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Gender Statistics in Asia-Pacific

Gender Statistics in Asia-Pacific. Lorraine Corner Regional Economic Advisor UNIFEM Asia-Pacific & Arab States www.unifem-eseasia.org/ecogov-apas/. Overview. Early 90s – statistics on women India – engendering 1991 census to capture realistic Female Labour Force

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Gender Statistics in Asia-Pacific

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  1. Gender Statistics in Asia-Pacific Lorraine Corner Regional Economic Advisor UNIFEM Asia-Pacific & Arab States www.unifem-eseasia.org/ecogov-apas/

  2. Overview • Early 90s – statistics on women • India – engendering 1991 census to capture realistic Female Labour Force • 1993-98 – Swedish model - statistics on women & men • UNIFEM- UN-ESCAP Statistics Division regional project – 6 countries • UNIFEM national projects – China, Indonesia

  3. 1998 Evaluation • Overall • “Users” were NOT users but sectoral producers • Under-utilization of gender statistics – & statistics in general • Failure to identify or train users • Failure to recognize different uses • Awareness-raising – eg women’s unpaid work • Policy advocacy • Policy analysis • Programme development & implementation – monitoring for management • Accountability – monitoring government commitments • Regional approach • Economies of scale in training • “Good” competition • Standardized “recipe” • Weak institutionalization • Missed synergies • Country-specific approach • More innovative - adapted to local situation • Stronger institutional impact

  4. Current Perspective • Past focus on socio-demographic statistics • Need economic gender statistics • Implementation of extended 1993 SNA • Sources of SNA data on trade, services etc from a gender perspective • Time use studies for: • hard-to-measure sub-sectors – informal sector, homeworkers • female labour force • poverty • Stronger focus on users and uses • Build demand for gender statistics on MDGs, PRSPs, etc

  5. Current Activities • India, Nepal – impressive work to engender 2001 census – process, tabulations • Arab States – work on gender indicators to monitor commitments to women • Regional collaboration with UNDP-APGEN gender programme on time use surveys • Work with UN-ESCAP Statistics Division & Regional Statistics Committee • Time use surveys – gender issues, feminized poverty, hard-to-measure segments • Informal sector – focus on flexibility & in-depth sub-sector surveys linked to labour force surveys • Homeworkers – distinction between homework and homeworkers, in-depth surveys, community approaches • Training materials and modules – • an integrated approach to gender statistics 8-10 Jan 03 • Gender statistics for policy advocacy and policy analysis 17-21 Mar 03 • Engendering the newly emerging national statistical system of Timor Leste

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