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" Is the last mile the longest? : "
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887970
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,issuing body.
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Is the last mile the longest? : : economic gains from gender equality in Nordic countries /\ OECD.
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Paris :: OECD Publishing,, 2018.
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1 online resource (91 pages)
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926430004X
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: 9789264300040
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9789264300033
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1. Overview -- 1.1. The Nordic approach to family- and gender-equality policy -- 1.2. The Nordic model has helped deliver large gains in gender equality in employment over the past half-century -- 1.3. Gains in women's employment can account for a large portion of economic growth in the Nordic countries -- 1.4. Further gains from closing gender participation gaps are limited, but potential gains from closing gender working hours gaps are larger -- 2. Gender equality in the Nordic countries: Good progress, but more to do. 2.1. Boys underperforming at school is a key education concern, but girls are under-represented in STEM subjects -- 2.2. Gender labour market gaps are often small but pay gaps are persistent -- 2.2.1. Paid, unpaid work and egalitarian attitudes -- 2.3. The overall Nordic social policy stance -- 2.4. How did we get here? The development of family and gender-equality policy in the Nordic countries -- 2.4.1. Developing early childhood education and care systems -- 2.4.2. Leave to care for children -- 3. Progress and the pay-off: How investment in gender equality in the Nordic countries have contributed to economic growth -- 3.1. Gains in female employment have made large contributions to Nordic economic growth -- 3.1.1. Most gains have come through increases in employment among women of parenting-age, but older female workers have contributed too -- 3.2. Changes in employed women's working hours have made a muted contribution to economic growth in the Nordic countries -- 3.3. The Nordics' gender-equal employment outcomes continue to contribute to their relative prosperity -- 4. Not there yet: Potential for further gains in the Nordic countries -- 4.1. Closing remaining gender participation gaps will produce only relatively small economic benefits for the Nordic countries -- 4.1.1. A modest effect on future growth -- 4.2. Closing remaining gender working hours gaps could extend economic gains in the Nordic countries -- References -- Annex A. Additional tables and figures -- Annex B. Methods and data -- Growth accounting estimates in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 -- Theoretical model -- Data and estimation procedure -- Development accounting estimates in Section 3.3 -- Theoretical model -- Data and estimation procedure -- Forward-looking labour force and GDP per capita projections in Section 4 -- Notes.
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"Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, commonly known as the Nordic countries, have been leaders in the development of modern family and gender policy, and the explicit promotion of gender equality at home, at work, and in public life. Today, on many measures, they boast some of the most gender-equal labour markets in the OECD. This report shows that improvements in gender equality have contributed considerably to economic growth in the Nordic countries. Increases in female employment alone are estimated to account for anywhere between roughly 0.05 and 0.40 percentage points to average annual GDP per capita growth - equivalent to 3 to 20% of total GDP per capita growth over the past 50 years or so, depending on the country. The Nordic countries are closer than most to achieving gender equality in the labour market. But the last mile may well prove to be the longest one. To make further progress, a continued assessment of the effectiveness of existing public policies and workplace practices is needed. Only with resolve and a continued focus can Nordic countries ensure that men and women contribute to their economies and societies in gender equal measure."--OECD Library.
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Feminist economics-- Scandinavia.
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Sex role-- Economic aspects-- Scandinavia.
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Women's rights-- Economic aspects-- Scandinavia.
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Feminist economics.
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Sex role-- Economic aspects.
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Scandinavia.
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325.48
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HQ1381.O33 2018eb
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