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This assessment is an introduction to the Oxford Review of Economic Policy 's issue on gender and the life cycle. It sets the stage by providing background information on various dimensions of gender differences, pointing out differences across countries as well as over time, and relates this evidence to the papers that follow. It further briefly reviews the articles in the issue and puts them into context. Copyright 2005, Oxford University Press.