| BPfA | Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CEO | chief executive officer |
| DHS | Demographic and Health Surveys |
| EIGE | European Institute for Gender Equality |
| EU | European Union |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| ICRW | International Center for Research on Women |
| ICT | information and communication technology |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMAGES | International Men and Gender Equality Survey |
| IPU | Inter-Parliamentary Union |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| LGBTI | lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| MSCI | Morgan Stanley Capital International |
| NGO | non-governmental organisation |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| SDGs | United Nations Sustainable Development Goals |
| SIGI | Social Institutions and Gender Index |
| STEM | science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| UBS | Union Bank of Switzerland |
| UN | United Nations |
| WBL | Women, Business and the Law |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WVS | World Values Survey |