Transcript United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division Global review of gender statistics Key findings in UNECE Region.

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
Global review of gender
statistics
Key findings in UNECE Region
Objectives of the survey
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Review gender statistics in national
statistical systems
Understand how gender statistics are
mainstreamed in NSO, in all areas of
statistics
Identify good practices and challenges in
integrating gender into the production
and use of statistics
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Survey characteristics
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52 countries surveyed
24 replied (46%)
Expect more response for inclusion in
the final report
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Respondents
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Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Canada
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
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Georgia
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
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Montenegro
Moldova
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Tajikistan
Turkey
United Kingdom
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1. Institutional arrangements
1.1 Organisational structures
Gender statistics entities in national statistical office
or system
Gender focal point in NSO
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Gender statistics working group, advisory
group or standing group
8
Gender statistics-dedicated office
(Sect/Dept/Div/Unit) within NSO
8
FP/ Officer in different offices
(Sect/Dept/Div/Unit) within NSO
8
Gender FP in different government
ministries/agencies
8
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1. Institutional arrangements
1.1 Organisational structures
Main tasks covered by gender statistics entity in NSO
Disseminating gender statistics
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Answering requests for gender statistics
from national and international users
23
Producing gender statistics publications
22
Compiling gender statistics data
Coordinating work in gender statistics
publications
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Analyzing data from a gender perspective
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Maintaining gender statistics databases
16
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1. Institutional arrangements
1.1 Organisational structures
Financing gender statistics activities within NSO
Dedicated budget exists for
gender statistics in NSO budget
1
Access to funds for ad-hoc
gender statistics activities
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1. Institutional arrangements
1.1 Organisational structures
Other data producers that generate gender statistics
Ministry of health
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Ministry of education
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Ministry of labour (or employment)
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Ministry of women (or gender)
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Ministry of social inclusion or social
development
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Ministry of equal opportunity
Ministry of agriculture and trade
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1. Institutional arrangements
1.2. inter-ministerial mechanisms
Coordination mechanisms of gender statistics at the national
level
National level coordinating body for
gender statistics (*)
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Another formal or informal mechanism
to coordinate gender statistics
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(*) Official coordination bodies include national statistical offices,
independent working group and inter-ministerial commission on
equal opportunities for men and women.
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1. Institutional arrangements
1.2 inter-ministerial mechanisms
Institutions involved in the coordination of gender data statistics
National statistics office
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National mechanism for the advancement of women or
gender equality
12
Ministry of internal affairs
6
Ministry of labour/ social affairs
6
Ministry of health
Ministry of education
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2. Production of gender statistics
Statistical areas with regular data production
Mortality
Education and training
Unemployment
Labour force
Morbidity
Adolescent fertility
Access to health services
Disability
Poverty
Sexual and reproductive health
Power and decision-making
ICT
Child marriage
Agriculture
Violence against women
Entrepreneurship
Unpaid work
Informal employment
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3. Addressing users’ needs
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16 countries mentioned having a dialogue
mechanism with users
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4. Assessment of mainstreaming
gender in National Statistical System
Documents requiring to produce gender data
Strategy for the development of
statistics
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Strategy on mainstreaming the gender
perspective in statistics
Activity plan on gender statistics
Other documents
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These documents provide the overall objectives of
gender statistics mainstreaming in national statistical
systems.
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4. Assessment of mainstreaming gender
Achievement of
overall objective
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Enhancing factors:
Political commitment
Strategic/Development plans
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Capacity enhancement (infrastructure
and knowledge)
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Partly
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Systematic gender approach in data
production (incl. Cooperation with
other data producers).
Dialogues with stakeholders
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4. Assessment of mainstreaming gender
Challenges in achieving the objective
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Limited political support
Difficulties in coordination with other data
producers
Insufficient integration of gender in Statistical
Programme
Unsuitability of administrative sources
Limited financial and human resources, and
expertise
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4. Assessment of mainstreaming gender
Extent of success in developing gender statistics
Fully
Improving data dissemination
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Improving concepts and definitions
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Training in gender statistics
Use in policy making
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Increasing capacity to present and analyse
data
New data collection to fill gaps
Partially
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Thank you!
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