The OECD’s expertise is at the Alliance’s disposal for the purpose of advancing better policies for better lives. Primary drafting and research was done by Valerie Frey, with contributions from Chris Clarke and Apolline Jaoui. Paolo Falco, Claire Keane, Maxime Ladaique and Sebastien Martin (of the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs) provided valuable input for several statistical indicators and colleagues in the OECD Development Centre (Gaelle Ferrant, Keiko Nowacka and Annelise Thim) offered useful feedback on an earlier draft. This report draws on previous work conducted by the ELS and partnering directorates, particularly Closing the Gender Gap: Act Now (OECD, 2012) and its follow-up country reports.