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Database Info: Gender, Institutions and Development Statistics (SourceOECD)

Description The Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base from the OECD presents comparative data on gender equality. It has been compiled from secondary sources such as Gender Stats and the Human Development Report as well a from indepth reviews of country case studies. The data are divided into six categories: (i) general country information, (ii) social institutions, (iii) access to ressources, (iv) political empowerment, (v) economic status of women, and (vi) composite indicators of gender equality.

It covers 161 countries from all regions of the world (roughly 6.5 billion people) with the following topics: Labor market data, population statistics, education, health, political empowerment, macroeconomic data, social institutions.

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