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The UNECE Gender Database

and WebsiteUNECE Statistical Division

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The UNECE Gender database and website

Introduction The gender database and website are concrete

outputs of the UNECE/UNPD project that aims at creating a regional platform for• data dissemination• knowledge exchange

and to foster gender balance and policy monitoring in the UNECE region.


The UNECE Gender database and websiteThe gender database

Structure of the database

The gender database is organized into a tree structure that enables easy data research

The first level of aggregation gathers the main domains considered relevant for change monitoring.

7 domains are covered


Structure of the database (cont.)

Domains: Population Families and households Work and the economy Education Public life and decision making Health Crime and justice



Recent innovations and

ongoing work Migration of the public interface to a PC-

Axis platform Implementation of the Russian version

of the database Data updating



Recent innovations and ongoing work

Migration of the public interface

to a PC-Axis platform



Recent innovations and ongoing work (cont…)

Implementation of the Russian version of the database



Recent innovations and ongoing work (cont…)

Data updating Data collection through publications and NSO’s websites. Use of other International Organizations data. Feedback from Gender Focal Points.

The objective is to reduce the burden of reporting for Member Countries.




Data availability index (%)

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29

30

32

52

51

37

41

Public life and Decision Making

Crime and violence

Education

Families and households

Health

Work and Economy

Population

TOTAL AVERAGE


Future plan

Questionnaire redesign, with additional indicators

Higher data collection frequency Public launch of the database and

marketing strategy



Retrieval statistics : language profileUNECE Gender Statistics Database, compiled 19 April 2007


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Total English Russian


Retrieval statistics: domain profileUNECE Gender Statistics Database, compiled 19 April 2007


6%

12%

7%

5%

10%

11%16%

33%

Crime and violence

Education

Family and household

Health

Country profile

Public life and decisionmakingPopulation

Work and Economy


The gender website

Structure and content Recent innovation and ongoing work



Content and structure

The Gender Statistics Website presents a set of material relevant for better understanding gender issues and statistics engendering.

The UNECE Gender database and websiteThe gender website


Content and structure

The website presents and is structured around the following items:

An introduction to gender statistics and methodological notes for gender data production and presentation

An overview of policy areas particularly relevant for gender analysis and policy-making



Content and structure (cont.)

A glossary Links to:

• other organizations and networks • UNECE publications on gender meetings and

gender issues• on-line Gender Statistics database



Recent innovation and ongoing work New section on Time Use Surveys (TUS):

various documentation New section on Violence Against Women:

documentation, questionnaires, and data Translation into Russian Update of national gender publications



We appreciate your continued cooperation in strengthening gender statistics and their use for achieving a greater equity between women and men in the Region .

Thank you !


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