The study was led and developed by Annelise Thim, Policy Analyst for Women’s Economic Empowerment, OECD, under the oversight of Lisa Williams (OECD Development Co-operation Directorate) and Bathylle Missika (OECD Development Centre). Additional input and support was provided by Jenny Hedman, Lorenzo Pavone, Gaelle Ferrant, Carlotta Balestra, Anil Alpman, Patricia Molinos-Ruperez, and Cristina Gratiela Chiran.
The consultancy firm Social Development Direct conducted background and field research for the study and developed initial drafts of the report: Sally Baden supervised the project; Catherine Muller designed the framework and methodology for the country studies (Chapter 2) and was the lead author for Chapter 3 on shared responsibility within the household and chapter 4 on infrastructure; Zahrah Nesbitt‑Ahmed was the lead author for Chapter 5 on social protection; and Susan Joekes the lead author for Chapter 6 on public services.
The report greatly benefited from comments from the OECD Policy Dialogue Advisory Group, which reviewed key outputs of the research. For their valuable insights, the OECD would like to thank the members of this group: Isabella Aboderin (African Population and Health Research Centre), Linda Cerdeira (Promundo), Natalia de Oliveira Fontoura and Joana Mostafa (Institute for Applied Economic Research), Sarah Gammage (International Center for Research on Women), Thalia Kidder and Nikki Van der Gaag (Oxfam), Henriette Kolb (International Finance Co-operation), Mona Sherpa (formerly Helvetas), and Nina Shuler (formerly UK Department for International Development). Willem Adema and Maciej Lis (OECD Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Directorate) and Alexander Pick and Carolina Tassot (OECD Development Centre) also participated in the Advisory Group meeting and provided comments.
The OECD also gratefully acknowledges the participation of some of the members of the DAC Network on Gender Equality (GENDERNET), who provided input, comments and suggestions for this study.
The time and effort invested by those who were interviewed in the field are greatly appreciated. This study would not have been possible without their active participation.