Transcript Global Gender Statistics Programme

Global Gender Statistics
Programme
United Nations Statistics Division
Side event at the
42nd Session of the Statistical Commission and
55th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
New York, 24 February 2011
Background:
IAEGM on the Development of Gender Statistics, 12-14
December 2006, New York, NY
Conclusions
• Growing demand for quality gender statistics and
indicators
• Recent activities, while wide ranging, have been
fragmented and isolated with limited impact
• Need to create synergies among existing initiatives
• Need for better management and dissemination of
accumulated wealth of information and experience
• Need for methodological developments in emerging
areas of gender concern
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Background:
IAEGM on the Development of Gender Statistics,
12-14 December, New York, NY
Recommendations
• Establish an Inter-Agency and Expert Group to
review progress and provide guidance
• Organize a Global Forum on Gender Statistics
• Establish a system for the effective dissemination of
gender statistics and indicators, materials and other
resources
• Develop training courses and materials for
statisticians
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Programme areas and objectives
 International Coordination
 Objective: Improve global coherence
 Methods
 Objective: Promote methodological developments (Violence
against women, Informal work, Time-use, Poverty)
 Capacity-Development
 Objective: Strengthen technical capacity (training, technical
assistance)
 Data Management & Dissemination
 Objective: Improve access to data and materials (World’s Women,
MDG Progress Chart, GenderInfo)
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Implementation 2007-2010
• Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Rome,
Italy, December 2007
• IAEG-GS, December 2007
• Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Accra,
Ghana, January 2009
• IAEG-GS, January 2009
• Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Manila,
Philippines, October 2010
• IAEG-GS, October 2010
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(cont.ed) Implementation 2007-2010
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Establishment of Advisory Groups:
1. Global Gender Statistics and Indicators Databases
2. Gender Statistics Training Activities and Curricula
3. Gender Statistical Legislation
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Global Fora – Key ecommendations
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Institutionalize the mainstreaming of gender into the
whole national statistical system (statistical
legislation, NSDS, standards and methods, data
collection tools, administrative data, civil registration,
coordination of NSS, role of NSOs)
Capacity development (training, including for data
analysis, users-producers, ad hoc technical
assistance)
Strengthen key areas (time use, gender-based
violence, maternal mortality and care)
Development of a common list of indicators
Strengthen sub-national data production
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