1. 2005 NHDR on Gender Attitudes ____________________ Video-Conference with UNECE 20 October 2004

2. 2005 NHDR on Gender Attitudes ________________ Overarching goal: Promote gender equality through conducting a survey on gender attitudes, and launching 2005 NHDR

3. 2005 NHDR on Gender Attitudes ________________ Challenges to address: - Gender disparities in a number of important socio-economic areas (e.g. employment, education and representation in decision-making processes, mortality rate & crime rates, etc. ) - Gaps in gender information, particularly on sensitive social issues (e.g. domestic violence, drugs and HIV/AIDS, etc.)

4. 2005 NHDR on Gender Attitudes ________________ First national survey on gender attitudes aims to: Raise awareness of gender Improve understanding of gender attitudes Build national capacity in conducting gender surveys Formulate recommendations on promoting gender equality Promote surveys on gender attitudes in CIS

5. 2005 NHDR on Gender Attitudes ________________ The expected outputs will be achieved through: Preparatory workshop on methodology National survey on gender attitudes National workshop to analyse the results of the survey NHDR in three languages (English, Azeri, and Russian) National debate through Town Hall Meetings, media forums, parliamentary rounds, etc.

6. 2005 NHDR on Gender Attitudes _________________ Partners: -Government counterpart – SCWI -Embassy of Norway -Gender Focal Points from UN sister- agencies: (UNICEF, UNIFEM, and UNFPA) -Independent research institutions; academia; NGOs; media

7. 2005 NHDR on Gender Attitudes _____________________ Questions: What kind of a survey modality should be applied to capture the various dimensions of gender attitudes? How should we design questions to measure gender attitudes? What guidance should be provided to potential users to ensure their capacity to interpret data on gender attitudes into policy formulation? What are lessons learned with similar gender attitudes surveys?

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