Transcript Capacity building in Central Asia and Eastern Europe Jessica Gardner United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Presentation at the 2009 Global Forum on Gender.

Capacity building
in Central Asia and Eastern Europe
Jessica Gardner
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Presentation at the 2009 Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Accra Ghana, 26-28 January 2009
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region
• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Moldova
• Serbia
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
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Manual on Developing Gender Statistics
Comprehensive training manual (2009)
1. What is gender statistics and gender analysis?
2. Why do we need gender statistics?
3. How to produce gender statistics
4. Selected topics relevant to gender statistics
5. Making it happen
6. Improving the use of gender statistics
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Gender statistics training videos
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Advocacy
Gender based violence
Labour statistics
Informal employment
Gender pay gap
Gender and sub groups
Making it happen
Time use surveys
Decision-making
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National workshops
Examples of topics covered:
 Labour statistics: how to make
them more gender relevant?
 Violence against women:
concepts and statistical tools to
collect data
 Informal employment: definitions
and improved statistical tools
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Other possible topics
• Reconciliation of family
and work
• Decision-making
• Population sub groups
(minorities)
• Gender pay gap
• Gender attitudes
• Time use
• Analysis and
presentation
• Data dissemination
• Training of users
• Agriculture
• Health, disability and
care
• Education
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Successful capacity building
• Strong networks
• Responsive to needs
• Focus on concrete
outcomes
• Combine practice with
theory
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Considerations for the future
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Measuring results of capacity building
Reuse and share training tools
Improve platforms for sharing experiences
International cooperation
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