Abbreviations and acronyms

BPfA

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

CEDAW

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

CEO

chief executive officer

DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

EIGE

European Institute for Gender Equality

European Union

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

ICRW

International Center for Research on Women

ICT

information and communication technology

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMAGES

International Men and Gender Equality Survey

IPU

Inter-Parliamentary Union

ISCO

International Standard Classification of Occupations

LGBTI

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex

MENA

Middle East and North Africa

MSCI

Morgan Stanley Capital International

NGO

non-governmental organisation

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

SDGs

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

SIGI

Social Institutions and Gender Index

STEM

science, technology, engineering and mathematics

UBS

Union Bank of Switzerland

United Nations

WBL

Women, Business and the Law

WHO

World Health Organization

WVS

World Values Survey

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