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Jutting, Johannes P.; Morrisson, Christian; Dayton-Johnson, Jeff; Drechsler, Denis – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
Efforts to establish, test and analyse hypotheses regarding cross-country variations in women's economic status are hampered by the lack of a readily accessible and easily used information resource on the various dimensions of gender inequality. Addressing this gap, this paper introduces the Gender, Institutions and Development data base (GID)…
Descriptors: Databases, Sex Fairness, Economic Status, Females
Jutting, Johannes; Morrisson, Christian – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2005
While the overall picture for gender equality is still gloomy, recent changes in family institutions in some countries provide an enlightening example. Developing countries are starting to reform cultural barriers to gender equality that limit their growth prospects. Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and some states of India are some examples of countries…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Womens Education, Gender Discrimination