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887860
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Publishing, OECD.
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The Pursuit of Gender Equality - An Uphill Battle.
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| Publication Statement
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Paris :: OECD Publishing,, 2017.
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1 online resource (306 pages)
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| ISBN
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9264281312
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: 9789264281318
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9264281304
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9789264281301
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| Notes
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""Finding ways to engage low-performing boys and girls""
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| Contents
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Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- Acronyms and conventional signs -- Executive summary -- Part I. Gender equality: A global overview -- Chapter 1. Gender equality in the OECD and around the world: An overview -- Gender equality for inclusive growth -- Gender gaps in labour market outcomes persist, despite girls and young womenâ#x80;#x99;s gains in education -- Priority issues and recent policy gains -- Bringing down barriers to female employment -- Towards a fairer representation of women in public life
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Changing policies, changing minds: The persistence of stereotypes as a barrier to equalityThe way forward -- References -- Database references -- Annex 1.A1. Increasing female labour supply and the growth dividend -- Chapter 2. Sustainable development goals and gender equality -- Agenda 2030: A timely lever to achieve the unfinished business of gender equality -- Challenges in the implementation of Agenda 2030 -- Measuring and tracking progress towards SDG5 -- References -- Database references -- Chapter 3. Governance for gender equality
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Chapter 5. Violence against women: A new policy priority for OECD countriesViolence against women remains far too widespread -- Policy increasingly prioritises violence against women, including sexual harassment -- A multidimensional approach to ending violence against women -- The challenge of measuring violence against women -- References -- Part II. Gender equality in education -- Chapter 6. Where girls still lag behind in education -- Though the gender gap has narrowed, gender-related education disparities are still there
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Gender awareness must be built in to all legislation and government at all levelsGender budgeting: A key change in governance -- Important tools for gender budgeting -- Accountability for and oversight of gender mainstreaming -- References -- Chapter 4. Socio-demographic change and gender roles -- Family formation patterns are changing -- Gender role divisions are slowly eroding -- Divorce exposes women to greater income vulnerability -- References -- Database references -- Annex 4.A1. Additional data on the distribution of single young people by level of education
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Narrowing gaps in mathematics scores and numeracyReferences -- Database references -- Chapter 7. The under-representation of women in STEM fields -- Girls are under-represented in STEM subjects and careers -- Choices made at the age of 15 can have long-term consequences -- Building girlsâ#x80;#x99; confidence -- References -- Database references -- Chapter 8. Boys fall behind at school, but catch up shortly thereafter -- Women have generally higher upper-secondary and higher education qualifications -- Boys and low achievement -- Gender gaps in literacy narrow with age
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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.
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| Subject
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Economic development-- OECD countries.
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Economic development.
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Economic development.
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OECD countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.9
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HD82.P877 2017eb
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