Data and statistics

New literacy projections to 2015

Table of Contents 1 Many countries will miss EFA target to improve literacy among adults 1.1 Some progress seen among countries educating women 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Many countries will miss EFA target to improve literacy among adults According to a new UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) study, efforts to halve […]

World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development stories

Education and Health “Globally, over a third of women die in their reproductive years”(Page 105 of the report). “Girls now outnumber boys in secondary schools in 45 developing countries” (see World Bank website on WDR 2012). “Despite progress in female education, around 40 percent of men in Amman ages 15–44 think women should not work […]

The DAC Network on Gender Equality (GENDERNET)

Table of Contents 1 About GENDERNET 2 Practice Notes 2.1 Addressing gender equality and women’s empowerment through development co-operation 2.2 Women in society 2.3 Conflict, fragility, violence and humanitarian assistance 2.4 Governance and human rights 2.5 Economic empowerment and finance 2.6 Environment, climate change and agriculture 3 External Links About GENDERNET ‘s DAC (Development Assistance […]

OECD Gender Browser

Press Release: OECD – Paris, 5 March 2012 According to the , only one in ten board members of top companies are women. Women are still under-represented in top corporate jobs, despite efforts in many countries to promote their participation on boards, according to new OECD data. The OECD’s new Gender Browser reveals that women […]

Progress on MDG3

This article is the fourth in a series of articles related to Wikiprogress. With 4 years to go, there is very little time to achieve the (MDGs). In particular, the outcome document of the 2010 MDG Summit recognised the many interlinkages between the MDGs and identified a number of cross-cutting interventions in order to drive […]

New Zealand Census of Women’s Participation

The New Zealand Census of Women’s Participation examines the representation of women in governance in the corporate and public sectors as well as other areas of professional life. The 2008 report is the third report of this series and was released on 31 March 2008. The Census report is increasingly used in New Zealand and internationally […]

OECD Family Database

The Family database, introduced by the , features cross-national indicators on family policies and outcomes. The initial phase of indicators presents updated information building on the OECD series on the reconciliation of work and family life, including indicators on maternal employment, the nature and extent of childcare participation, and public support and information on parental […]

Women in India: Statistical Indicators, 2007

Table of Contents 1 Female population 2 Rural female population 3 Female population by religion 4 Female population by caste / tribe 5 Sex ratio 6 Life expectancy at birth 7 Literacy 8 Empowerment 9 Female headed households 10 Economic activity 11 Marriage, divorce and widowhood 12 Maternal health and mortality 13 Fertility rates 14 […]

World Statistics Day

Table of Contents 1 About 2 Wikigender and World Statistics Day 3 Wikiprogress and World Statistics Day 4 See also, in Wikiprogress 5 External Links About The 20th of October 2010 will be the first ever World Statistics Day (WSD), a day created to recognize the achievements the global statistics systems at both national and […]

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