Pacific regional gender statistics initiative
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Transcript Pacific regional gender statistics initiative
42nd UN Statistical Commission & 55th UN Commission on the Status of Women
Side Event: Making Gender Statistics Meaningful on the Ground
24 February 2011, New York
What is SPC?
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Regional inter-governmental organisation
26 members countries and territories covering the
entire Pacific region (includes 22 “PICTs”)
Over 600 staff (HQ in New Caledonia)
Multi-sectoral technical assistance including in
statistics, human rights and human development,
public health, sustainable natural resources
management, economic development
Mandate from member countries to enhance
gender statistics in the Pacific
Key issues
Gender data aren’t accessible (nationally or regionally)
Available data aren’t well used or understood
Data presentations aren’t user-friendly
Many data gaps exist
Little or no interaction between NWMs & NSOs
Segregation of ‘gender statistics’ from ‘core statistics’
Mindset that 7 or 8 ‘key’ indicators are sufficient
Need to align international initiatives with the work
and positioning of regional agencies
Pacific islands rarely ‘on the map’ in international
statistical reviews/reports
Regional Gender Statistics Framework
Phase One (2006-2009)
Researched global and regional statistical
standards for gender statistics
Developed in both French and English:
Regional multi-sectoral gender statistics
framework (~180 indicators)
Gender statistics training manual
Country data worksheets
Technical Advisory Panel (UNSD, NSOs, etc)
Held sub-regional training workshops
Indicator Categories
Population
Work and employment
Economic
Public life
Families
Crime and justice
Housing
Environment
Education
Governance
Health
ICTs
Poverty
Legislation for gender
equality
The Manual
The Country Worksheets
= C19 / (C19 + C18)*100
Women's share of decision-making positions
in government -Ministerial level
Phase Two (2010-2014)
Compiling existing data across the region
Establishing national gender statistics mechanisms
Developing national gender stats reports
Identifying priority data gaps and how to fill them
Capacity building in using existing data
Capacity building in filling data gaps
Development of regional tools and publications
SPC working in partnership with UN ESCAP and
Asian Development Bank
Long term vision
Process
Policy stream
National
analysis and
prioritising
of existing
data
TA on policy
analysis
and
application
Baseline data
compiled
(all PICTS)
National and
regional
tools &
publications
National and
regional
tools &
publications
(updates)
Statistics stream
National gaps
analysis
and
prioritisation
TA to fill gaps
Regional portal
PRISM: Pacific Regional Information System
www.spc.int/prism/data/gender
Demo….
Benefits and Needs
BENEFITS
User-friendly gender data in
one comprehensive place
(nat/reg)
Systems and tools for easy
updating based on national
data collection cycles
Increase in accessibility,
understanding, use, advocacy
Strengthened relationships
between NWM and NSO
‘Continual improvement’ in
data collection and reporting
Cross country comparisons and
south-south exchange
Linking the regional to the
international
NEEDS
• Long term partners and funding
• Avoidance of duplication
• Coherence of efforts by
development partners
• Recognition of role and presence of
regional agencies
Thank you / Merci
Treva Braun
Gender Equality Adviser
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
[email protected]