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GLOBAL FORUM ON GENDER STATISTICS

Learn how to create gender-inclusive household surveys to measure work accurately. Address challenges, biases, and achieve statistical equality. Promote gender equality through data collection.

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GLOBAL FORUM ON GENDER STATISTICS

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  1. GLOBAL FORUM ON GENDER STATISTICS Session 8: Engendering household surveys: measuring work, a 5-Country Panel Sophia Lawrence, International Labour Office INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

  2. Engendered labour statistics mean • Account for different work realities at each stage of production. • Methods incorporate awareness: • different ways in which men and women • view, perform, control, benefit from • Their “work” activities. • Conventional focus is male-oriented... INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

  3. Engendered household surveys require • Coverage all topics & types of activity: • Work in widest sense, working time, WTAs, job-seeking behaviour etc. • Multiple/combined activities, casual work, subsistence/informal employment, etc. • Adequate detail: • decision-making / executing posts, entrepreneurs / home, gang workers, income components (benefits, overtime?), place of work, small production units, etc... • Relevant disaggregation: • personal characteristics, job characteristics, family context/personal circumstances, etc. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

  4. Hhld Survey challenges • Question formulations: • overcome biases & ensure application of definitional criteria. • Independent measurement & reporting: • higher chance men & women receive equal statistical treatment. • Coverage of all productive activity: • unpaid non-market services, incl. volunteers. Truly reflecting realities -> change towards gender-equality INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

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