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Recognising the importance of gender equality, the OECD has embarked on a Horizontal Project in Gender Equality in three areas key to economic opportunity: Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship. See a first interim report (May 2011).

Highlights

Women in Government: Engendering Public Policies in the Middle East and North Africa (December 2011)

While public administrations are the main employer of women in the MENA region, women yet remain underrepresented in senior positions in the public administration as well as in politics and the judiciary.

Doing Better for Families
Poverty in households with children is rising in nearly all OECD countries. Governments should ensure that family support policies protect the most vulnerable, according to the OECD’s first-ever report on family well-being.

Overview of Gender differences in OECD Countries on main employment and social issues
Women in OECD countries earn 18% less than men, only about one-third of managerial posts are held by a woman, many more women work in part-time jobs than men (Source: Family database >LMF5.1).

Cooking, Caring and Volunteering: Unpaid Work Around the World
This paper sheds light on the importance of unpaid work across the OECD. The calculations suggest that between one-third and half of all valuable economic activity is not accounted for in the traditional measures of well-being, such as GDP per capita. In all countries, women do more unpaid work than men, although to some degree balanced by the fact that they do less market work.

Gender Inequality and the MDGs: What are the Missing Dimensions?
The Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in September 2010 was an opportunity to reflect on the progress achieved so far towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). But it is equally important to examine what can be done within the next 5 years to help reach these goals, especially when looking at the relationship between gender inequality and the MDGs.

Aid to gender equality by sector
In 2007-09, DAC members committed USD 23 billion yearly to gender equality, primarily in the social sectors. Discover more about aid supporting gender equality and women’s empowerment in different sectors through these dynamic graphics and analytical reports.

Investing in women and girls – the breakthrough strategy for achieving all the MDGs (July 2010)
This paper argues that a great leap forward towards achieving equality between women and men and increased empowerment of women and girls is necessary to achieve the MDGs. The paper identifies how and where donor money can fuel the “ breakthrough strategy” of investing in women and girls.

Conference on Gender Equality in Government and Business (May 2010 - Paris)
Experts from MENA and OECD countries will discuss concrete means for improving gender diversity and equality in government and business. Topics of debate will include attracting talent to the public and private sectors, the pros and cons of quotas, and improving women’s access to government and business services.