"UCW is an inter-agency research cooperation initiative involving the International Labour Organisation (ILO), UNICEF and the World Bank." (source: website) The website provides country reports on child labor and youth employment, research reports, child labor, schooling and related indicators, and more.
Catalyst is a highly regarded non-profit organization founded in 1962 that focuses on women in the workforce (including women in leadership positions). The website features a Knowledge Center that presents relevant information in various formats including reports, charts, graphs, infographics, and "Quick Take" statistical overviews.
The data included here are for United States.
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This report has been published annually since 2011:
2016 Executive Report 2016 Summary Tables 2015 Executive Report 2015 Summary Tables 2014 2013 2012 2011
Here you will find the most recent annual averages for selected labor force characteristics of women. This page is updated annually
Site is subtitled “Information and Resources on gender Equality and Empowerment of Women:” Directory of UN Resources on Gender and Women’s Issues
Here you will find the most recent annual averages for selected labor force characteristics of women. This page is updated annually.
Here you will find current and historical statistics on a broad range of topics and sub-populations of women in the labor force.
"Women in the Workplace is a comprehensive study of the state of women in corporate America. The study is part of a long-term partnership between LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company to encourage female leadership and foster gender equality in the workplace." (source: website) The website also provides access to the 2012 and 2015 reports.
The WomanStats Project is a team of approximately twelve undergraduate research assistants, seven graduate research assistants, thirteen principal investigators, and over 120 former student assistants. We are dedicated to the continual expansion of the WomanStats Database, as well as the pursuit of our research agenda assessing the relationship between the situation and security of women, and the dynamics between security, stability, and the behavior of the state.
Womenable is "a for-profit social enterprise, established in 2005, that works to improve the systems -- laws, policies, programs and research-based knowledge -- that support women's enterprise creation and growth." This section of the website provides links to "multi-country rankings, ratings and searchable databases quantifying measures of gender equality and women's empowerment." (source: website)
Here you will find the most recent annual averages for selected labor force characteristics of women. This page is updated annually
From the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Statistics regarding women and children. Data available by topic or country.