United Nations Statistical Commission

The meeting will provide an update on the latest methodological developments for generating robust gender statistics on two critical dimensions for gender equality and women's empowerment: (a) entrepreneurship and the ownership and control of assets (Evidence and Data for Gender Equality - EDGE project) and (b) the gender gap in the allocation of time to different activities including paid and unpaid work (the International Classification of Activities for Time Use Statistics - ICATUS).

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Agenda

1. Opening – Ms. Keiko Osaki-Tomita, Chief, Demographic and Social Statistics Branch, UNSD
2. Update on the Evidence and Data for Gender Equality - EDGE project implementation and findings – UNSD
   • Presentation
3. Update on the implementation of the EDGE project in Asia – Asian Development Bank (ADB)
   • Presentation
4. Country experiences and results from the implementation of the EDGE project – Mexico
   • Presentation
5. Update on the revision of the International Classification of Activities for Time Use Statistics - ICATUS – UNSD
   • Presentation
6. Questions and answers/Discussion