text: process reouiring the constant dialogue betpeen producers and users of statistics' as lrell as analysing and testlnq of concepts and definitions at the international, regional and national leve l.A/40/70't Engli sh Page 6 15. There is a need to continue the q,ork at international reglonal and natlonal levels so as to rnove touards an adecruate franework of analysis which sould reflect the role, position and status of wonen in society. The profiles of nonen that are eTnerging fron censuges at the national levels, household survey and other data indlcate that human resource capital represented by rromen has not yet been properly taken lnto account in tbe fornutation and inplementation of developnent stralegies, plans and policies. It ls slowlv belng recoghized that censuses and standard survevs' including lattour force surveys ehich are essential- for developnent pLanning. provide only a partial viee of the contribution of wonen in the production Process. New conceDts and indicators will have to be developed to underline the existing inportant rolea of uonen in development. sone of which are not reflected enough, or at all, in existing statisticsr indicators and policy considerat lons. 16. Tbe enlarqenent of the infornatj,on and data base on wonen has alreadl, played an inportant role in sensitlzinq policy nakers bv denonstrating the inte rconnec t ion6 and interdeDendence of particutar trends of social and economic changes and tbe situation of wotnen, relevant for policy analyses, includlng planning and progranning. I7. fssues related to $onen-oriented planning at the preaent stage raise a number of problens t.,bich should paY particular atten!ion to long-tern concepts and strategies of econonic developrnent: innovative nethodolog ical approaches to plannlng and progranning techniquesi research and data collectioni and an adequate institutional franerrork needed for implenentation. As indicaced in the
analysis: The text focuses on the importance of considering women's role and status in society, particularly in the context of economic development. It highlights the need to develop new concepts and indicators to measure women's contributions to development, and to incorporate these into development strategies, plans, and policies. The text also emphasizes the importance of gathering and analyzing data on women to inform policy-making.