Ghana Statistical Service and the National Development Planning Commission 27 January 2009 The statistical system of Ghana has known better days ◦ In a relatively.
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Transcript Ghana Statistical Service and the National Development Planning Commission 27 January 2009 The statistical system of Ghana has known better days ◦ In a relatively.
Ghana Statistical Service and the
National Development Planning
Commission
27 January 2009
The statistical system of Ghana has known
better days
◦ In a relatively centralized system
◦ Then central bureau of statistics posted staff
to MDAs
◦ Data were more regularly produced and
published
Currently, users manage with what they can get
Regaining the grounds we lost over more than
a decade, is the singular goal of the Statistical
Service
Strategic
planning for
◦ National development
◦ Statistics
How
gender issues are addressed
Challenges
Ways for improvement
Poverty reduction strategy – the instrument
for development planning
◦ Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy 2003-2005 (GPRS
I)
◦ Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy 2006-2009
(GPRS II)
Annual budgets
Strategic plans of the sector ministries –
covering different periods (often not drawn to
the GPRS)
Long term development plan
Reflects
data needs for
monitoring
◦ GPRS
◦ Sector plans
Based
on data needs of
◦ Sector plans for statistics
Gender issues in GPRS II
◦ Good governance (Strategic goal – Ensuring gender
equity)
◦ Monitoring and evaluation
Gender issues long term plan
◦ Better integrated in the planning document
Monitoring and evaluation of the GPRS
◦ Good governance (Strategic goal – Promoting
evidence-based decision making)
◦ Annual Progress Report
In all sections of the APR
Analysis of the situation with gender
perspective
Presentation of data with:
◦ Sex dissagregation
◦ Age and sex dissagregation (where
relevant/necessary)
In section of “Ensuring gender equity”
Highlighting gender concerns
Presenting more detailed anaysis on gender
gaps and trends in gender differentials
Example 2007 Annual Progress Report (APR)
Gender dimension not clearly articulated in the
different chapters (ie. Pillars of the GPRS)
Targets and indicators not specified with respect to
gender
Presentation of gender statistics better in Human
Resources Development chapter BUT:
◦ Only few tables have sex-disaggregation
◦ Sex disaggregation not across other variables (regions,
sex)
On Governance …
Two tables presented on same topic (one
disaggregated by sex)
Gender issues not well integrated into the
strategies (objectives, activities, targets,
indicators, etc.)
◦ And why not?
Sex-disaggregated data nearly absent from
the report
Gender equity not translated to other areas
(tied more to empowerment)
Reorientation of process
◦ From development issues to gender-specific
(development issues)
Capacity building
◦ What skills should stakeholders have? NOT JUST gender
issues but also statistical literacy
Data availability
◦ Statistics plan should address all the data needs of GPRS
and other sector development plans
Data presentation
◦ Totals only, men/women only, or both
Technical review
◦ Making the necessary input to the APR (expertise
required)