Progress toward an AID data base on women in development

The development of a quantitative data base is essential to the planning and management of AID"s women in development program. The document defines the two types of data systems required: (1) a system of socioeconomic indicators to provide statistics on participation of women in important aspects of national life; and (2) detailed sociological and anthropological descriptive information on position and status of women in particular region or cultural sub-section of the country. A detailed analysis of socioeconomic indicators and their roles in these data systems is presented. The report discusses the collection of country-specific AID studies. Information retrieval systems currently under development, country-specific micro-data sets, and the World Bank household questionnaire are also described.