Society at a Glance 2014

This edition of Society at a Glance addresses the growing demand for quantitative evidence on social well-being and its trends with a special chapter on the social consequences of the global crisis.

B&W - Net Cost of Childcare and Participation Tax Rates, 2004, 2008, 2012

B&W - Net Cost of Childcare and Participation Tax Rates, 2004, 2008, 2012

How's life? 2013 - Measuring well-being

How’s Life? paints a comprehensive picture of well-being in OECD countries and other major economies, by looking at people’s material living conditions and quality of life across the population.

Online discussion “Data Gaps on Gender Equality” from Monday 27 January until 14 February

The discussion will be focusing on a different theme for data gaps as follows: the socio-economic empowerment of women, violence against women and the civic and political participation of women.

OECD Family database

The OECD Family Database provides cross-national indicators on the situation of families and children, including structure of families, labour market position, public policies, child outcomes, child well-being module.

Related Documents

• Doing Better for Families
• OECD Gender Initiative
• Overview of Gender Differences in OECD Countries
• Doing Better for Children
• Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life: A Synthesis of Findings for OECD Countries
• Starting Strong III - A Quality Toolbox for Early Childhood Education and Care

OECD Action Plan for Youth

OECD Ministers agreed to take a comprehensive range of measures as set out in the OECD Action Plan for Youth, with two main objectives. The first objective is to tackle the current situation of high youth unemployment and underemployment. The second objective is to produce better outcomes for youth in the longer run

Pension reforms on track but the challenges of adequacy and inequality in old age remain, says OECD

Recent reforms of pension systems have helped to contain the rise in future costs resulting from ageing populations and increasing life expectancy. Governments now need to do more to encourage people to work longer and save more for their retirement to ensure that benefits are adequate enough to maintain standards of living into old-age.

Also Available

• Las reformas de las pensiones están en curso, pero aún existen retos en su adecuación e inequidad hacia las personas de edad avanzada,dice la OCDE

Pensions at a Glance 2013: Retirement-Income Systems in OECD and G20 Countries

This fifth edition of Pensions at a Glance provides a range of indicators for comparing pension policies and their outcomes between OECD countries. The indicators are also, where possible, provided for the other major economies that are members of the G20.

OECD report measures human cost of crisis; underlines need to invest in well-being

The global economic crisis has had a profound impact on people’s well-being, reaching far beyond the loss of jobs and income, and affecting citizens’ satisfaction with their lives and their trust in governments, according to a new OECD report.

Also Available

• OECD report measures human cost of crisis; underlines need to invest in well-being
• Gegen den Trend: Lebensqualität in Deutschland verbessert sich in Krise

OECD report measures human cost of crisis; underlines need to invest in well-being

The global economic crisis has had a profound impact on people’s well-being, reaching far beyond the loss of jobs and income, and affecting citizens’ satisfaction with their lives and their trust in governments, according to a new OECD report.

Also Available

• OECD report measures human cost of crisis; underlines need to invest in well-being
• Gegen den Trend: Lebensqualität in Deutschland verbessert sich in Krise