Global Gender Statistics Programme United Nations Statistics Division

1. Global Gender Statistics Programme United Nations Statistics Division Workshop on Household Surveys and Measurement of Labour Force with Focus on Informal Economy Maseru, Lesotho, 14-18 April 2008

2. Overarching Goal To enhance the capacity of countries to collect, disseminate and use quality statistics and indicators to assess the relative situation of women and men in various areas of policy concern

3. Background:IAEGM on the Development of Gender Statistics, 12-14 December, New York, NY Conclusions • Growing demand for quality gender statistics and indicators • Recent activities, while wide ranging, have been fragmented and isolated with limited impact • Need to create synergies among existing initiatives • Need for better management and dissemination of accumulated wealth of information and experience • Need for methodological developments in emerging areas of gender concern

4. Background:IAEGM on the Development of Gender Statistics, 12-14 December, New York, NY Recommendations • Establish an Inter-Agency and Expert Group to review progress and provide guidance • Organize a Global Forum on Gender Statistics • Establish a system for the effective dissemination of gender statistics and indicators, materials and other resources • Develop training courses and materials for statisticians

5. Programme Areas & Objectives

6. Key Activities Overall Programme • Global assessment of gender statistics programmes and activities, resources and needs in: • National Statistical Offices • UN Regional Commissions, Agencies, Departments • Development Partners

7. Key Activities • Area: International coordination • Establishment of Inter-Agency and Expert Group • Organization of annual follow-up IAEG meetings • Organization of Global Gender Statistics Forum • Reporting at relevant meetings including SC, SCW, CCSA, IAEG-MDG

8. IAEG Structure

9. Global Gender Statistics Forum

10. IAEG Recognition at SC • Instrumental to seek recognition from Statistical Commission Report at special event Seek recognition 2008 2009 Statistical Commission Annual Meetings

11. Key Activities • Area: Methods • Conduct research on topics such as: • Gender-based violence • Time-use • Unpaid work • Employment in Informal Economy • Poverty • Organization of Expert Group Meetings

12. Key Activities • Area: Capacity-Building • Set-up of an advisory group to provide guidance based on assessment of resources and needs • Conduct of training workshops • Production of gender statistics, key topics, sensitization • Development of training handbook, curricula and materials for use in multiple settings • Provision of direct technical cooperation to countries • Production of gender statistics, database setup, analysis

13. Key Activities • Area: Information Management & Dissemination • Set-up of an advisory group to provide guidance based on assessment of data needs and data availability • Establishment of a Global Database of Gender Indicators and related materials • Production of related products, such as CD-ROMs, booklets, wall charts, etc • Continuation of World’s Women series • Analysis of trends in key areas, review of data availability

14. Implementation • UNSD in partnership with relevant UN departments, regional commissions, agencies, funds, programmes, development partners and other institutions

15. Contact information Contact person: Elisa Benes: benes@un.org Cc: genderstat@un.org United Nations Statistics Division