Documents & Reports

Giraffe Sheds Light on South Africa’s Gender Income Gap (English)

South Africa is among the fairest countries in the world when it comes to pay gaps between men and women; it currently ranks 17th of 149 countries on the world economic forum’s global gender index, also...

Driving Toward Equality : Women, Ride-Hailing, and the Sharing Economy (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main Report (English)

Women across the world face higher barriers to accessing paid work and transportation compared with men. They are less likely to participate in paid work, not necessarily because they are less educated...

Global gender-based violence task force : action plan for implementation (English)

This Action Plan is derived from a review of every recommendation presented in the Task Force Report, and of these priorities. The Action Plan consolidates and groups the recommendations across key institutional...

Armenia - Leveling the STEM playing field for women : differences in opportunity and outcomes in fields of study and the labor market : Armenia - leveling the STEM playing field for women : differences in opportunity and outcomes in fields of study and the labor market (English)

This report summarizes the challenges facing Armenian women at school and in the workplace with a special focus on STEM-related employment. As the world transitions to an increasingly digital economy...

Armenia - Leveling the STEM playing field for women : differences in opportunity and outcomes in fields of study and the labor market : պայմանների ապահովում բնագիտության, տեխնոլոգիայի, ճարտարագիտության և մաթեմատիկայի (STEM) բնագավառներում (Armenian)

This report summarizes the challenges facing Armenian women at school and in the workplace with a special focus on STEM-related employment. As the world transitions to an increasingly digital economy...

World program on gender statistics report from January 2014 to March 2015 (English)

During the period under review, UNSD organized the 8th Inter-agency and Expert Group Meeting on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS) and the 5th Global Forum on Gender Statistics; continued its work on the World’s...

Official Documents- Letter of Development Policy, L8257-BR (Closing Package) (English)

ThE-Junction newsletter (forty third edition) (English)

ThE-Junction newsletter includes the following headings: a new start: Japanese staff spearheads fast response; March 2012 celebration of diversity: what's next? Creating a level playing field for women;...

Women, business, and the law 2010 : measuring legal gender parity for entrepreneurs and workers in 128 economies (Vol. 1 of 2) : Summary (English)

This report presents indicators based on laws and regulations affecting women's prospects as entrepreneurs and employees. Several of these indicators draw on the Gender Law Library, a collection of over...

Women, business, and the law 2010 : measuring legal gender parity for entrepreneurs and workers in 128 economies (Vol. 2 of 2) : Main report (English)

This report presents indicators based on laws and regulations affecting women's prospects as entrepreneurs and employees. Several of these indicators draw on the Gender Law Library, a collection of over...

Women, business and the law : measuring legal gender parity for entrepreneurs and workers in 128 economies (English)

Women, business and the law focuses on this piece of the puzzle, setting out in objective fashion legal differentiations on the basis of gender in 128 economies around the world, covering 6 areas-accessing...