In the OECD, gender gaps in labour force participation vary widely across countries
Gender gaps in labour force participation have narrowed but remain significant in South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa
Economic sectors with the highest feminisation rates are health and community services followed by education
Female employment is concentrated in a limited number of occupations
During transition from communism to capitalism, many women left the industrial sector and moved into traditionally female jobs
In the OECD less than one-third of managers are women
More women are in paid work during childbearing years than in the past
Women are at a higher risk of poverty than men, especially in old age
There are large gender gaps in part-time work and full-time equivalent employment rates
Motherhood makes part-time work much more likely
Women are more likely to work part-time in countries with high childcare costs
The gender pay gap: Narrowing but more slowly and still wide at the top
Gender pay gap in emerging economies and MENA countries are not necessarily higher than in the OECD
Gender pay gap increases with age
The price of motherhood is high across OECD countries
The difference in take-home pay is wider because women work fewer hours
Differences in hours worked and the type of job explain part of the gender pay gap
Childcare and leave policies are inversely related to the pay gap
The gender pay gap is related to wage compression factors
The leaky pipeline: Women are under-represented in senior management
Cultural and corporate practices are perceived as the main barriers to women's rise to leadership
Norway has the largest proportion of women on boards of listed companies
Women make up a significant share of public sector employment
The government leaky pipeline: Women's under-representation in senior management in the central civil service
The proportion of women in parliament increased in most countries in the last decade but is still below the share of men
Women do more unpaid work than men in all countries
Women's unpaid work decreases with increases in the national levels of women's employment, but they always do more unpaid work than men
Regardless of a woman's employment status, men do less unpaid work than their spouses
Gender gaps in unpaid and paid work increase with the arrival of children
In most OECD countries, dual-earner families are the norm
Motherhood and employment are less incompatible now than in 1980
Parents' attitudes towards care and work differ across countries and over time
Formal childcare development contributed to increasing female employment
In most countries the employment gender gap narrowed during the economic crisis
Most employment losses are in male-dominated sectors
In most countries, women increased their hours worked to compensate for the employment loss of their partners during the crisis
The difference in unemployment rates between males and females is on the rise
In Africa, Asia and Latin America informal employment is high and often in non-registered companies
Women in informal non-agricultural employment tend to be concentrated among the most vulnerable work categories
Both women and men earn less in non-agricultural informal employment than in formal wage employment, but women earn even less than men
A significant proportion of women in non-agricultural informal employment have indirect pension coverage through their spouses
Women pensioners are more likely to be poor than their male counterparts
Most countries have a large pension gap
Women receive their pension for longer
Women are over-represented in the service sector
Effect of paid leave on gender differences in labour market outcomes
Labour force participation rates by gender, 1990, 2000 and 2010
Employment by broad economic activity and gender, 2010
Female employment as a proportion of total employment in each industry sector according to ISIC Revision 3 and ISIC Revision 4 classifications, 2010
Econometric estimates of the determinants of female labour force participation, women aged 25-54, OECD, 1980-2007
Quotas on boardroom representation in Europe and sanctions for non-compliance
Tax and benefit systems and their neutrality
Informal employment in non-agricultural activities by gender
Distribution of male and female informal employment by work category
Labour force participation, employment, part-time and temporary work, gender wage gaps, boardroom membership and unpaid work