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  • 9-December-2015

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    Towards more gender equality in Austria

    Gender mainstreaming with the aim of more gender equality ranks high on the agenda of Austrian policy makers.

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  • 9-December-2015

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    Austria's separate gender roles model was popular in the past, but is becoming a constraint for comprehensive wellbeing

    Austria has a model of "separate gender roles" in work, family and life arrangements which persists despite efforts to better balance these roles.

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  • 24-November-2015

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    Education at a Glance 2015: Austria

    The 2015 edition introduces more detailed analysis of participation in early childhood and tertiary levels of education. The report also examines first generation tertiary-educated adults’ educational and social mobility, labour market outcomes for recent graduates, and participation in employer-sponsored formal and/or non-formal education.

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  • 9-July-2015

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    OECD Employment Outlook 2015 - Key findings for Austria

    AAustria experienced a renewed downturn in its economy and labour market between mid-2011 and late-2014, with increasing rates of unemployment largely due to slack domestic demand. But there are recent signs of a slow recovery: overall and youth unemployment rates and the incidence of long-term unemployment all started to fall in the first quarter of 2015, if only marginally, and employment continued to increase.

  • 3-December-2013

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    PISA 2012 mathematics, reading and science results - Austria

    Note summarising the performance of 15-year-old students in Austria in the PISA 2012 assessment of mathematics, reading and science.

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  • 26-November-2013

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    Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Austria

    Highlights for Austria from Pensions at a Glance which is a comprehensive examination of pension systems in OECD and selected non-OECD countries looking at recent trends in retirement and working at older ages, evolving life expectancy, design of pension systems, pension entitlements, and private pensions.

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  • 5-August-2013

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    Responding to key well-being challenges in Austria

    Important challenges for the future of Austrian well-being arise from demographic and environmental trends. The ageing of the population calls for a fair balance between life-time pension contributions and entitlements, drawing on the recent pension reform.

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  • 5-August-2013

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    Austria’s well-being goes beyond GDP

    Austria enjoys strong material well-being and high quality of life. Steady convergence with top GDP per capita levels translated into decisive improvements in household disposable incomes while significant redistribution has ensured low income inequality and poverty.

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  • 17-December-2012

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    Closing the Gender Gap - country note: Austria

    Gains in female education attainment have contributed to a worldwide increase in women’s participation in the labour force, but considerable gaps remain in working hours, conditions of employment and earnings.  More specific data for Austria are available in this country note.

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