Education Education An approach to some basic Indicators for ...

114 Catalog of Indicators Work/Labor positions held by women can be done from the horizontal perspective (compared to other working women) or vertical (compared to the number of men in the same technical category occupation). For women: TPWr = Technical and professional women rate; TPW = technical and professional women; TW = Total working population Priority: Yes Indicator developed: Yes Local/International: Local Kind of indicator: On going Data source/s: General Population Census Challenges: Importance of occupational classification with clear and limited overall idea of driving to social policies and labor. The occupational classification is closely related to the situation of women in employment, and can be crossed with variables such as education or income level. Linked to policy: Neary RattanakOther comments: Access of women to the technical professions is still very restricted. Besides equality between men and women in access to vocational training is not a reality, that concludes the fact remains that scientific and technical careers are still a men area.