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From Data to Policy Action: Tackling Gender-Based Discrimination in Social Institutions in Africa  

Sub-regional Policy Highlights for East, Southern and West Africa The OECD Development Centre organised a series of policy dialogues throughout 2021 to engage with both grassroots organisations and policy makers on “From Data to Policy Action: Tackling Gender-Based Discrimination in Social Institutions” in East, Southern and West Africa. The events were organised in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB), […]

Launch of SIGI 2021 Regional Report for Southeast Asia

The OECD Development Centre is co-organising, with Korea, the launch of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 2021 Regional Report for Southeast Asia on 30 March 2021. The virtual launch aims to: Monitor and identify remaining challenges in addressing discriminatory social institutions – formal and informal laws, norms and practices—which continue to hinder women’s empowerment […]

Gender and COVID-19 Resources and Publications in English

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, numerous publications have shed new light on the gendered dynamics of the crisis. Below is a list of publications and resources with links that, while not exhaustive, can serve as a means to share emerging research as the situation unfolds. Women at the core of the fight against COVID-19 crisis […]

New study looks at progress made in the status of women in 22 countries of the Middle East and North Africa

Twenty years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on gender equality and women’s empowerment, this review of its implementation could not be more timely. Although much has been achieved in recent years to advance the rights of women and girls in the Arab region, inequalities persist at many levels, often […]

Supporting working parents: Pregnancy and return to work discrimination

Table of Contents 1 Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review 2 Methodology 3 Findings 4 Recommendations 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review Supporting working parents: Pregnancy and return to work National Review is a national review of discrimination related […]

Tackling discriminatory social norms to empower girls and women: lessons for a post-2015 framework

The OECD Development Centre, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the DFID – UK Department for International Development co-organised a side event at the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York, on 13 March 2014. More information: http://oecd.org/dev/poverty/wwwoecdorgdevgendercsw58.htm Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest […]

“Unfinished business – Women and girls front and centre beyond 2015” (May 2013)

Unfinished business – Women and girls front and centre beyond 2015 (May 2013) Gender equality and women’s rights are essential to achieving the unfinished business of the and accelerating development progress beyond 2015. matters in its own right as a driver of growth and as a prerequisite for improved development outcomes. Yet, there is no […]

“We Can’t Wait”: a report on sanitation and hygiene for women and girls

Download the full report. Table of Contents 1 About 1.1 The report 2 Outline 3 See also 4 References 5 External links About The international community acknowledged the importance of sanitation by including targets in the Millennium Development Goals. Yet with the 2015 deadline fast approaching we are still far from addressing this global crisis. […]

Maternal health in Nepal

Table of Contents 1 About 2 See also 3 Read the blogs 4 View the infographics 5 References About Each year, around 350,000 women die globally as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Yet despite a 10-year insurgency, persistent political upheaval, and some of the world’s most challenging terrain for the delivery of healthcare, Nepal […]

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