The state of gender information in Botswana

This paper addresses the status of gender information in Botswana to reveal gaps and identify how these can be addressed. It gives background information on Botswana, assesses the status of women in Botswana and reveals that a lot still has to be done in improving the lives of women. It discusses mechanisms - both governmental and non-govemmental - put in place to fight for the cause of women. It shows how these mechanisms generate gender information through research activities. It enumerates the problems encountered in providing access to gender information in Botswana and concludes with proposals for enhancing accessibility of gender information. Gender information networking is seen as the answer to most of the problems of providing access to gender information in Botswana.