Transcript Advocacy for GS:    GS enable to track forms of inequality between men and women. Makes gender visible in statistics Is not an isolated field.

Advocacy for GS:
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GS enable to track forms of inequality
between men and women.
Makes gender visible in statistics
Is not an isolated field but a perspective
that relates to all fields of statistics
What is essential to the production
of GS?
Step 1
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what statistics are needed? What
problems and goals are connected with
gender issues in your country? Select
topics to be investigated
Develop data collection methods taking
into account stereotypes & social-cultural
factors that might produce gender-based
biases.
Step 2
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Development of analyses & presentation
of data that can be easily used by
policymakers/planners
Policy-oriented approach: give preference
to those GS that feed more or less directly
into the policy choices.
The first challenge?
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To convince statisticians, government
officials & some users of the importance
and need for GS
To prove that a gender focus strengthens
and improves the whole statistical
systems.
To engage them in a dialogue
To convince them to be trained
“Hitting the nerve” and breaking
barriers
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Explain that adding gender aspect will
produce better statistics
New data not to show disadvantages of
women but to enrich the data with
additional information => this will add
new clients => increase their prestige
=>improve their visibility =>bring more
funding =>new incentives =>new
alliances
Not a women’s advocate
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Gain the trust and respect, show an
understanding of a “real” statistics
Build alliances => other statistical
domains in NSO =>Ministries
=>Parliament => NGOs =>International
agencies =>private sector.
Listen carefully to the needs of the ext.
allies =>make sure you deliver promised
results
Building stones
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Alliances
Top management support
Technical management support
Funding
Specific gender committees
The hardest part is to START.
Follow best practices (e.g. Sweden – 1980 Equal
Opportunities Act, Ministry of EO; Fact book on
GS- 1984; 1996 – Engendering Statistics. Aid to
many countries…)