1. The Missing Data & The Need for it SN/12/02/2015 Dr Sudha Nair CEO Biotech Park for Women, Chennai Member, Gender Advisory Board, United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development

2. Statistics that adequately reflect differences and inequalities in the situation of women and men in all areas of life - United Nations, 2006 The felt need to measure the impact of the policies, programmes and progress in place SN/12/02/2015

3. Gender Equality in the Knowledge Society A joint study by WISAT and OWSD & supported by the Elsevier Foundation comparing the performance of 6 countries/regions inclusive of India SN/12/02/2015

4. Country/Region Rankings SN/03/2014

6. Areas being Addressed Retention Recruitment Reentry R&D Recognition Reward Remuneration SN/03/2014 Natl. gender –segregated data collection, gender auditing and Institute Transformation Award….

7. Some Significant Data MDG3 : Promote gender equality & empower women Some relevant indices: Social Institutions and Gender Value is 0.38112; Gender Gap Value is -0.619; Women’s Economic Opportunity Index –42.7 (84/113); Gender Diversity Index in the AP region- bottom! The Indian HDR 2011 states that the HDI has improved by 21% between 1999-2000 and 2007 and 2008; Education index by 28.5% and Health Index by 13% Gender Parity Index 2007: primary 0.97. Sec 0.88 and tertiary 0.70; age group 5-14 from 79.6 in 2004-2005 – to 87.7 in 2009-2010; 15-19 age group from 40.3 to 54.6 and 20-24 age group from 7.6 to 12.8 In 2011 % women teachers were 44 in primary level, 34 in secondary and 40 in tertiary; 60 at the lecturers level, 40 at the readers level and 20 at the professors level SN/12/02/2015

8. Some significant data Representations in decision making bodies: 9/70 VC’s, 50/367 Deans; 6/77 Registrars; Govt Institutions 8-10%; Academies less than 10%; R&D work force 12.7% Has the most working women in the world 35% of the formal workforce in the world but still ½ less than men (employment rate as of 2004-05: male 55% and female 29%). Women in Ag sector 91-86% and men 73-65% 4 th All India Census done by MSME- 2009 reveals that 13.84% enterprises are owned by women and 10.10% managed by them. Bank accounts has risen from 18-38% 9,00,000 local elected women representatives and 11.46 of LS/RS (0/785) SN/12/02/2015

9. Censuses Surveys and Administrative sources R&D Stats NISTADS India Year Book – Man profile Women Men in India, Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Statistics and programme implementation Govt of India UNESCO Institute for Statistics/UN Stats UNESCO Science Report SN/12/02/2015 Some Sources of Data

10. Way Forward Data – Process/Partnership Document – Progress/Publish Design – Policy/ Programmes Domain – Public/Portal SN/12/02/2015