1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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?

7. 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

8. 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).

9. 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?