An overview of gender equality data for Europe and CIS
SUBREGIONAL DIVISION BALCANSAlbania Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia CyprusFYR of MacedoniaKosovoMontenegroSerbia
Turkey
CAUCASUS
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Moldova
Ukraine
CENTRAL ASIA
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
EU MEMBERS EASTERN EUROPE
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Albania
Azerb
aijan
Bosnia
and Herze
govin
a
Croati
a
Czech
Republic
Georgia
Kazakh
stan
Latvi
a
Poland
Romania
Serb
ia
Slove
nia
TFYR of M
acedonia
Turkmenist
an
Uzbekis
tan0
20
40
60
80
100
% of Men
% of Women
Women’s economic activity rate is being lower than men’s
Indicator: Adult economic activity rate - men vs. womenSource: http://unstats.un.org
The majority of the firms in the ECIS countries are owned by men
Alba
nia
Arm
enia
Azer
baija
n
Bela
rus
Bosn
ia a
nd H
erze
govi
na
Cypr
us
Czec
h Re
publ
ic
Esto
nia
Geo
rgia
Hun
gary
Kaza
khst
an
Koso
vo
Kyrg
yz R
epub
lic
Latv
ia
Lith
uani
a
Mac
edon
ia, F
YR
Mol
dova
Mon
tene
gro
Pola
nd
Rom
ania
Russ
ian
Fede
ratio
n
Serb
ia
Slov
ak R
epub
lic
Slov
enia
0102030405060708090
100
Firms with male ownership Firms with female participation in ownership
Indicator: Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)Source: World Bank data - gender statistics
Women earn less then men
Indicator: Ratio of estimated female to male earned income Source: Human Development Report 2009
Albania
Armenia
Azerb
aijan
Belarus
Bosnia and H
erzegovin
a
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech
Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazakh
stan
Kyrgyzs
tan
Latvi
a
Lithuania
Moldova
The FYR of M
acedonia
Montenegro
Poland
Romania
Russian Fe
deration
Serb
ia
Slova
kia
Slove
nia
Tajikist
an
Turkey
Turkmenist
an
Ukraine
Uzbekis
tan
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
Estimated earned income femaleEstimated Earned Income Male
Women and girls now outnumber men and boys in primary and tertiary education
Indicator: Educational attainment by level of education (primary/tertiary) and sexSource: UNECE Statistical Division database
Albania
Azerb
aijan
Bulgaria
Cypru
s
Czech
Republic
Esto
nia
HungaryLa
tvia
Moldova
Romania
Serb
ia
Slove
nia0
1020304050607080
Primary female in 2009Primary male in 2009
Albania
Azerbaij
an
Bulgaria
Cypru
s
Czech Rep
ublic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Moldova
Romania
Serb
ia
Slove
nia0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Tertiary female in 2009Tertiary male in 2009
Women are under-represented in National Parliaments
Indicator: Women in National Parliaments Lower or Single House Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union
Alba
nia
Arm
enia
Azer
baija
n
Bela
rus
Bosn
ia a
nd H
erze
govi
na
Bulg
aria
Croa
tia
Czec
h Re
publ
ic
Esto
nia
Geor
gia
Hung
ary
Kaza
khst
an
Kyrg
yzst
an
Latv
ia
Lithu
ania
Mon
tene
gro
Pola
nd
Repu
blic
of M
oldo
va
Rom
ania
Russ
ian
Fede
ratio
n
Serb
ia
Slov
akia
Slov
enia
Tajik
istan
The
F.Y.
R. o
f Mac
edon
ia
Turk
ey
Turk
men
istan
Ukra
ine
Uzbe
kist
an
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Men in national Parliaments in %
Women in national Parliaments in %
Men outnumber women as ministers in National Government
Indicator: Women in Ministerial PositionsSource: World bank-data
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Poland
Slovakia
Hungary
Croatia
Lithuania
Latvia
Bulgaria
Romania
Montenegro
Serbia
Belarus
Albania
Russian Federation
The FYR of Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Ukraine
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Turkmenistan
Moldova
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
0102030405060708090
100
Men in Minis-terial positions in %
Women in Min-isterial positions in %
Women are also under-represented in top decision-making in the private sector
Indicator: Firms with female Top managers Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union
Armen
ia
Azerb
aijan
Belaru
s
Bosnia
and Herz
egovin
a
Bulgaria
Czech
Republic
Esto
nia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazak
hstan
Kosovo
Kyrgyz R
epublic
Latvi
a
Lithuan
ia
Mac
edonia,
FYR
Moldova
Monten
egro
Poland
Romania
Russian
Federa
tion
Serb
ia
Slova
k Rep
ublic
Slove
nia
Tajik
istan
Turke
y
Ukraine
Uzbek
istan
0102030405060708090
100
% of firms with female top managers
% of firms with male top managers
Nearly every birth in the region is assisted by skilled health worker
Indicator: Births attended by skilled health personnelSource: http://unstats.un.org
Albania
Armen
ia
Azerbaij
an
Belaru
s
Bosnia
and Herz
egovin
a
Bulgaria
Croati
a
Cypru
s
Czech Rep
ublic
Estonia
Georgi
a
Hungary
Kazakh
stan
Kyrgyzs
tan
Latvia
Lithuan
ia
Moldova
Monteneg
ro
Poland
Romania
Serb
ia
Slova
kia
Tajik
istan
The F
YR of M
acedonia
Turke
y
Turkm
enist
an
Ukraine
Uzbek
istan
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Albania
Armen
ia
Azerbaij
an
Belaru
s
Bosnia
and Herz
egovin
a
Bulgaria
Croati
a
CzechRep
ublic
Estonia
Georgi
a
Hungary
Kazakh
stan
Kyrgyzs
tanLat
via
Lithuan
ia
The F
YR of M
acedonia
Moldova
Monteneg
ro
Poland
Romania
Russian
Federa
tionSe
rbia
Slova
kia
Slove
nia
Tajik
istan
Turke
y
Turkm
enist
an
Ukraine
Uzbek
istan
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Women's life expectancyMen's life expectancy
There is an important gap between men’s and women’s life expectancy
Indicator: Life expectancy Men vs. Women Source : Human Development Report 2009
Rapidly increasing of HIV prevalence in the region especially concerning women
Indicator: HIV and AIDS prevalence estimates Source: Global report: UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic 2010. UNAIDS, 2010.
Armen
ia
Azerbaij
an
Belaru
s
Georgi
a
Kazakh
stan
Republic
of Mol...
Tajik
istan
Bulgaria
Croati
a
Czech Rep
ublic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuan
ia
Poland
Romania
Serb
ia
Slova
kia
Slove
nia
Turke
y-40%
60%
160%
260%
360%
460%
560%
HIV growth rate men (2000/2009)
HIV growth rate women(2000/2009)
More data and indicators with a detailed gender analysis
are available on
http://europeandcis.undp.org/gender