The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond … the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews … large and comparable data sets or to conventional approaches that limit the possibilities to compare men and women. …

Engaging in paid work is generally difficult for women in developing countries. Many women work unpaid in family … countries, vocational training or grants for starting a business have been effective policy tools for supporting women's paid … affects child welfare. Access to free or subsidized public childcare can increase women's labor force participation and …

Statistics Directorate. The initiative aims to identify policy and programme solutions to promote women’s economic empowerment by … recognising, reducing and redistributing women’s unpaid care work. This paper presents new analysis of time use data and unpaid … on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Specifically, the recommendations focus on how to recognise unpaid care work by …