The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), in collaboration with UN Women, organised a one-day National Conference titled “Gender Data and Statistics: From Evidence to Policy Insights” in New Delhi on 2nd November, 2026. According to the release, the event brought together policymakers, central and state government representatives, statisticians, researchers, and UN agencies to discuss strengthening the use of gender statistics for evidence-based policymaking.
The conference focused on deliberating and disseminating findings from MoSPI’s publication, Women and Men in India 2025. Four thematic technical sessions covered health and survival, girls’ education, women’s work and wages, and livelihoods, enterprises, skills, and financial inclusion. Discussions highlighted progress in maternal healthcare, school enrolment, female labour-force participation, and financial inclusion, while also noting challenges such as nutritional gaps, wage disparities, unpaid care work, and employment quality.
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Press Information Bureau, Government of India, “National Conference on “Gender Data and Statistics: From Evidence to Policy Insights | MoSPI and UN Women”. Read the original release.
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