OECD Atlas of Gender and Development: OECD Development Centre

Gender inequality holds back not just women but the economic and social development of entire societies. Thats why overcoming discrimination is important in the fight against poverty in developing countries. However, tackling such inequalities is not easy: in many countries, discrimination against women is deeply rooted in social institutions such as the family and the law. OECD's Atlas of Gender and Development provides an innovative new way of looking at these sources of discrimination. It presents a new composite measure of gender inequality: the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI), developed by the OECD Development Centre, which examines womens status in five key areas: Family code for example, early marriage, polygamy and inheritance rights. Physical integrity violence against women and genital mutilation. Son preference abortion of female fetuses and infanticide of baby girls. Civil liberties womens fre