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The OECD's Gender Coordinator's Advisory Group on Gender Colloquium Program was established to bring in new ideas and exchange of experiences. The latest seminar on the theme of women's employment, child care and taxes took place in Paris on March 26, 2004. The colloquium featured the following presentations:
- Women in employment
by Paul Swaim, Senior Economist, Employment and Policy Analysis Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
- Prospects for female participation in an aging world
by Jean-Marc Burniaux, Senior Economist, Structural Policy Analysis Division 2, Economics Department
- Babies and bosses: Reconciling work and family life
by Willem Adema, Administrator, Family Friendly Policies, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
- The role of taxation
by Thomas McGirr, Economist, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration