The Pursuit of Gender Equality

Key findings• Girls and young women now outpace boys and young men in educational attainment, on average, in OECD countries.Yet gender gaps in employment, entrepreneurship and public life persist, and gaps have changed little in recent years.Public policies are not doing enough to end these inequalities.• Government priorities have been shifting, reflecting heightened awareness of certain policy challenges.Over half of countries surveyed identify violence against women as one of their three most urgent gender inequality issues.Other urgent issues include women being paid less than men for the same work and the unequal sharing of household tasks between men and women.• Some public policies have improved…