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Inter-Regional Workshop on the Production of Gender Statistics New Delhi, India, 6-10 August 2007

Inter-Regional Workshop on the Production of Gender Statistics New Delhi, India, 6-10 August 2007. Strengthening National Gender Statistics Programmes: The Way forward. Grace Bediako Government Statistician Ghana Statistical Service. The focus of the Session.

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Inter-Regional Workshop on the Production of Gender Statistics New Delhi, India, 6-10 August 2007

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  1. Inter-Regional Workshop on the Production of Gender StatisticsNew Delhi, India, 6-10 August 2007 Strengthening National Gender Statistics Programmes: The Way forward Grace Bediako Government Statistician Ghana Statistical Service

  2. The focus of the Session • Where are we on gender statistics? • Where do we need to be? • How will we get to where we need to be? • What are some milestones along the way? • What will it take to take us from where we are now, through where we would like to be, to where we need to be? • What are the next steps/“quick wins” for national gender statistics programmes?

  3. Major steps in the production process Defining data requirements Statistics required from various fields Defining issues Relevant statistics/indicators Dissemination Problems and questions on gender issues in society Assembling data Statistics to be analysed Data gaps Available statistics Analysis Required improvements in the situation of women and men Determine data sources Presentation Other sources Review quality Dissemination Goals for equal opportunity Review concepts, methods, classifications, etc. Collect new data

  4. Role of producer-user dialogue Final steps in data collection Beginning stages of data collection Consultations/feedback in-between Advice on questionnaires design Support analysis Define issues Users of statistics Producers of statistics Identify gaps Identify statistical needs Feedback on relevance of data/products Identify gaps Advice on concepts & methods

  5. A yardstick for measuring – how well we are doing…The Beijing Platform for Action

  6. Beijing Platform for Action • Designate or appoint staff to strengthen gender statistics programmes and ensure coordination, monitoring and linkages to all fields of statistical work, and prepare outputs that integrates statistics from various subject areas. (Para. 209 (d)).

  7. Minimum requirements suggested by the Platform (1) • Organization – Staff dedicated to the work on gender statistics • Goals and objectives – Coordination, monitoring and linkages with all fields of statistics, i.e., within and reaching across to other sector sections • Output – products covering statistics from various subject areas

  8. Organizational setup • Institutional arrangement is critical for the success of the gender statistics programme. • Most national statistical offices represented at this workshop have some form of institutional arrangement to implement a gender statistics programme • One or two have a committee on gender statistics • Some have legal provisions and mandated by an act (or law)

  9. How has the set up in your country worked …? • Who has all three… or two… • The unit, the committee and the law/act? • Do you have a regular programme for gender statistics? • In what way has it helped in the establishing and maintaining a gender statistics programme? • What have been the challenges? …

  10. Functions of the gender statistics unit/programme • Coordination, monitoring and linkages with other fields • Within the NSO • Among producers of statistics • Advocacy • Improving gender statistics, internally and system-wide • Substantive and technical support to other ministries, departments and agencies dealing with statistics • Training of NSO and non-NSO staff

  11. Countries with initiatives to improve

  12. Outputs suggested by the Beijing the Platform (2) • Disaggregation of statistics by sex and age, reflecting gender issues in all statistics about individuals (Para. 209 (a)) • Collection, compilation, analysis and presentation of gender statistics on a regular basis (Para, 209 (b)) • Strengthening vital statistical systems (Para. 209 (j)) • Improving concepts and methods…(Para. 209 (c)) • Developing and testing appropriate indicators and research methodologies,…involving women’s studies centres and research orgs (Para. 209 (d)) • Improving data collection on various issues, including: the full contribution of women and men to the economy… (Para. 209 (e)).

  13. Responsibility of Government… • Ensure the regular production of statistical publication on gender that presents and interprets topical data on women and men in a form suitable for a wide range of non-technical users (Para. 210 (a)) • Ensure that producers and users of statistics in each country regularly review the adequacy of official statistical system and its coverage of gender issues, and prepare a plan for needed improvements, where necessary. (Para. 210 (b)) • Use more gender sensitive data in the formulation of policy and implementation of programmes and projects (Para. 210 (d))

  14. What is the state of national gender statistics… • How influential is the NSO on gender statistics? • What do others (producers and users count on the NSO for with regard to gender statistics/research) • What kind of reputation does the unit have among gender advocates? • What is the level of cooperation • With other producers of statistics ? • Dialogue with users? • What are the benefits from these interactions?

  15. What are the regular outputs… • Which NSO has a regular gender statistics publication all basic areas of statistics • What type of publication • How many issues and at what interval? • Is there a specified work programme for gender statistics? • Has a plan for the improving gender statistics been prepared? • On the basis of a review of data needs and users’ requirements? • What strategies have been identified?

  16. Next steps - As an exercise for group • Assess the state of national gender statistics in each member country, in terms of: • Strengths (two or three per country) • Weaknesses (two or three per country) • Identify some opportunities for, and challenges to changing the situation. • Propose some specific actions that can be taken in the next 6 to 18 months, to improve gender statistics at the country level (be sure that each country’s particular circumstance is taken into account) • Next six months • Next year

  17. Individual/Country Reflection For final closing remarks, prepare to state: • What single most important lesson on gender statistics you have picked up from any of the components of the workshop (lectures, country presentations, working groups exercises, general discussions, tours, etc.) • How are you planning to apply this to your work when you get back? Within what time frame? • How can a network on gender statistics support your work?

  18. Thank you

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