3 minute readCountries are collectively striving for gender equality, including in senior leadership positions. This latest OECD Statistics blog pairs data from the OECD-UNSD Multinational Enterprise Information Platform (MEIP) with the commercial database Orbis to plot the progress of individual MNEs towards gender parity.
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10 minute readInternational trade is a major driver of economic growth, with exporting firms earning greater profits, paying higher wages, and growing faster than non-exporting firms. But women entrepreneurs are less likely to engage in international trade, leaving them unable to capitalise on such benefits.
This column analyses the factors inhibiting women-led firms from trading internationally and suggests policies to overcome them. Ensuring that businesses led by women are able to take advantage of international trade will foster gender equality, help close gender wage gaps, and contribute to more inclusive economic growth.
2 minute readSince mothers frequently shoulder the majority of the caregiving responsibilities, ECEC can help mothers find their desired work/family balance.
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3 minute readThe design of income taxes can influence incentives for workers to enter the labour market and the nature of their participation.
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2 minute readSignificantly more men than women become ICT specialists, and this gap persists across countries.
Differences in young men and women’s education in STEM and ICT are well demonstrated.
6 minute readData on availability and use of paid leave entitlements is crucial for understanding the effectiveness of paid parental leave policies. However, the design of paid leave policy varies markedly across countries.
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8 minute readThe European Institute for Gender Equality defines Intimate partner violence as “any act of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occurs between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence with the victim”.
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3 minute readConcerns are growing that globalisation may have created a few big winners at the expense of many losers. This has stimulated efforts to analyse how trade can be made to Work for All, for example by focusing on the skills and occupations of affected workers.
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