Gender and MDGs in the Arab Region Lotta Persson Statistician Population and Welfare Statistics Statistics Sweden

Data availability Poverty statistics – data gaps School statistics – OK Employment statistics – data gaps Child mortality data – OK Health statistics – data gaps

List of indicators Population Family and Household Work Economy Education Health Crime Decision making

Identifying new indicators Poorer education among women than among men Problem/concern Family’s preference for investing in sons’ education Underlying causes Girl’s work in the household Girls reproductive role Consequences/effects Women’s higher illiteracy Women’s lower knowledge of HIV Women’s lower access to paid work

Identifying new indicators Poorer education among women than among men Problem/concern Family’s preference for investing in sons’ education Underlying causes Girl’s work in the household Social and cultural barriers Consequences/effects Women’s higher illiteracy Women more vulnerable to HIV Women’s lower access to paid work Primary completion rate Net enrolment ratio in primary education Time girls and boys spend working in the household Fertility rate by age Literacy rate of year-olds years olds with correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS All statistics should be presented by sex Women and men in wage employment

Some examples Time boys and girls spent during the last week working in the household Time boys and girls spent during the last week working in the household by relationship to head of household Time boys and girls spent during the last week working in the household by ethnic group

Some examples Percentage of mothers and fathers who have: Read books with their child Told stories to their child Sung songs with their child Played with their child

Some examples Breastfeeding by sex of child and duration of breastfeeding in months Mean suitable age for girls to marry by sex Mean suitable age for boys to marry by sex Girls and boys that declared they chose/will chose future spouse

Activities to fill in data gaps Financial support Technical cooperation

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