Women & Gender Studies: Statistics

GenderStats is a one stop source of information on gender at the country and regional level. Provides statistics and information about Education, Demographics, Health, Labor Force and Gender Monitoring.

Reports, databases and archives relating to gender equality and women's human rights.

Highlights the differences in the status of women and men in eight areas – population and families, health, education, work, power and decision-making, violence against women, environment and poverty. Analyses are based mainly on statistics from international and national statistical sources.

The 2011 edition of the UN Women flagship report recognizes progress, but calls on governments to take urgent action to end the injustices that keep women poorer and less powerful than men in every country in the world.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS): GLOBAL EDUCATION DIGEST 2010

The WomanStats Project is the most comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women in the world. The Project facilitates understanding the linkage between the situation of women and the security of nation-state

CDC's Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) monitors maternal and infant mortality, the most serious reproductive health complications. In addition, attention is focused on gathering data to better understand the extent of maternal and infant morbidity, adverse behaviors during pregnancy, and long term consequences of pregnancy.