1. National Perspectives in Developing Gender Statistics
Prepared by: Mrs. Blagica Novkovska, MSc

2. Development of Gender Statistics could be achieved through:
Making gender visible in statistics
Making Gender Statistics visible

3. Precondition for making gender visible in statistics
Identifying gender complexity
Making clear importance of gender statistics and gender analysis
Identifying areas that are gendered
Identification of Gender Statistics topics, sources and methods
Establishing of organisational unit/working group responsible for gender statistics

4. Precondition for making Gender Statistics visible
Increased awareness into the statistical institutions about gender statistics
Established good dissemination policy
Provide and present the Gender Statistics to the public through different media
Promotion of Gender Statistics into the statistical institutions
Promotion of Gender Statistics to the policy makers, NGOs, researchers, media

5. HOW TO PRODUCE GENDER STATISTICS
National experiences and perspectives
Data Sources
Linked Data Sources
Evaluation of Data Needs and Sources
Presentation and Dissemination of Statistics
Time Use Survey
Measuring Minority Groups
Measuring Social Exclusion and Poverty

6. RELEVANT TOPICS TO GENDER STATISTICS
National experiences and perspectives
Gender Employment Statistics
Entrepreneurship
Agriculture
Gender Based Violence
Health
Education, Research and Science

7. Developments of Gender Statistics in the SSO [1] recognised through dissemination of booklets on Gender Statistics
Women and Men in Macedonia, 2000
Women and Men in Macedonia, 2003
Women and Men in Macedonia, 2006
Women and Men in Macedonia, 2008
[1] State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

8. Developments of Gender Statistics in the SSO 2000 2003
In the 2003 publication, in comparison to the 2000 publication, the following developments were made:
Improved areas:
Population
Education
Social Protection
Labour Market
New areas:
Judiciary
Elections

9. Developments of Gender Statistics in the SSO 2003 2006
In the 2006 publication, in comparison to the 2003 publication, the following developments were made:
Improved areas:
Population
Education and Communications
Social Protection
Labour Market
Health
Judiciary
New areas:
Time Use
Elections (Local Elections, Parliamentary Elections)

10. Developments of Gender Statistics in the SSO 2006 2008
In the 2008 publication, in comparison to the 2006 publication, the following developments were made:
Improved areas:
Education and Communications
Labour Market
Social Protection

11. Dissemination of booklets on Gender Statistics is one of the most important activities in the field of Gender Statistics.
The main achievements in the production of the latest edition on Gender Statistics:
Increased awareness among statisticians
Changing the opinion about this kind of statistics
Increased interest in booklets by different user groups in the country
Active participation in the work for providing national Gender Statistics to the UNECE Gender Database.

12. Improving the Gender Statistics and their use
National perspectives
Improving the Dissemination of Gender Statistics
Development of gender database
Improvement of the availability and dissemination of health statistics data about gender
Improvement of the availability of data which should be used for production of crime statistics by gender
Active participation in national activities for promotion of gender equality
Implementation of the National Action Gender Plan by providing accurate data on gender perspectives and gender equality in different areas

13. Improving the Gender Statistics and their use
Improvement of data sources:
Census of Retail Trade Capacities and Catering Capacities (inclusion of questions concerning gender in retail trade and catering capacities)-to be carried out in November
Labour Force Survey
Census of Population, Housing and Dwellings
Introduction of new data sources:
Family violence

14. Improving the Gender Statistics and their use
3. Linked data sources:
Recent experiences
Labour Force Survey and Census of Agriculture

17. Households members working at the individual agricultural holdings from the Census of Agriculture
male
female

18. Employed persons in the sector of Agriculture from Labour Force Survey
male
female

19. Improving the Gender Statistics and their use
4. Planned linked data sources:
Labour Force Survey and Census of Population, Housing and Dwellings
Labour Force Survey and Census of Retail Trade Capacities and Catering Capacities

20. Thank you for your attention!