UNDP Bratislava Regional Center Group of Experts on Gender Statistics MEASUREMENT OF GENDER DISPARITIES WITHIN OTHER SUBPOPULATION GROUPS Klelija Balta, UNDP Bratislava Regional Center Geneva, 7th October 2008

Presentations we have seen/heard Multimedia presentation on Gender and Subpopulation groups WBI/UNECE Statistical Division Measurement Issues and Multiple discrimination: Gender and Ethnicity, Ko Oudhof, Statistics netherlands Moving on up? Statistics on gender and ethnic group in the Equal Opportunities Commission’s investigation into ethnic minority women and work, Karen Hurrell, Equality and Human Rights Commission, UK

Measurement issues and multiple discrimination: gender and ethnicity inequality and how it leads to discrimination different types of discrimination as multiply discrimination, compound discrimination and intersectional discrimination general strategy to measure inequality among sub-population groups, also its discriminatory variant

Statistics on gender and ethnic group in the Equal Opportunities Commission’s investigation on ethnic minority women and work/employment to develop existing and new sources of statistics in order to extend the evidence available challenges facing statistics disaggregated by sex and ethnic groups Solutions: Census (but every 10 years); LFS Small surveys they do provide indicative results which can be used effectively to draw attention to specific issues Equal pay: Secondary analyses of the Labour force Survey Important – the final Report also proposed the set of indicators

Video: Gender and Population Sub Groups Ethnic, language, religious and migration and gender and these identified groups Gender analyses of ethnic or cultural groups is an essential element of socio economic analyses National statistical offices do not include sensitive questions Population sub groups is very small proportion – problem with sample surveys

Video: Gender and Population Sub Groups Population census better tool but only every 10 years and – does not cover socio economic data in great detail Administrative data – valuable source of information, but there is no ethno cultural variables recorded Ethnic and cultural data - Create trust – the issue is HOW?

All three presentations: how important it is to collect gender and ethnic disaggregated data, what are the issues and challenges related to data collection and analysis, how we can use it. Demand for data and indicators disaggregated by sex and ethnicity must come from government

What is next? Clear responsibility distribution need to be established between : Statistical office (data production) ministries (application of indicators in reports/analysis), Local level institutions (recording information) and Communities (trust into institutions/not afraid to state ethnicity).

What needs to be done? Census rounds (ethnicity questions should be carefully discussed with statistical offices; awareness raising in communities to decreased levels of fear)? Governments needs to be trained on how to use disaggregated data for monitoring welfare situation of sub-population groups? Administrative structures need to be reviewed and responsibilities discussed? Budgets for sample surveys with extra boosters need to be created?