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UN work on measuring violence against women (VAW)

UN work on measuring violence against women (VAW). Tiina Luige UNECE Statistical Division Skopje, 15-17 February 2010. Background. UN General Assembly Resolutions in 2007, 2008 and 2009 on intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women

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UN work on measuring violence against women (VAW)

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  1. UN work on measuring violence against women (VAW) Tiina Luige UNECE Statistical Division Skopje, 15-17 February 2010

  2. Background • UN General Assembly Resolutions in 2007, 2008 and 2009 on intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women • GA requested the UN Statistical Commission to identify and define statistical indicators on VAW • UNSC established Friends of the Chair (FoC) to develop the indicators and methodological standards for implementation in national statistical systems

  3. Developing VAW indicators • FoC: Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Costa-Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico (Chair), Thailand, Turkey, United States • Developed a core set of 9 indicators • Both statistical surveys and administrative records needed • Will prepare Guidelines for Producing Statistics on Violence against Women for approvalby UNSC in Feb. 2011 • Use of administrative and civil society records: include indicators in the core set (e.g. femicide), adjust statistical data collections to provide data on gender and VAW

  4. Core set of indicators on VAW (1) • Total and age specific rate of women subjected to physical violencein the last 12 months by severity of violence, relationship to the perpetrator and frequency • Total and age specific rate of women subjected to physical violenceduring lifetime by severity of violence, relationship to the perpetrator and frequency • Total and age specific rate of women subjected to sexual violencein the last 12 months by severity of violence, relationship to the perpetrator and frequency • Total and age specific rate of women subjected to sexual violenceduring lifetime by severity of violence, relationship to the perpetrator and frequency

  5. Core set of indicators on VAW (2) • Total and age specific rate of ever-partnered women subjected to sexual and/or physical violence by current or former intimate partnerin the last 12 months by frequency • Total and age specific rate of ever-partnered women subjected to sexual and/or physical violence by current or former intimate partnerduring lifetime by frequency • Total and age specific rate of women subjected to psychological violencein the past 12 months by the intimate partner • Total and age specific rate of women subjected to economic violencein the past 12 months by the intimate partner • Total and age specific rate of women subjected to female genital mutilation

  6. UNDA project on VAW (1) • Project: “Enhancing capacities to eradicate VAW through networking of local knowledge communities” – financed by UN Development Account • 2009-2011 • Undertaken by the 5 UN Regional Commissions: ECLAC, ECA, ECE, ESCAP, ESCWA, DESA/Statistical Division, DESA/DAW, coordinated by ECLAC

  7. UNDA project on VAW (2) • Objective: to strengthen national and regional capacity to act on the prevention, sanction and eradication of VAW through • the use of enhanced statistical data and indicators of VAW, and • increased knowledge sharing at the regional and interregional levels

  8. Main activities • In UNECE region: two sub-regional workshops • 1st workshop 29-30 April 2010, Geneva • 2nd workshop in 2011 • Developing and testing a module to collect data for the core set of indicators on VAW • Increased knoweldge sharing among national machineries and other stakeholders: • web-portal • national and international publications

  9. Survey module on VAW • To collect data on the 8 indicators developed by the UNSC FoC group • Led by UNECE, with other UN regional commissions, UNSD, UNDAW • Survey module + detailed interviewers’ guide and training materials • Module to be tested in 10 countries • Tests to be completed during 2010, latest by mid-2011

  10. Testing strategy • Focus on the effectiveness of the module for collecting data on VAW • Test the associated procedures, e.g. interviewer training • Test module as part of another survey, or as a dedicated survey • Option 1. Test on a small sample: cheaper but no usable data • Option 2. Test as part of a real survey: expensive but will provide data

  11. Testing the module • Some information needed from countries to plan the tests (about possible surveys where module could be included, sample sizes, timing, etc.) • If VAW survey is planned, a pre-test should be done anyway • More countries to do the testing, funding required

  12. Thank you!

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