The Pursuit of Gender Equality : An Uphill Battle / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development..

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Employment.

Governance.

Social Issues/Migration/Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

Gender inequalities persist in all areas of social and economic life and across countries. Young women in OECD countries generally obtain more years of schooling than young men, but women are less likely than men to engage in paid work. Gaps widen with age, as motherhood typically has marked negative effects on gender pay gaps and career advancement. Women are also less likely to be entrepreneurs, and are underrepresented in private and public leadership positions. The 2013 and 2015 OECD Gender Recommendations provide guidance on how to advance gender equality in education, employment, entrepreneurship and public life; this book discusses recent developments in these areas in one overview chapter and 24 short chapters which each include key findings and policy recommendations. Topics include violence against women, gender budgeting, the unequal sharing of unpaid work, labour market outcomes and migration. The book presents a range of indicators illustrating gender gaps. It also discusses recent policy initiatives, such as pay transparency measures to reduce gender wage gaps and policy reform aimed at fathers taking parental leave. Overall, progress has been slow and there is a strong need for further policy action to close gender gaps in education, employment, entrepreneurship and public life.

Contents:

Socio-demographic change and gender roles

Going digital: The future of work for women

Gender gaps in entrepreneurship persist

Governance for gender equality

Gender inequality in the Middle East and North Africa: Women's participation in economic and public life

Where girls still lag behind in education

Women on the move

Gender, health and labour force participation

Violence against women: A new policy priority for OECD countries

The under-representation of women in STEM fields

Policies to address barriers to women entrepreneurs

Women at work: A snapshot of women in the labour force

The gender wage gap

Barriers to women's career path and income mobility

Boys fall behind at school, but catch up shortly thereafter

Boys and men are under-represented in health studies and among teachers

Gender gaps in financial literacy and financial education

Acronyms and conventional signs

Childcare supports: Helping both parents in paid work

Flexible working arrangements

Foreword and acknowledgements

Gender gaps in education and labour markets of emerging economies

Sustainable development goals and gender equality

Glass ceilings still unbroken

Gender equality in the OECD and around the world: An overview

Gender inequality in unpaid work

Executive summary

A good start for equal parenting: Paid parental leave.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789264281318

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.