ST/ESA/STAT/SER.K/WWW/12/Rev.1
                                                          1 December 1997
Statistics and Indicators on the World's Women
      The World's Women 1995: Trends and Statistics was published as an official document for the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995.

Selected text and tables

5. Work

5-1. Economic activity by sex [Africa | Asia | Dev'd. Regs. | Latin America]
5-2. Percentage distribution of labour force by sector [Africa | Asia | Dev'd. Regs. | Latin America]
 

6. Power and influence

6-1. Women in parliament [Africa | Asia | Dev'd. Regs. | Latin America]
6-2. Percentage of government positions occupied by women
        [Africa | Asia | Dev'd. Regs. | Latin America]
 

Note

The designations used and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariart of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

The term country as used in this publication also refers, as appropriate, to territories or areas.

The designations "developed regions" and "developing regions" are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process.

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