The Scottish Government

You can find a collection of statistics relating to gender equality here. Click on the title of the resource to access the information.

• Women and Men in Scotland: Key Statistics

Key statistics about women and men in Scotland including income, education, health and transport.

• A Gender Audit of Statistics: Comparing the Position of Women and Men in Scotland

The Gender Audit, independent research commissioned by the Scottish Government to provide a review of statistics on gender differences and inequalities in Scotland across a range of key areas of social and economic life, was published in March 2007.

• Portal to Resources and Information on Mainstreaming Equalities (PRIME)

PRIME is a collection of equality related (web-based) resources, designed to help policy makers and researchers understand the broad range of equality issues that have relevancy across policy areas.

• Scottish Government Social Research Pages

The Equalities Research Team provides research support and advice to the Government's Equality Unit and is responsible for developing a research evidence base to support implementation of the Government's Equality Strategy. The work of the team covers a range of equality dimensions including gender.

• High Level Summary of Equality Statistics: Key Trends for Scotland 2006

The HLSES is a compendium of equality statistics which presents statistical trends on the main areas of Government activity in Scotland across a number of equality strands including gender.

Other useful sources of information

• Sex and Power: Who runs Scotland? 2007
  The Equal Opportunities Commission's survey shows women's representation in Scotland across a wide range of professions and sectors.
• Facts about Women and Men in Scotland 2006
  The Equal Opportunities Commission's booklet looks in particular at changes since the 1970s for women and men in terms of education, employment and public life.
• Social Focus on Women & Men 2002
  The differences between men and women in Scotland across a range of topics including housing, income, health, employment and education.

• Social Focus on Urban Rural Scotland 2003
  The differences between men and women living in urban and rural areas of Scotland across a range of topics including education, health, transport and employment.
• Scottish Household Survey Particularly Scottish Household Survey Bulletin No.5 which focuses on the differences and similarities between men and women's experiences of living in Scotland.
• Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
  Developments to improve small area data across a number of policy areas including income, health, education, labour market and accessibility.
• Interim Update of Key Indicators of Women's Position in Britain (December 2004) This report provides a comprehensive overview of available up-to-date statistics on women in Britain and updates the information published in November 2002.
• Equal Opportunities Commission has some useful statistical and research resources.