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Exploring Norway's Fertility, Work, and Family Policy Trends

OECD - 2023

. Nevertheless, between 2009 and 2022 the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Norway dropped from 2 children to 1.4 children per woman … addresses. It illustrates various aspects of fertility trends, as well as changes in the Norwegian labour market as well as in … affecting family formation and fertility trends. The final chapter projects demographic, economic, fiscal and social outcomes …

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Sustainable connectivity : closing the gender gap in infrastructure

OECD - 2019

Good quality and sustainable infrastructure that meets the needs of women, men, children, minorities, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups is essential for human well-being, economic growth and environmental sustainability. This Policy Paper shows how women and men may use...

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Policy brief on women's entrepreneurship

Europäische Kommission; OECD - 2016

This policy brief on women in entrepreneurship was produced by the OECD and the European Commission. It explores the gender gap in entrepreneurship, the differences between male- and female-owned businesses, and the unique challenges that female entrepreneurs face when it comes to starting a...

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Putting finance to work for gender equality and women's empowerment : the way forward

OECD - 2020

The 2030 Agenda aims for a world in which every woman and girl enjoys full gender equality and all legal, social and economic barriers to their empowerment have been removed. Without gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Sustainable Development Goals will not be achieved. Yet...

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Gender Equality: Gender equality in employment (Edition 2017)

OECD - 2017

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How Are Girls Doing in School – and Women Doing in Employment – Around the World?

OECD - 2012

As the world celebrates the achievements of women this month, what can be said about the progress of girls and young women in education, and of women in employment, throughout the world? As the third issue of the OECD's new brief series Education Indicators in Focus describes, girls and women...

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Gender equality

OECD - 2015

Education plays an important role in ensuring that women and men have the same opportunities in their personal and professional lives, through formal schooling, shaping attitudes and transforming behaviours. Yet old stereotypes die hard, and gender still plays a role in a number of ways. This...

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COVID-19 crisis in the MENA region: impact on gender equality and policy responses

OECD - 2020

This brief takes stock of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality in the region and highlights gender-sensitive measures and initiatives taken by governments, the private sector and civil society to mitigate the impact of the crisis on women. It asserts that the COVID-19 crisis is...

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Women at the core of the fight against COVID-19 crisis

OECD - 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is harming health, social and economic well-being worldwide, with women at the centre. First and foremost, women are leading the health response: women make up almost 70% of the health care workforce, exposing them to a greater risk of infection. At the same time, women are...

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Gender Equality in Chile : Towards a Better Sharing of Paid and Unpaid Work

OECD - 2021

The OECD review of Gender Equality in Chile: Towards a Better Sharing of Paid and Unpaid Work is the first of a series addressing Latin American and the Caribbean countries. It compares gender gaps in labour and educational outcomes in Chile with other countries. Particular attention is put on...

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