ESCWA Gender Statistics Programme Neda Jafar jafarnun org

ESCWA Gender Statistics Programme Neda Jafar jafarn@un. org October 2015

Regional outputs • Arab Gender Statistics framework 2014 • Reviewed 1999 GIs. In framework • Deletion of a number of indicators • Aligning with UNSD framework • Addition of a number of new indicators • Arab GIs. In Metadata Handbook 2015 (rev 2011) • Second issue of Gender in Figures 2013 -2014 + graphs • Ensaf Gender Statistics Newsletter in Arabic • collaborative effort between ESCWA and NSOs on regional and national activities and products since June 2012 2

Portals • Dashboard - Arab Development Monitor on Societal Progress • Regional picture on the latest status of MDG indicators in the 22 Arab countries and progress achieved over the years in selected indicators. • 3 profiles for each 22 Arab country • Key development indicators including MDGs • key youth indicators • Key gender issues • VAW toolkit • Updated with best practices, mainly Egypt VAW questionnaire • TUS knowledge sharing site • Updated with best practices 3

E-learning • ESCWA completed the Arabic Gender Statistics e-learning Curricula • • • What is Gender? What is Gender Statistics ? Why gender statistics is important in policy making? What are Gender indicators? How to visualize gender statistics? • Current status: on-going bidding phase 4

Technical Advisory Services • SUDAN • Establishing Gender Statistics Unit in NSO • Setting objectives • Setting activities • coordination with gender focal points in ministries • Resource requirements • Training of gender statisticians and focal points on gender concepts and statistics 5 • EGYPT • Assist CAPMAS to conduct VAW survey in Egypt 2015 • Training 1 field workers and supervisors on concepts & questionnaire • Developing questionnaire as per latest international standards • Training 2 practical and live case studies • Finalizing questionnaire

Capacity Building Workshops • Workshop on Developing a National Gender Statistics Programme, Istanbul, Turkey, 19 -21 May 2015 • Regional Workshop on Integrating a Gender Perspective in the Production of Statistics, in cooperation with the Department of Statistics, Amman, Jordan, 1 -4 December, 2014 • Inter-regional workshop on good practices in gender statistics, Aguascalientes, Mexico, 5 to 7 November, 2014 • Workshop on Development of Gender Indicators in the Arab Countries Istanbul , Turkey, 1 -3 April, 2014 6

National Analytical Papers Consultancy in progress • To measure the economic implications on gender equality and women empowerment • Valuing Women's Caring Work from Time Use Statistics in Palestine • the Contribution of Women's Unpaid Work to GDP in Morocco • the Pay Gap between Men and Women in Jordan • the Economic Cost of Violence against Women in Egypt 7

Future Steps • Workshop on gender analysis for policy makers • Training of trainers on gender statistics (based on e-learning) • IAEG on Gender Statistics Meeting for Arab countries • Compiling good practices in mainstreaming gender statistics 8

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