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Adolescent Birth Rate

Adolescent birth rate, per 1,000 women is a indicator used to address the MDG 5: Improving Maternal Health.  It can be defined as ‘births to women aged 15-19, per 1,000 women’.United Nations. (2010). The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010: Statistical Annex. New York: The United Nations. Table of Contents 1 Rationale 2 Gender Issues 3 […]

Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base 2012

The OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base 2012 is a tool to determine and analyse obstacles to women’s social and economic development. The data base covers a total of 121 countries and comprises indicators on discriminatory social institutions. Table of Contents 1 Data Base Composition 2 Measures of Social Institutions 3 See also 4 […]

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Gender, Institutions and Development

“Gender, Institutions and Development” is an article that appeared in the Poverty in Focus magazine of the International Poverty Centre (, January 2008, pp. 10-11). The article is authored by Denis Drechsler, Johannes Jütting and Carina Lindberg of the OECD . Overview The article describes the multiple forms of gender discrimination around the world. In […]

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The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics

Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Executive summary 2.1 Population and families 2.2 Health 2.3 Education 2.4 Work 2.5 Power and decision-making 2.6 Violence against women 2.7 Environment 2.8 Poverty 3 See also 4 References Background The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics is the fifth issue of The World’s Women and was produced by the […]

GID-DB variables: restricted physical integrity

The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID-DB) is the only database providing researchers and policymakers with key data on gender-based discrimination in social institutions. Covering 160 countries, the GID-DB contains comprehensive information on legal, cultural and traditional practices that discriminate against women and girls. The GID-DB covers five sub-indices including restricted physical integrity. This sub-index captures […]

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