2. SUBREGIONAL DIVISION
BALCANS
Albania EU MEMBERS EASTERN
Bosnia and Herzegovina EUROPE
Croatia Bulgaria
Cyprus Czech Republic
FYR of Macedonia
Estonia
Kosovo
Hungary
Montenegro
Latvia
Serbia
Turkey Lithuania
Poland
Romania
CAUCASUS Slovakia
Armenia
Slovenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Moldova
Ukraine
CENTRAL ASIA
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
3. Women’s economic activity rate is being lower than men’s
100
80
60
40
20
0
Bosnia and…
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Slovenia
Azerbaijan
Latvia
Croatia
Albania
Romania
Serbia
Turkmenistan
Czech Republic
Poland
Uzbekistan
TFYR of Macedonia
% of Men
% of Women
Indicator: Adult economic activity rate - men vs. women
Source: http://unstats.un.org
4. The majority of the firms in the ECIS countries are owned by men
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia, FYR
Moldova
Montenegro
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
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
5. 25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Source: Human Development Report 2009
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Indicator: Ratio of estimated female to male earned income
Lithuania
Moldova
The FYR of Macedonia
Montenegro
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Women earn less then men
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Estimated Earned Income Male
Estimated earned income female
Uzbekistan
6. Women and girls now outnumber men and boys in primary and
tertiary education
80
70
60
50
40
30 Primary female in 2009
20 Primary male in 2009
10
0 80
70
60
50
40
30 Tertiary female in 2009
20 Tertiary male in 2009
10
0
Indicator: Educational attainment by level of education (primary/tertiary) and sex
Source: UNECE Statistical Division database
7. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
100
80
90
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Montenegro
Poland
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Indicator: Women in National Parliaments Lower or Single House
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Tajikistan
The F.Y.R. of Macedonia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
in %
Women are under-represented in National Parliaments
Women in national Parliaments
Men in national Parliaments in %
8. positions in %
positions in %
Ministerial
Ministerial
Women in
Men in
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Men outnumber women as ministers in National Government
Uzbekistan
Moldova
Turkmenistan
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Ukraine
Armenia
Kazakhstan
Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The FYR of Macedonia
Russian Federation
Albania
Belarus
Serbia
Montenegro
Indicator: Women in Ministerial Positions
Romania
Bulgaria
Latvia
Lithuania
Croatia
Source: World bank-data
Hungary
Slovakia
Poland
Estonia
Czech Republic
Slovenia
80
40
0
100
90
70
60
50
30
20
10
9. 100
80
60
40
20
0
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union
Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
Indicator: Firms with female Top managers
Lithuania
Macedonia, FYR
Moldova
Montenegro
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
private sector
Serbia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Women are also under-represented in top decision-making in the
managers
% of firms
% of firms
with female
top managers
with male top
10. Nearly every birth in the region is assisted by skilled health worker
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Indicator: Births attended by skilled health personnel
Source: http://unstats.un.org
11. 100
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
0
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
CzechRepublic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Source : Human Development Report 2009
Kyrgyzstan
Indicator: Life expectancy Men vs. Women
Latvia
Lithuania
The FYR of Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
Poland
expectancy
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
There is an important gap between men’s and women’s life
Men's life expectancy
Women's life expectancy
12. Rapidly increasing of HIV prevalence in the region especially
concerning women
560%
460%
360%
HIV growth rate
men (2000/2009)
260%
HIV growth rate
women(2000/2009)
160%
60%
-40%
Indicator: HIV and AIDS prevalence estimates
Source: Global report: UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic 2010. UNAIDS, 2010.
13. More data and indicators with
a detailed gender analysis
are available on
http://europeandcis.undp.org/gender
