Defines gender-sensitive indicators, explains why they are useful, and offers a state of the art on the subject from the major UN and other agencies. Includes chapters on: developing a national-level database of gender-sensitive indicators; good practice case studies in the development of gender-sensitive indicators. Explores how to gather and use gender-sensitive indicators in ten key areas including: population; human settlements; households and families; education; health and nutrition; economic activity and labor force participation; access to land, equipment and credit; legal rights and political power; violence against women.