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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
African Centre for
Statistics
A Proposal for a Regional Gender
Statistics Programme in Africa
Workshop on Household Surveys and Measurement of Labour
Force
14-18 April 2008, Maseru, Lesotho
Dimitri Sanga, Ph.D.
Senior Statistician
Outline
 Background
 The
StatCom-Africa Working Group on
Gender Statistics
 Proposed regional programme on
gender statistics
 The way forward
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Background
The First Global Forum on Gender Statistics:
 First meeting of the IAEG on Gender
Statistics: 13 December 2008 in Rome, Italy
 The IAEG to prepare a proposal for a Global
Programme on Gender Statistics
 Given the importance of gender statistics,
there is a need for a development of a regional
gender statistics programme
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The StatCom-Africa
Working Group on
Gender Statistics
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Working Group on Gender
Statistics
Fist meeting of the Statistical Commission for
Africa: 21-23 January 2008
 Setting up of six working groups including
one on Gender statistics
 Rationale behind the setting up of the WG:
Despite increasing awareness on the
importance of gender statistics: no
appreciable change in statistical programmes
of NSOs and other data producers
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Working Group on Gender
Statistics (Cont’d)
There is a need to:
Accompany them with practical examples of how
to engender statistics
Tap into existing initiatives
Formulate focused programmes at both national &
regional levels
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To achieve, build on some best practices:
Annual gender statistics meetings of statisticians,
users, training institutions at the regional level
Meetings on gender issues and to learn from
shared experiences on how to be gender
responsive on all issues
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Recommendations
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Setting up a regional programme by the
UNECA
Organize a regional high level policy
dialogue conference on gender statistics
under the auspices of the UNECA
Setting up of a gender statistics network
based on GESNET
The UNECA to ensure that the working
group on gender statistics be functional on a
continuous basis
Development of country gender statistics
strategies drawn from the regional
programme
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Proposed regional
programme on
gender statistics
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Training component
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Engendering Curricula for:
 Statistical training centres
 NSO in-service training programmes
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Development of a Gender Statistics course
module for:
 Statistical training centres
 NSO in-service training programmes
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Refresher (On-the-job) gender statistics
courses for the already employed
statisticians
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Engendering Censuses, surveys
and administrative record systems
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Data capture instruments
Field processes
Analysis
Report writing
Dissemination processes
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Research component
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Compile and disseminate statistics on
gender
Conduct gender-related impact analysis
Develop methodologies for the production
of gender statistics
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Other components
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Awareness creation component:
 Development, production and utilization of
gender advocacy materials
 Conducting workshops and seminars for
various target audiences
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Networking component:
 Creation of a gender statistics network
involving all stakeholders (Africa GESNET
initiative)
 Uploading useful resources/literature to be
accessible to all
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Engendering statistics in NSOs:
 Mainstreaming gender in the NSO structures
 Setting up an auditing unit in NSOs
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The way forward
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Organize an Africa Regional conference on
Gender Statistics: June 2008 in Kampala:
 A High-level Policy dialogue aimed at
sensitising policy makers, such as NSO
executives, key sector executives, training
centres and key users
 Form a task force to workout the details of the
regional programme
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Regional agenda to work as a guide to the
different national activities
Set up a mechanism for monitoring and
evaluation should be set up at both national
and regional levels
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Thank you!
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