Download or read book Social Institutions and Gender Index SIGI 2019 Global Report Transforming Challenges into Opportunities written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) has consistently shown that governments need to look at discriminatory laws, social norms and practices to achieve gender equality and promote women’s empowerment. This 2019 global report provides an overview of the main outcomes of the SIGI in relation to women and the family, their physical integrity, access to productive and financial resources and their civic rights.