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Role of NSOs in measuring violence against women

This paper discusses the important role of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in measuring violence against women (VAW), including the development of core indicators and the challenges faced by NSOs. The paper also highlights the UNDA project on VAW and the survey module developed to collect data on VAW.

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Role of NSOs in measuring violence against women

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  1. Role of NSOs in measuring violence against women Tiina Luige UNECE Statistical Division Geneva, 29-30 April 2010

  2. Background • UN GA Resolutions 2006-2009: Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women • Systematic data collection and analysis • Involvement of national statistical offices • UNSC Friends of the Chair (FoC) established in February 2008 to develop a set of indicators to measure VAW • Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Costa-Rica, Egypt, Ghana, Italy, Mexico (Chair), Thailand, Turkey, United States

  3. FoC developing VAW indicators • Core indicators to measure VAW as part of a NSO regular data collection exercise • Both statistical surveys and administrative records needed • Further work on 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. Role of NSOs in measuring VAW • Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics • Impartiality • Professionalism • Confidentiality • Methodological and technical know-how • Good basis for sample frame (from pop. Census) • Continuity

  5. Role of NSOs in measuring VAW • Limited resources • NSOs financed from state budget • Statistical Programme adopted by a relevant body (Parliament, Government, Council) • Lack of awareness and policy support • Know-how in specific methodology on surveys on VAW • Ethical and safety measures

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. UNDA project on VAW (1) • “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

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

  10. Main activities • Workshops, seminars, expert meeting, etc.: • UNECE 1st workshop 29-30 April 2010, Geneva • Developing and testing a module to collect data for the core set of indicators on VAW • Increased knowledge sharing among national machineries and other stakeholders: • Interregional web-portal • National and international publications

  11. Survey module on VAW • Need for developing the module: limited availability of data on the core indicators from current surveys • NSOs often not involved in data collection 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 • Module to be tested in 10 countries

  12. Survey module on VAW (2) • Survey module ready, available on Internet: • http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/VAW/Measuring+violence+against+women • Accompanying materials: • Q by Q explanation, training plan, interviewer guide, codebook, analysis plan) • Translated into Russian, translation into Arabic, Chinese and Spanish underway • Tests to be completed during 2010, latest by mid-2011

  13. Testing strategy • Focus on the effectiveness of the module for collecting data on VAW • The aim not to collect representative data • Test the associated procedures: how the module fits in another survey, interviewer training, translation of questions • Test moduleas part of another survey (an actual or a replicated survey), or as a core of a dedicated survey

  14. Organization of testing of the module Testing can be done in different forms: • Included in another appropriate population based survey: • testing with a small sample (starting from 200-250 respondents) • part of the pre-test of the main survey • attach the module to a subset of respondents of the main survey • in a replicated survey • As a stand-alone survey • Can target specific regions or subgroups of population

  15. Considerations for testing • Can be included in an appropriate population based survey • Survey or sample on women only • Women interviewers • E.g. (women’s) health survey, Multi-Indicator Cluster Survey, crime and victimisation survey, survey on domestic violence, etc. • Political will and involvement of stakeholders • Translate / adapt module to suit national culture

  16. Sources for information • UNECE Website (module and supporting materials): • http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/VAW/Measuring+violence+against+women • UNSC Friends of the Chair meetings: • http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/vaw/default.htm • Expert Group Meeting on VAW (Sept.09): • http://www.unece.org/stats/documents/2009.09.gender.htm • UNODC/UNECE Manual on Victimisation: • http://www.unece.org/stats/archive/01.08.e.htm

  17. Thank you!

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