UNECE releases set of indicators of gender equality - European Statistical System (ESS)

In recent years, the demand for statistical information on gender equality by the media, policymakers and the scientific world has grown considerably together with the rapid and substantial changes that have characterized the lifestyles of men and women in society. The need for better statistics to monitor gender equality was again emphasised at Beijing+20 Regional Review Meeting in November 2014.

While gender equality indicators in some areas, such as poverty, entrepreneurship, media, and relationships in the household, are not sufficiently developed, there is a proliferation of gender equality indicators in other domains, such as education, economy, power and decision-making in society. To systematize the indicators, identify the key indicators that national statistical agencies would need to produce, and to plan further methodological work, the Conference of European Statisticians established a task force of gender statistics experts. The result of their work is presented in the publication Indicators of Gender Equality.

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• UNECE releases set of indicators of gender equality
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