Data and Statistics

Gender data for countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region is available from the following resources:

	Country Gender Profiles: reports covering gender data that is broken down into human assets/capability, economic assets/opportunities, physical assets/security, and social assets/empowerment.
	Strategic Country Gender Assessments: describe core gender issues in a specific country and suggested gender-related priorities and activities aimed at poverty reduction and development effectiveness.
	GenderStats: an electronic database of gender statistics and indicators which provides reports in four different categories: Summary Gender Profiles, Thematic Data, Gender Monitoring and Data by Region.

¹Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?, Report prepared jointly by the African Development Bank, African Economic Research Consortium, Global Coalition for Africa, Economic Commission for Africa, and World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2000.