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ESA/STAT/AC.187/6 Global Database of Statistics and Indicators on Gender. Third Meeting of the Advisory Group on Global Database IAEG-GS 29 January 2009 Presentation prepared by UNSD Based on the paper by Eva Gisela Ramirez. Interagency and expert group on gender statistics. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ESA/STAT/AC.187/6
Global Database of Statistics and Indicators on Gender
Third Meeting of the Advisory Group on Global DatabaseIAEG-GS
29 January 2009
Presentation prepared by UNSDBased on the paper by Eva Gisela Ramirez
Interagency and expert group on gender statistics
• First meeting convened in December 2006 to promote development of gender statistics
• Agreed to define a Global Gender Statistics Programme. Two components identified:– To build a global gender statistics database– To develop gender statistics capacity through training
courses• At the second meeting in December 2007 in
Rome, – Gender Info 2007 was launched.– Two advisory groups were formed to address the
above mentioned goals.
Advisory Group on Databases
Objectives:• To develop a framework of statistics, indicators and
metadata• To review and identify key gender indicators and
statistics required to effectively monitor progress in the goals of gender equality and development
Membership:• Countries (6): Canada, Malawi, Mexico (chair), Malawi,
Philippines, Zimbabwe• International agencies: ECLAC, ESCWA, UNIFEM,
World Bank, World Bank Institute
Global gender statistics database
Uses• To analyze and compare the situation of women and
men in the world• To evaluate progress with respect to gender issues and
assess the efficacy of national, regional and international policies to narrow the gender gap
• A useful tool to evaluate improvements in statistical capacity to produce gender statistics
Characteristics• Policy relevance• Comparability across time and across countries• Based on harmonized concepts, definitions and methods
UNSD’s Gender Info 2007
• Constructed with available information from the international statistical system– Official statistics reported by national statistical
system to statistics offices of international organizations including UNSD, ILO, UNESCO, UNAIDS, IPU, WHO, etc.
– Statistics estimated by international organizations such as UNPD, UNICEF, etc.
• Includes 116 indicators for 6 main topics and 18 sub-topics
• Period coverage: last 2 decades
Table 1. Gender Info 2007 main topics and subtopics
Topic/sub-topic Indicators
EDUCATION 44
Enrolment 24
Literacy 4
Progression and completion 10
School life expectancy 2
Teaching staff 4
FAMILIES 14
Childbearing 8
Unions 6
Table 1. (cont.)
Topic/sub-topic Indicators
WORK 20
Economic activity 2
Employment 14
Unemployment 4
HEALTH AND NUTRITION 24
HIV/AIDS 11
Life expectancy 2
Mortality 5
Nutrition 2
Reproductive health 4
Table 1. (cont.)
Topic/sub-topic Indicators
PUBLIC LIFE AND DECISION MAKING
4
Political participation 4
POPULATION 10
Distribution 4
Size and composition 6
TOTAL NO. INDICATORS 116
In spite of the relevance of the greater part of the indicators, GenderInfo lacks data on subjects that at present are essential for gender analysis, notably:
• Migration• Causes of death• Unpaid work• Work in the informal sector• Informal employment• Time use and balance between family and labour life• Income• Poverty• Family and household dynamics• Participation in political society• Laws and institutions on equality and autonomy of women• Violence against women• Progress of national information systems in the production of
statistics addressing gender issues
Thematic imbalance in GenderInfo 2007
– Many indicators on education, particularly on enrolment, but none on effective school attendance (possibly due to small number of countries with such data)
– Second most numerous indicators are in Health, mainly on HIV/AIDS, but none on general mortality, morbidity, deaths by cause (except maternal mortality)
– Limited information on family dynamics, e.g. household headship by sex , types of household (nuclear, two-parent, single-parent, with young children, etc.), power relations in the family
Comparison with other gender information systems
Comparing with GID-OECD, World Bank and Global Economic Forum, ECE and ECLAC:
1. All share the same thematic structure and in each of the themes similar indicator sets, although each with some additional indicators
2. All initiatives have several years of development and have had time to make adjustments and improvements
Table 2. Comparison of the thematic structure of diverse systems of gender information systems
THEME Gender
Info
GID-
OECD
World Bank
Global Econ Forum
ECE
ECLAC
Population 10 10 13 5 14
Families 14 5 8 9 22
Work 20 11 9 9 16 11
Education 44 13 11 7 6 21
Health and nutrition 24 9 11 2 4 26
Public life & decision making 4 5 3 13 18
Social Institutions, basic rights
8 4
Table 2. (cont.)
THEME Gender
Info
GID-
OECD
World Bank
Global Econ Forum
ECE
ECLAC
Capabilities & human capital 17
Opportunity 7
Empowerment 3 3
Vulnerability 12
Population dynamics 8
Key indicators 8
Gender country profiles 12
Table 2. (cont.)
THEME Gender
Info
GID-
OECD
World Bank
Global Econ Forum
ECE
ECLAC
Life balance 8
Science and ITC 3
Crime and violence 6 5
TOTAL 116 61 94 41 82 117
3. GenderInfo does not offer an additional topic
that is different or a “plus” compared to the other existing systems. Its value rests on the official characteristic of its data, the institutional status, the longer period coverage, the integrity of the database, the versatility of its platform.
4. The GEF presents only a file per country with the indicator values and composite indexes and its location in the international ranking.
5. The systems that offer extensive themes are ECE and GEF. ECLAC has the most number of indicators.
A. Comparison of Indicators in GenderInfo vs. MDG
B. Comparison of GenderInfo vs. ECLAC on useful indicators to monitor Beijing Platform for Action
One of the uses of gender statistics and indicators is as a tool to monitor progress in the achievement of international commitments
A.GenderInfo vs. MDG Indicators
Goal Indics MDG
Indics
GenderInfo
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 9 2
2. Achieve universal primary education 3 3
3. Promote gender equality and empower women 3 3
4. Reduce child mortality 3 2
5. Improve maternal health 6 5
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases 10 3
TOTAL 34 18
GenderInfo vs. ECLAC for Monitoring Beijing
Critical area of concern Indics ECLAC
Indics
GenderInfo
1. Poverty 8 0
2. Education and training 11 6
3. Health 10 3
4. Violence against women 6 0
5. Women in armed conflict 1 0
6. Women in the economy 16 1
7. Power and decision making 4 1
GenderInfo vs. ECLAC (cont.)
Critical area of concern Indics ECLAC
Indics
GenderInfo
8. Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
3 0
9. Human rights 1 0
10. Women and the media 1 0
11. Women and the environment 1 0
12. The girl child Included in other goals
TOTAL 62 11
Issues for consideration
• Expansion of thematic coverage
• Inclusion of indicators to monitor international agreements and resolutions
• Pay attention to related databases and initiatives
• Software selection– change?