Data and statistics

Employment-to-population Ratio

[toc] Definition Located in the under Target 1.B, the employment-to-population ratio is a statistical measure of the percentage of working age population (15-64) employed. Employment is defined according to international definitions and refers to being engaged in an economic activity during a specified reference period, or being temporarily absent from such an activity. Economic activity […]

Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Present Condition 2.1 Primary Education 2.2 Secondary Education 2.2.1 Regional Differences 3 Inhibiting Factors 3.1 Primary Education 3.1.1 Gender 3.1.2 Poverty 3.1.3 Child mortality 3.1.4 Malnutrition 3.1.5 Child Labor 3.1.6 Child Marriage 3.2 Secondary Education 3.2.1 Language: 3.2.2 Gender: 3.2.3 Poverty: 3.2.4 Child Labor: 3.2.5 Child Marriage: 4 International […]

Adolescent Birth Rate

Adolescent birth rate, per 1,000 women is a indicator used to address the MDG 5: Improving Maternal Health.  It can be defined as ‘births to women aged 15-19, per 1,000 women’.United Nations. (2010). The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010: Statistical Annex. New York: The United Nations. Table of Contents 1 Rationale 2 Gender Issues 3 […]

The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics

Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Executive summary 2.1 Population and families 2.2 Health 2.3 Education 2.4 Work 2.5 Power and decision-making 2.6 Violence against women 2.7 Environment 2.8 Poverty 3 See also 4 References Background The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics is the fifth issue of The World’s Women and was produced by the […]

GID-DB variables: restricted physical integrity

The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID-DB) is the only database providing researchers and policymakers with key data on gender-based discrimination in social institutions. Covering 160 countries, the GID-DB contains comprehensive information on legal, cultural and traditional practices that discriminate against women and girls. The GID-DB covers five sub-indices including restricted physical integrity. This sub-index captures […]

GID-DB variables: restricted civil liberties

The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID-DB) is the only database providing researchers and policymakers with key data on gender-based discrimination in social institutions. Covering 160 countries, the GID-DB contains comprehensive information on legal, cultural and traditional practices that discriminate against women and girls. The GID-DB covers five sub-indices including restricted civil liberties. This sub-index captures […]

WomanStats Database

Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Project history 3 Goals of the project 4 The database 5 The research 5.1 Maps 6 Using the database 7 Contribution to the database & report requests 8 External links Introduction The , part of the , is the most comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women […]

Social Watch

Social Watch is an international network informed by national citizens’ groups aiming at following up the fulfillment of internationally agreed commitments on poverty eradication and equality. These national groups report, through the national Social Watch report, on the progress – or regression – towards these commitments and goals. The Social Watch groups, organized on an […]

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