Women and men in India

Gender statistics have a crucial role in gender mainstreaming in developmental policies. Gender statistics reflect information on the responsibilities, activities, interests and priorities of women and men and in the manner women and men respond to social, economic and policy changes and also on the role of gender differentiated access to economic resources and decision-making in the process of change. The publication “Women and Men in India” data at State and Central level for various social indicators at disaggregated. The publication includes important indicators as derived from published official data of different Ministries/Department/Organisations. It brings variety of available gender statistics at one place to serve as a unified platform for accessing gender statistics for variety of users.