

The OECD Gender Data Portal includes selected indicators shedding light on gender inequalities in education, employment, entrepreneurship, health and development, showing how far we are from achieving gender equality and where actions is most needed. The data cover OECD member countries, as well as partner economies including Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and South Africa.

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Closing gender gaps in the labour markets of emerging economies: The unfinished job 
11 July 2016
Despite unprecedented progress over the past century, gender gaps in the labour market persist throughout the world and are especially marked in emerging economies. While the quantity of jobs held by women has increased in many countries, female workers continue to have worse jobs than men.

• OECD Report to G7 Leaders on Women and Entrepreneurship
• Improving opportunities for Women in the United States
• What dads can do for gender equality
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• 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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Education systems have made major strides to close gender gaps in student performance but girls and boys remain deeply divided in career choices, which are being made much earlier than commonly thought, according to a new OECD report.

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