Women and Men in the Maltese Islands publishes data on gender from the national Census of the Population and Housing held in the Maltese Islands on the 26th November 1995. It posits gender difference on issues of population, work, education, families, old age, disabilities, smoking and housing. To help the reader make connections between theories, current facts and future policy directions, each section contains a selected text from local social studies, tables and charts from the Census data, and a brief introductory report aimed to trigger further reflection, discussion, policy making and subsequent action by individuals, groups, institutions and organisations.

For a greater appraisal of  the census data on gender, the process has to continue. Readers are encouraged to calculate percentages from absolute numbers, to compare and contrast categories, to ask new questions and interpret results, possibly to arrive at new insights and a deeper understanding of gender issues. The companion book Gender Issues And Statistics: Proceedings of a workshop organised by the Central Office of Statistics in collaboration with the Department for Women’s Rights, Valletta, 18-22 May 1998, is an additional help to work out links between gender issues and statistics.

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