• Thursday, 10 July 2025

Siljanovska-Davkova: Gender equality not just a statistic, but an accurate picture of social reality

Siljanovska-Davkova: Gender equality not just a statistic, but an accurate picture of social reality

Skopje, 3 June 2025 (MIA) - We should continue to invest in gender statistics, strengthen interinstitutional dialogue, build a system of data that won’t only inform but will also transform, President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova said Tuesday in her address at a conference held on the occasion of the State Statistical Office’s 80th anniversary.

The President said gender equality “is not just a statistic, nor a sea of figures on paper, but an accurate picture of social reality”.

“Let’s create a country in which we will all be aware that every piece of data affects someone’s life, every figure tells an individual, real, human tale. The effort of every human being, regardless of their sex or gender should be equally valued, every voice heard, regardless of whether it is loud or silent,” Siljanovska-Davkova underlined. 

The conference was also addressed by the head of the State Statistical Office, Dejan Stankov; the head of the UN Women Office in Skopje, Vesna Ivanovikj – Castarede; and Swedish Ambassador Ami Larsson Jain.

The State Statistical Office launched events marking its 80th anniversary with a formal academy on Monday. 

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