Title: 2012 SIGI : social institutions and gender index : understanding the drivers of gender inequality

Place: Paris

Publisher: OECD

Year: 2012

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Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: political participation, women's rights, gender equality

Abstract: The Index shows some countries have made progress in tackling discriminatory social institutions eg: the average prevalence of early marriage, quotas to promote women’s political participation. Despite positive steps, pervasive social institutions continue to limit women and girls’ horizons.

URL: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2012/04/2012-sigi-social-institutions-and-gender-index_f6c868fb/4bd7aa1c-en.pdf

Document type: Report