i{ontevldeo, Uruguay, from 3 to 6 ;Iune 1985. The neeting rras attended by 25 participants fron l0 countries, representi.nq producers and users of Etatlstics and officers responsible for th€ formulation of enploynent pollcles. 49. The purpose of the rneeting was to dlscuss ln depth the docunent prePared under the joint EcLAc/INsTRAtf prograrnne "statistical analysls on the situation of wonen in Latin Anerican countrles Ehrough household surveysn, with a viee to inprove and broaden the analysis in the light of observations and suggest lons based on the experiences of the participants in Ehelr respectlve countries. 50. The neetlng conBidered the analysis as an lnportant contribution to thegeneral use of statistics on rronen and the household €urvelt and as an lmportant conceptual frarnertork for the collection of information on eonen. It was also of the opinion that the substantive analysis and nettrodology used ln the docunent contained a nurnber of innovative aspectE rrhich could serve the entire region and could be applied in those countri.es nhich had a pernanent household survey prograrnme. It was furtber felt that a better underatanding of the problens faced by eonen could not only be obtained through the lnprovenent of houEetpld surveys'but also through the study of specific problens related to the situation of sonen. For exanple, a new methodology had to be used related to concepts sucb as sork, econonlc acti.vity and hougehold, including Ehe variatlons related to nonen heade of household, family relation6, and the relatlonship b€t$een the productlon and reproduction role of wonen. 5I. In the li.ght of these cons iderat i.ons , the neeting stressed the inportance of th€ new rnethodology conEaining refornulation of questions, tabluatlon and analysiaof household surveys as applled to rural areas, the neasuring of fenale activlty ifl agricultural taskai and the condltlon and status of female headshlp takinq lnto account subregional d if ferences. /...a,/40 /7 07 English Page 14