The African Women’s Progress Scoreboard (AWPS) AGDI 4 Methodology Workshop 7-8 June 2016

Presentation Outline Introduction What is the AWPS? Country AWPS Conclusion

Objectives of AGDI Three main objectives underscore the development of the AGDI: To provide African Governments with data and information on the status of gender equality and the effects of their gender policies in tackling women’s marginalisation; To provide African Governments with an African Specific tool to monitor progress made in implementing regional and international resolutions on gender equality and women’s empowerment; To provide African Governments with not only quantitative statistics but also qualitative ones so as to measure both quantitative and qualitative progress.

The African Women Progress Scoreboard (AWPS) Second Component of the AGDI; It looks at progress made in empowering women (does not compare men and women); The (AWPS) is a matrix that captures qualitative issues in relation to the performance of gender policies of African governments; It provides an assessment of the gap between political commitment and the implementation of gender policies;

AWPS Focus Women’s rights : CEDAW and its optional protocol, the Protocol to the African Charter of Human and People’s Rights on Women’s Rights. Violence against women (domestic, sexual, rape, traffic),African Charter on the rights of child, Social Power: BPfA, ICPD PoA+5 (STIs, HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality, contraception), 2001 Abuja declaration on HIV/AIDS, education (girls drop out, education on women’s rights).

AWPS Focus (Cont’d) Economic Power: ILO Convention (100, 111, 183, policy on HIV/AIDS), Engendering NPRS, Access to agricultural extension services, access to technology, equal access to land. Political Power: UN security council resolution 1325, Beijing PFA effective and accessible national machinery, Policy for women’s quota and affirmative action, Policy to support women’s in decision making positions within parliament/ministries, Gender mainstreaming in all departments

AWPS FORMAT Score Block Women’s Rights Social Economic Political Ratification Reporting Law … Women’s Rights Social Score Economic Political

Vertical Axis 1. Ratification 2. Reporting 3. Law 4. Policy Commitment 5. Development of a Plan 6. Targets 7. Institutional Mechanism 8. Budget 9. Human resources (Training) 10. Research 11. Involvement of civil society 12. Monitoring and evaluation 13. Information and dissemination

Scoring AWPS Simple scoring system that is sensitive to progress made; The scoring is done on a three-point scale; For all cells where it is possible, a three point score (0 – 1 – 2,) is used: 0 (zero) indicates a zero performance; 1 (one) indicates a poor - fair performance; 2 (two) indicates a good – to excellent performance.

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