Transcript United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division Indicators of Gender Equality Andres Vikat Conference of European Statisticians 62nd plenary session Paris, 9-11 April 2014

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
Indicators of Gender Equality
Andres Vikat
Conference of European Statisticians
62nd plenary session
Paris, 9-11 April 2014
Timeline
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Work Session on Gender Statistics, April 2010
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Bureau, ToR, Nov 2010 → task force led by Italy
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Draft discussed by Bureau in October 2013
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Consultation January-March 2014
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Workshop in March 2014
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Results of consultation April 2014
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Revisions May-Sep 2014
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Proposed endorsement: Oct 2014 by the Bureau
UNECE Statistical Division
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Key features of the report
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Selection of 123 indicators:
47 headline, 76 supporting
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Structured according to the strategic objectives of
the Beijing Platform for Action
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Consistency with existing indicator sets, in particular
the global minimum set of gender indicators
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Issues requiring further work:
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UNECE Database
Methodological and data issues
UNECE Statistical Division
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Comments
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30 countries
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6 international organizations
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Broad support
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No opposition
UNECE Statistical Division
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General comments
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Support for the rationale and structure
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Availability challenges:
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Violence
Indicators from time-use surveys
Indicators from Generations and Gender Surveys
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Balance of the number of indicators by domain
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Various and proposals for organizing the material
UNECE Statistical Division
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Comments on further work
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UNECE Database:
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Add the headline indicators (25)
Use international sources
Methodological challenges:
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Poverty and social transfers
• Violence, including stalking
• Return to education
• Lifelong learning, vocational education and training
• Health
• Human rights
• Comparability of indicators
UNECE Statistical Division
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Next steps
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The Conference is invited to discuss the report
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Task Force to revise the report: May-Sep 2014
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Proposed endorsement: Oct 2014 by the Bureau
UNECE Statistical Division
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