Data and statistics

The Agri-Gender Database

A statistical toolkit for the production of sex-disaggregated agricultural data Table of Contents 1 The Database 2 Focus on Africa 3 Structure 3.1 The Database is structured around nine data items 3.2 The toolkit consists of two sections 3.2.1 Section 1 3.2.2 Section 2 4 References 5 See also The Database The Agri-Gender Database is a […]

School enrolment of adolescent girls

Table of Contents 1 Gender Gap Closing but Challenges Persist 2 School exposure of out-of-school adolescents 3 Educational attainment 4 Resources 4.1 Fact Sheets 4.2 Publications 5 See also 6 External links Gender Gap Closing but Challenges Persist While the global in school enrolment is narrowing, adolescent girls continue to face serious obstacles in their […]

Women, Business and the Law 2012 report: Methodology

Table of Contents 1 Background 1.1 Accessing Institutions 1.2 Using Property  1.3 Getting a Job 1.4 Providing Incentives to Work 1.5 Building Credit 1.6 Going to Court 2 See also 3 External links Background Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations that affect women’s ability to earn an income, either by starting and […]

Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index

Table of Contents 1 Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index 2 The Five Domains of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture 3 The Gender Parity Index (GPI) 4 See also 5 External links Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index is a significant new breakthrough in the measurement of women’s empowerment in developing countries. […]

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 […]

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