1. Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Rome, 10-12 December 2007 Engendering statistics: a proposed programme for 2008-2009 Statistics Division, DESA United Nations, New York

2. Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Rome, 10-12 December 2007 Engendering data collection programmes: Population census Population census as a source of gender statistics (improve the measurement of women’s work, maternal mortality, etc.) household surveys Engendering household surveys (improve the measurement of work and informal sector, access to assets and resources, health indicators, poverty indicators) time use Continuing the work on time use surveys vital statistics Improve vital statistics as a key source of data by sex The way forward: A few important steps

3. Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Rome, 10-12 December 2007 Address key data gaps: Develop standards and tools for the measurement of violence against women Improve existing tools for the measurement of women’s work, in particular in the informal economy Improve existing tools for the measurement of women’s access to assets Develop methods for the measurement of women and men’s poverty levels The way forward: A few important steps

4. Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Rome, 10-12 December 2007 Provide training to countries: Training workshops on the specific topics identified above Institutionalize gender statistics training at the regional and/or sub-regional level Issue the second version of Engendering Statistics as a UN publication The way forward: A few important steps

5. Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Rome, 10-12 December 2007 Improve data dissemination and access to information on gender statistics and other information: Continuous and regular updating of the gender statistics and indicators database Issuing GenderInfo at regular intervals (one or two years) Create a website on gender statistics and other information, including the database Develop a portal at a later stage Produce the World’s Women 2010 The way forward: A few important steps

6. Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Rome, 10-12 December 2007 Ensure that capacity building programmes and initiatives to improve the financing for the development of statistics also include a gender perspective Develop standards and guidelines through the formal intergovernmental process (UN SC) to ensure full involvement and commitment by national statistical systems and full mainstreaming of gender in the production and use of statistics The way forward: A few important steps