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<p>[Image infos="GID_logo.jpg|thumb|right|220px"] The <a href="http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?datasetcode=GIDDB2012" alt="OECD <b>Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base 2012</b>">OECD <b>Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base 2012</b></a> 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. </p> <div id="toc"><h2>Table of Contents</h2> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_data-base-composition"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Data Base Composition</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_measures-of-social-institutions"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Measures of Social Institutions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_see-also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_external-links"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div><h2 id="w_data-base-composition">Data Base Composition</h2> <p>The Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base 2012 contains information on "Social Institutions" such as cultural practices and social norms that affect gender equality. By providing information on these hidden instances of gender discrimination, the data base complements existing data compilations such as the [Pagelink infos="United NationsDP|United NationsDP"] [Pagelink infos="Human Development Report|Human Development Report"], the [Pagelink infos="World Bank|World Bank"]'s <a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTGENDER/EXTANATOOLS/EXTSTATINDDATA/EXTGENDERSTATS/0,,menuPK:3237391~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:3237336,00.html" alt="GenderStats">GenderStats</a> or the Gender Gap Report by the [Pagelink infos="World Economic Forum|World Economic Forum"]. </p> <h2 id="w_measures-of-social-institutions">Measures of Social Institutions</h2> <p>The GID data base structures social institutions into following categories: </p> <ul><li>Discriminatory Family Code - social institutions that limit and restrict women’s decision-making power and status in the household and the family. </li><li>Restricted Physical Integrity - social institutions that limit and restrict women and girls’ control over their bodies. </li><li>Son Bias - social institutions that foster intra-household [Pagelink infos="Son Preference|preference for sons"] and the devaluation of daughters. </li><li>Restricted Resources and Entitlements - social institutions which restrict women’s access to, control of, and entitlement over economic and natural resources. </li><li>Restricted Civil Liberties - social institutions that restrict women’s access to, participation and voice in the public and social spheres. </li></ul> <h2 id="w_see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li>[Pagelink infos="Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Centre|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Centre"] </li><li>[Pagelink infos="Category:Health"] </li><li>[Pagelink infos="Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base Variables: Composite indicators|Composite Indicators"] </li><li>[Pagelink infos="Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base_Variables:_School_Enrolment|School enrolment"] </li></ul> <h2 id="w_external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?datasetcode=GIDDB2012" alt="OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base">OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base</a>on <a href="http://stats.oecd.org/WBOS/default.aspx" alt="OECD.Stat">OECD.Stat</a> </li><li><a href="http://genderindex.org/" alt="Social Institutions and Gender Index">Social Institutions and Gender Index</a>, the SIGI official website </li></ul> <p> </p>
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