Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 09/2010

Women and Men in Yemen: Statistical Portrait 2007

Abd Al-Karim Ismael Al-Arhabi

August 2010

Oxfam Publishing

Abstract

The Central Statistics Organization is glad to present its third Women and Men Report to those who are interested in gender statistics, as a continuation in the organization’s endeavor to meet the need of all the different user categories. This publication crowns the great success of the two previous reports. The organization has made sure that the report includes the latest gender data, and provides a brief analytical explanation of the related Statistics indicators and their progress. The institution aims, through this report, to present a clear and simple overview of women’s position in Yemeni society, and the extent of their contribution in economic activities. Undoubtedly, this will help decision makers take into consideration women’s role and benefit from their efforts in both social and economic development. I gladly thank all the brothers who prepared this report for their distinguished efforts to produce it in its final form. I also thank the supervising committee for preparing and publishing this report from the Central Statistics Organization and the Oxfam office in Yemen. The Central Statistics Organization also thanks the Oxfam office in Yemen’s for supporting financially the publication of the third Women and Men Report 2007 in Yemen.