Changing policies, changing minds: Using public policy to transform gender stereotypes

Efforts to promote gender equality often focus on the workplace and the pay gap between men and women, but as Valerie Frey and Francesca Borgonovi write, gender stereotypes can also perpetuate inequality at home. They highlight imbalances in care-giving and housework between men and women, and suggest that priority should be given to policy initiatives, such as paternity leave schemes, that can promote a more even share of responsibility.

The article is a summary of the key points in an OECD report The Pursuit of Gender Equality. An Uphill Battle, published in October 2017.

OECD: The Pursuit of Gender Equality. An Uphill Battle (OECD, 2017) http://www.oecd.org/publications/the-pursuit-of-gender-equality-9789264281318-en.htm

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