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March 09, 2026
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With International Women's Day on March 8, it’s worth highlighting a key workforce statistic: women make up over 75% of the health and social care workforce across many OECD countries, while slightly over half of all doctors on average across OECD countries in 2023 were female.
However, gaps remain: women’s jobs tend to be more concentrated in lower-skilled and lower-paid occupations, and they remain underrepresented in leadership.
Read more on this statistic here.
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