Gender Statistics for monitoring MDGs (Situation in Pakistan)

1. Gender Statistics for monitoring MDGs (Situation in Pakistan) Rabia Awan Chief Statistical Officer Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

2. Pakistan’s progress in MDGs Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

3. Pakistan’s progress in MDGs Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

4. Pakistan’s progress in MDGs Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

5. Major Gender Gaps in Pakistan Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

6. Gender Gaps • Adult literacy rate for both men and women is only 55.5% whereas its dismally low (34%) for women in rural areas • Unemployment rate for women is 8.9% as against 5.1% for men • 1.8% of women working as legislators, senior officials and managers as compared to 14.8% men) between 2009-10, and women held seats in Parliament ( 22.20% in 2008-09). • Empirical evidence for growing levels of violence against women exists which include abduction, honour killing, rape, acid attacks, murder and domestic violence • According to a National NGO, 6.74% increase in incidents of violence against women noticed in 2011 as compared to 2010. Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

7. Achievements in Gender Statistics Data Exists • GoP is committed towards gender equality and women empowerment. Pakistan is signatory to several International commitments like CEDAW 1996 , Beijing Platform for Action and various ILO conventions. • PSLM introduced in 2004-05 for monitoring MDGs produces provincial/district level sex disaggregated information. • Labour Force Survey, Census reports, Pakistan demographic survey, Pakistan demographic health surveys also produce sex disaggregated information. • PBS also publish “Compendium on Gender Statistics”(every five years) • Time use survey has been conducted by PBS in 2007 and report has been published Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

8. Contd; Data Dissemination • Micro or raw data is disseminated after finalization of report for research and analysis purpose. • Published reports (PSLM, Labour Force Survey, Time use survey, District Census) are available with PBS. • Published data is also available on PBS website. • Compendium of Gender Statistics is published every five years with the assistance of donor agencies. Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

9. Contd; Data utilization • Data of social indicators like NER, Literacy, Infant mortality rate etc is used by Planning Division for monitoring the progress of MDGS and future planning. • Ministry Of Finance use data for tracking the progress of programs initiated through Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). • Donors, International Financial Institutions (World Bank, Asian Development Bank), UN agencies, Civil Society Organizations and Media use data for planning, reporting and monitoring. • Students and researchers use data for their research and analysis purpose. Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

10. Examples of Data used in developing gender responsive programs • “ Provision of Missing Facilities” for promoting girls education under President Education Sector Reform Program.(results of these programs will be shown after of finalization of current round of PSLM) • Girls Education Policy Support Project (GEPSP) contributing towards elimination of gender disparity at Primary level. (Girls enrolment increased specifically in Punjab and KPK) • Benazir Income Support Program(BISP) GoP social safety net program to address the needs of the vulnerable women and improve their socio-economic status. .(results of these programs will be shown after finalization of current round of PSLM) Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

11. Data Monitoring • Pakistan Bureau of Statistics(PBS) is responsible for collection, processing and tabulation of most of the indicators. • 14 out of 37 MDG indicators are monitored by PSLM Surveys, which is a regular activity of this bureau since 2004-05 and will continue till 2015. • Labour force Survey(LFS) monitors indicators of MDG regarding Labour force Participation and Unemployment • Pakistan Demographic Survey (PDS) is also a regular activity of PBS • Pakistan Demographic Health Survey(PDHS) conducted by National Institute of Population Studies(NIPS) monitors data especially on reproductive health issues • In upcoming Census, efforts are underway to collect and present gender disaggregated data on all major indicators Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

12. Challenges/Constraints in Data Flow • No legal framework for gender statistics. • No national/provincial plans for the collection, dissemination and utilization of Gender Statistics. • Insufficient data for monitoring and reporting progress on women development programs and policies. • Lack of data on issues like poverty, on-farm gender division of labour, violence against women, and household responsibilities, etc. • Lack of coordination (departments and ministries). • Limited utilization of data for policy making and planning. Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

13. (Contd) Challenges/Constraints in Data Flow • Delay in publishing data. • Lack of user friendly data. • Limited capacity in analyzing and presenting data at the national and provincial level. • Lack of resources, both human and financial. • No emphasis on data dissemination and communication. • Post 18th amendment Education, Health, Population Welfare, women development and Agriculture are provincial subjects – no proper data collection strategies at provincial level. Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the the MDGs June 13-15

14. Recommendations • Legislation and effective implementation of law for gender statistics is required. • Improved coordination and linkages amongst Planning, Finance and PBS. • Capacity building of producers and users in data analysis and utilization. • User friendly data dissemination. • Regular interaction between users and producers for feedback and utilization of data. • Demand for evidence based policy making needs to be created. • Introduction of methodologies and data collection tools for improved qualitative research in gender specific issues. • Opportunities exist at provincial and national level to connect data collection, policy development under the new economic growth strategy. Regional Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs June 13-15

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