The UNECE-UNDP Website and Database: Where We Are and Where We Would Like to Go Marie Sicat United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) How we started: October 2000, Orvieto, Italy – Proposal for website at UNECE/UNDP Workshop on Gender Statistics for Policy Monitoring and Benchmarking & Work Session on Gender Statistics May 2001 – Recommendation made for gender indicators for Database at UNECE/UNDP Task Force Meeting on the Regional Statistics Website.

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) How we started (continued): November 2001 – Developmental work Gender Statistics Website. February 2002 – Developmental work Gender Statistics Database. March 2002 – First round of data collection. Gender Questionnaire sent.

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) How we started (continued): April 2002 – Launch of Gender Statistics Website. May 2002-April 2003 Questionnaire responses arriving. Preparation, finalization and uploading of data into Database. May/June 2003 – Official public launch of Gender Statistics Database.

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Where we are now

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Objective To serve as a useful and unique gender reference resource providing information on gender policy issues, data and the linkages between them.

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Gender Statistics Website Main sections: Intro to gender statistics Overview of main policy areas and the gender component Glossary of gender-relevant terms Publications Networks and links Upcoming gender meetings, events, etc.

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Gender Statistics Database Types of policy areas covered by data in the Database: Population Family and household Work and economy Public life and decision-making Health Education Crime and violence

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Recent Improvements and Innovations to Database Interface: New user interface PC Axis Sleeker look and more user- friendly. New functionalities: easier search, browsing and downloading. PC Axis will go on-line in December 2004.

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) PC Axis User Interface

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Old User Interface

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) New user interface

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Features of PC-Axis, the new user interface

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) The old interface

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Sample of what PC Axis can do.

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) PC-Axis Pivot Option

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Excel download option

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Where we would like to go?

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Website Plans Website plans  Updating of texts  Strengthen section on Publications. Feedback would be appreciated.  Strengthen section on Networks and Links. Feedback would be appreciated.  Addition of sections on emerging areas of statistics ie. Entrepreneurship, ICTs, etc.

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Database Plans in Progress and for the Future Richer, wider range of types of indicators and data covered Creation of linked data series from multiple sources for gender-relevant indicators for which data is available through international data sources. Expansion of coverage of data to new areas. Overall, for the Website and Database to become a depository for your statistical materials, publications, questionnaires, etc.

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Website address: Database address:

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) We welcome feedback from you in all these areas.

UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics (October 2004) Thank you!