Committee on Women in Statistics

 

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Committee on Women in Statistics

 

Objectives and Expected Products

  • To promote and strengthen the representation of women statisticians in the ISI and its Associations.
  • To help in providing opportunities for women members to assume active and visible roles in the ISI and other statistical associations.
  • To collect information on women in the statistical professions in different countries and to facilitate the flow of information among women statisticians.
  • To stimulate interest in statistics among women and encourage women students in schools and colleges to study statistics.
  • To support the compilation of statistics on women, with a view to generating relevant studies concerning women’s roles in the various activities in their countries.

Committee's Website

ISI Committee on Women in Statistics (cw-isi.org)

Activities

2024

2023

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2022

Reports

 

 

Supporting network: country/region representatives

 
Africa
  • Grace Bediako, National Development Planning Commission, Ghana
  • Annette Okoth, Masinde Muliro University, Kenya
  • Adedayo Adepoju, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Eidth Umeh, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria
  • Eno Akarawak, University of Lagos, Nigeria
  • Lao Kenao, Ministry of Agriculture, Togo
  • Sheila S. Mudenda, Central Statistical Office, Zambia
  • Nifarta Peingurta Andrew, Institute for Human Virology, Nigeria
Asia and Oceania 
  • Gayatri Vishwakarma, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Inst & Research Centre, India
  • Michiko Watanabe, Management Committee, Keio University, Japan
  • Tae Rim Lee, Korea National Open University, Republic of Korea
  • Allyson Seyb, Stats NZ, New Zealand
  • Saleha Naghmi Habibullah, Kinnaird College for Women, Pakistan
  • Cathy Chen, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
  • Nedret Billor, Auburn University, Turkey/USA
  • Mara Sherlin Talento, PhD Student at KAUST (UAE), Phillippines
  • Eileen Capilit, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Phillippines
Europe and North America
  • Diana Stukel, Management Committee, FHI 360, Canada/USA
  • Blagica Novkovska, University for Tourism and Management in Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Marjut Pietiläinen, Statistics Finland, Finland
  • Elizabetta Carfagna, University of Bologna, Italy
  • Eva Laczka, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Hungary
  • Maria Ivette Leal de Carvalho Gomes, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Zagorka Lozanov-Crvenkovic, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Emma Rourke, ONS, UK
  • Cathy Furlong, Integrity Management Services, USA
  • Amanda Golbeck, Management Committee, University of Arkansas, USA
  • Jiayang Sun, George Mason University, USA
  • Shili Lin, Management Committee, Ohio State University, USA
  • Besa Shahini, University of Tirana, Albania
  • Arijana Amina Ramic, Assistant Head of Unit at Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Germany
  • Tetiana Kobylynska, Department of Economic Security, Public Management and Administration Polytechnic State University, Ukraine
  • Milica Maricic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Vassiliki Benaki, Hellenic Statistical Authority, Greece
Latin America
  • Diana Kelmansky, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Teresita Evelina Terán, National University of Rosario, Argentina
  • Cristina Cuesta, National University of Rosario, Argentina
  • Mariza de Andrade, Mayo Clinic, Brazil
  • Vera Tomazella, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil
  • Mercedes Andrade Bejarano, Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia
  • Leticia Ramirez, CIMAT, Mexico
  • Ana Gabriela Faria da Silva, IBGE, Brazil
  • Renata Rojas Guerra, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
Middle East
  • Reem Elsybaey, CAPMAS, Egypt
  • Embarika Farouk Abouellail, CAPMAS, Egypt
  • Nehall Ahmed Farouk, Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, Egypt
  • Manal Sweidan, Department of Statistics, NSO, Jordan
  • Nadia Lkhoulf, High Commission for Planning, Morocco
  • Bouchra Bouziani, High Commission of Planning, Morocco
  • Rania Abu Ghaboush, Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics, Palestine
  • Latifa Al Shehhi, Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), United Arab Emirates

 

ISI PO Committee Liaison

  • Olivia van Dijck-Timbol

Members of the Committee

 Ksenija Dumicic
Chair
Ksenija Dumičić
Ada van Krimpen
Advisory Member
Ada van Krimpen
Adedayo Adepoju
Member
Abosede Adedayo Adepoju
Amanda Golbeck
Member
Amanda Golbeck
Janet Van Niekerk
Member (Webmaster)
Janet van Niekerk
Shili Lin
Member
Shili Lin
Leticia Ramirez-Ramirez
Member
Leticia Ramirez-Ramirez
Eileen Capilit
Member
Eileen Capilit
Ayse Aysin Bombaci Bilgin
Member (2024 – Present)
Ayse Aysin Bombaci Bilgin
Olivia van Dijck-Timbol
Liaison with the ISI PO
Olivia van Dijck-Timbol
The Netherlands