(e) To examine issues energing fron the general econonic trends and influencing national economic and s€ial policies.r.'hich affect the role' status and uell-being of r.ronen. I0. An in-portant prerequisite for action-ortented policies for rrofien and developnent is tbe need to generate nore rellable data. statistics and indicatora relevant to nornen. II. Atthough in the past decade there bave been significant advances to improve the availability and pronote the use, at bolh the national and international Ievels, of basic data concerning r,ronen, presen! statistics and indicators on tbe position and role of r.romen in gociety and develoPnent are 6till inadeouate' 12. INSTRAfl ? s work in tbe fleld of statistics and indicators as related to r,ronen have indicated energj,ng trends linked to the necessity to redefine econonic activity of r{onen. t hich include the problem of neasurenent. enploynent ' status of unpaid fanily rrorkers, reference perlod. infortnal sectora of economy and rural activities. Some of these issues need to be closely exanined in order to neasure the econonic contribution of wornen ' including their household tasks and agricultural uork. 13. It. has been recognized generally that rronenr s r,rork often relates to informal sectors of econony in rural and urban areas. An irnportant energing categor!, of wonen workera, often deBcribed as hone-based workers, is now increasing in developing countries. Both in data collection and coverage of infornally organized econonic actlvities, there has been untll nol' a great gap in knowledge, whlch requires further attencion. 14. Research and training in ehis fielal shoultl concentrate on two nain areas of action: the first to bulld up the exi.sling conceptual franework, classificatlons and definitions related to statlstics and h'onen and second, to contribute to better conpilation and analysis of statistics and lndicators on the situation of women fron the existing sources. Both areas of actlon represent a long-tern and conplex
**Analysis**
The text focuses on the economic trends and policies that affect the role, status, and well-being of women. It highlights the need for reliable data and statistics to understand the economic contribution of women, including their household tasks and agricultural work. The text also mentions the importance of redefining economic activity and measuring the informal sectors of economy. These topics suggest that the text is related to the economic development and employment of women.

**Category**
Economic development, Employment