Statistics and Indicators on Women and Men

Statistics and Indicators on Women and Men

Published Mar 2005

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The United Nations (UN) Statistics Division website provides statistics and indicators on women and men in six specific fields of concern.

The United Nations (UN) Statistics Division website provides statistics and indicators on women and men in six specific fields of concern: population; families; health; education; work; and politics and human rights. The data are compiled mainly from official national and international sources, as these are consistently authoritative and comprehensive. Other sources and estimates that have been subjected to peer review are used to supplement official sources. All sources are given at the end of each table, as are technical notes on the indicators presented. The statistics and indicators given follow closely those published in The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics.

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