1. Development of Gender Statistics
Joint ESCWA/ILO Workshop on Mainstreaming Gender in Labour Statistics, Turin, 9-12 December 2008
Development of Gender Statistics
Neda Jafar
ESCWA Statistics Division

2. Overview Rationale for gender statistics Engendering statistics
@ global level
@ regional level
@ national level
The Iraq Project

3. Rationale for Gender Statistics

4. Why gender statistics?
Factual basis for all stages of policy making: planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring , reporting and evaluation
Shed light on priority gender issues and gender gaps
Set targets and benchmarks
Track progress

5. Engendering Statistics

6. Engendering statistics
A wide range of initiatives and activities have been undertaken at the country, regional and global levels regarding the development and application of gender indicators

7. Engendering Statistics
The Global Level

8. Engendering statistics: Global Level
International frameworks
GA Resolutions
Technical materials
Statistical reports and publications
Global gender statistics programmes

9. Focus of global work on gender stats
Manuals, guidelines
& handbooks
Evaluating and improving definitions, concepts, methods
Tasks Forces/Expert Groups
Intl. organizations
Gender Units in CSOs
Training workshops
& study visits
Improving skills in data production, analysis and dissemination
Reports & publications
on women and men
Assisting in data compilation, analysis and dissemination

10. International Frameworks
Beijing Platform for Action
Strategic objective H.3.
“Generate and disseminate gender-disaggregated data and information for planning and evaluation”
Fourth World Conference on Women
(Beijing, September 1995)

11. Selected Technical Materials for Engendering Statistics
United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), Handbook for the Development of National Statistical Databases on Women and Development, 1989;
UNSD, Methods of Measuring Women's Participation on the Informal Sector, 1990;
UNSD, Methods of Measuring Women's Economic Activity - Technical Report, 1993;
Statistics Sweden, Engendering Statistics: A Tool for Change, 1996;
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Guide to Gender-sensitive Indicators, 1997;

12. Selected Technical Materials for Engendering Statistics (cont’d)
UNSD, Handbook for Producing National Statistical Reports on Women and Men, 1997;
UNSD, Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, on CD-ROM, 2000;
UNSD, Indicators for Monitoring MDGs - Definition, Rationale, Concepts and Sources, 2003;
United Nations, Guide to Producing Statistics on Time Use: Measuring Paid and Unpaid Work, 2005;F
Food and Agriculture Organization, "Gender sensitive indicators: A key tool for gender mainstreaming," 2001;
International Labour Organization (ILO), Qualitative and Quantitative Indicators for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the ILO Gender Mainstreaming Strategy.

13. Statistical Reports and Publications
The World’s Women: Trends and Statistics
The World’s Women: 2005 Progress in Statistics
Progress of the World’s Women
Women’s Empowerment: Measuring the Global Gender Gap
Situation of Women (1990)
Statistics and Indicators on Women in Africa (1989)
Compendium of Statistics and Indicators on the Situation of Women (1988)

14. Global Gender Statistics Programmes
UNSD Global Gender Statistics Programme
World Bank Group Gender Action Plan
ILO Gender Promotion Programme
FAO Gender and Development Plan of Action ( )
WHO program on Women, Health and Development
Others
Objectives:
Effective use of networking
Building strong and supportive partnership
Establishment of collaborative arrangements at the national level
Includes 3 components
Inter-agency and expert group to advance gender statistics at global level
Web Portal as technical information resource and channel for networking
Development of training courses for adoption and adaptation at all levels 14 14 14

15. Engendering Statistics
The Regional Level

16. Engendering statistics: Regional Level
Programme development
Projects
Workshops and EGMs
Manuals and Handbooks
Gender-based statistical reports and publications
Gender Virtual Library

17. Programme Development
Since 1997, ESCWA in cooperation with a number of UN agencies has been implementing a a Gender Statistics Programme (GSP) for Arab countries to their capabilities in the production, use and dissemination of gender statistics to lead to more effective policies promoting change for the benefit of women and the advancement of society as a whole
GSP activities have commenced on both the regional and national levels in 12 Arab countries; the latest in Iraq with funding from UNDG - ITF
ESCWA has recently partnered with the World Bank to roll-out a Capacity Building program on Engendering National Statistical Systems in the ESCWA Region
ESCAP: two Regional Workshop on Women and Men in the ESCAP Region
ECA: two workshops in Southern and Eastern African countries 17

18. Gender Stats Projects Scope Partners Status
Toward More Gender-Responsive MDG Monitoring and Reporting in the Arab Region
Arab Region
Inter-agency
ESCWA-led
In -progress
Capacity Building program on Engendering National Statistical Systems in the ESCWA Region
ESCWA Region
World Bank/ESCWA
Forthcoming
Development of National Gender Statistics in Iraq
National-Iraq
ESCWA/UNDG ITF in cooperation with COSIT
In-progress
Interregional cooperation to strengthen social inclusion, gender equality and health promotion in the Millennium Development Goals
National Gender Statistics Programmes in the Arab Countries
Arab Region – 11 countries
Finalized

19. Regional Workshops and EGMs
First Regional Workshop (Tunis, 9-14 June 1997)
Second Regional Workshop (Jordan, 8-11 June 1999)
Third Regional Workshop (Tunis, 5-7 July 2001)
Fourth Regional Workshop (Beirut, June 2003)
Workshop on Gender Statistics as a Tool for Policy Formulation and Analysis (Beirut, June 2003)
Inter-agency and Expert Group Meeting on Gender and MDGs in the Arab Region (Cairo, September 2007) 19

20. Handbooks and Manuals
Gender in the MDGs: Information Guide for Arab MDG Reports (2007)
Handbook on How to Prepare Statistical Publications on Women and Men (Arabic translation) 20

21. Gender-based statistical publications & reports
Gender in MDGs: Info Guide for Arab MDG Reports
Women and Men in the Arab Region: A Statistical Portrait
Women and Men: Education
Where Do Arab Women Stand in the Development Process?
Women and Men: Employment
Arab Women in Public Life and Leadership 21

22. Gender Virtual Library

23. ESCWA’s Future Work in Gender Statistics
Establishment of a Task Force on Gender Statistics to guide the development of gender statistics in the ESCWA Region
Review of Arab MDG reports from a Gender Lens (publication)
Development of a manual on metadata for G Is In Framework
Training on manual & other capacity building activities
Development of a gender database populated with national data

24. Engendering Statistics
The National Level

25. Engendering statistics: National Level
National workshops and reports
National publications on women and men
National gender statistics programmes
Mainstreaming gender in NSDS
Gender Focal Points

26. National Workshops & Country Reports
Under the umbrella of the regional project for “ Development of National Gender Statistics Programmes in the Arab Countries” 11 countries held national workshops bringing together users and producers to statistics to discuss national gender issues and priorities and data requirements
Algeria - Egypt – Jordan- Lebanon – Oman – Palestine – Qatar – Syria - Tunisia – Yemen
These countries also prepared national reports that include national work plans, overviews of national workshops, national strategies for improving gender statistics, and challenges in the preparation of national statistical 26

27. Gender-based statistical booklets
National Women and Men Series
Algeria: A Statistical Portrait
Egypt: A Statistical Portrait
Jordan: A Statistical Portrait
Iraq: Women and Men
Lebanon: A Statistical Portrait
Oman: Women and Men
Qatar: National Report on Women and Men
Palestine: A Statistical Portrait
The Syrian Arab Republic: A Statistical Portrait
Tunisia: A Statistical Portrait
Yemen: A Statistical Portrait
Morocco 27 27 27

28. Engendering Statistics
The Iraq Project

29. Engendering statistics: “Development of National Gender Statistics in Iraq”
Led by ESCWA
Supported by UNDG ITF
Implemented in coordination with COSIT since 2006 (expected completion Dec. 2008)
Undertaken in collaboration with UNDP and other UN agencies
Includes a number of capacity-building activities and statistical outputs

30. National Gender Statistics In Iraq
Gender Stats Unit within COSIT
2 Statistics Assistants & 1 Administrative Assistant
ICT equipment
Training workshops
First National Workshop (Amman, Dec. 06)
Workshop on Time-use Surveys (Amman, Nov. 07)
Workshop on NSDS Design: Mainstreaming Gender in Sectoral Statistics (Istanbul, March 08)
Dev Info Training (Beirut, July 08)
Training on database development (Beirut, July 08)
Second National Workshop (Beirut, Nov 08)
Workshop on Labour Statistics (Turin, Dec 08)

31. National Gender Statistics In Iraq
Fellowships and study visits
Jordanian Department of Statistics (Amman, November 2007)
Study Tour on DevInfo – (India, December 2008)
Studies and publication on gender statistics
Report on assessment of data availability
Publication on Women and Men
Booklet on gender stats: results of time-use survey (forthcoming)
Wall chart on women and men in Iraq (forthcoming)
Photo gallery of gender issues in Iraq (in-progress)
Database and website on gender statistics (forthcoming)

32. Thank You