Transcript Next steps with gender statistics (Global) Three main components of the global programme  Interagency and expert group to advance gender statistics at the global.

Next steps with gender statistics
(Global)
Three main components of the global
programme
 Interagency and expert group to advance
gender statistics at the global level
 Bulletin Board as a technical & information
resource and channel for networking
 Developing training course
(package/module)
Interagency and Expert Group
on Gender statistics
Form of the group (high level, technical
group?)
 Main tasks
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 To
take stock
 Review progress, challenges and emerging
needs
 Propose actions
Level of reporting
 World Forum for Gender Statistics
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Bulletin board for gender
statistics
For UN, UN funds and programmes, other
international, regional organizations and national
institutions
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One-stop-shop on who is doing/has done what, technical
resources to draw on, etc.
Provide channel for networking
Tools and materials
Activities and programmes, including meetings, data
collection development work
Data, methodologies, definitions, etc.
Develop training courses
Two-prong approach
 For national statisticians to adopt gender
perspective in routine statistical work, of
NSOs and line ministries
 For short-term training (stand-alone or part
of regular statistics training programmes)
for broader target audience
Some modalities
In next two months
 UNSD as Secretariat
 Set up a steering committee (of key
partners – UNSD, WB, UNFPA and a
couple more agencies with field presence)
 Work with DAW to get IAEG-GS outcome
before the Statistical Commission
Time frame
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Produce the design
for the Bulletin Board
Initiate the database
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Next meeting of the
IAEG-GS
Forum on Gender
statistics
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Next two months
(February 2007)
In four months (April
2007)
When and where?
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Rome, when?
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Some issues for the steering
committee
For Bulletin Board
 Who does it?
 How to update the relevant information?
 How to maintain database
For training courses
 By whom? (what institutions)
 Who delivers the course?
 How often? Who pays?