At the end of June 2011, the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister’s Research Branch published an update of the Gender Equality Strategy Statistical Indicators.  This document provides a range of gender statistics relating to areas such as education, employment, income, poverty, caring, health, transport, violence, crime, and decision-making roles in Northern Ireland.  The purpose of the indicators is to provide an overview of changes to the relative position of men and women across a range of policy areas, and to facilitate an interim review of the Gender Equality Strategy by providing a broad contextual picture charting trends over time.  This document is available online at: www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equalityresearch/research-publications/esn-pubs/publications_2011.htm