Measuring Gender Equality in the UNECE Region Andres

Multilateral agreements • United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination

Recent UNECE publications and materials • Manual “Developing gender statistics: a practical tool” (2010)

Gender Statistics Manual • What is gender statistics? • Why do we need it?

Training videos • Advocacy • Gender-based violence • Making it happen • Gender and

Indicators of gender equality v UNECE regional set based on the global minimum v

For statistical organizations … • It is no longer enough just to collect and

‘Making Data Meaningful’ Guides • Writing stories about numbers (2009) • Presenting statistics (2009)

Statistical literacy (not on gender statistics specifically) • What is statistical literacy? • Strategies

Using gender statistics: a toolkit for training data users • Aim: to increase the

Database: unece. org/data • Many topics - information on the role of women and

Capacity-building • 2013 -2016 project funded by the UN Development Account – Interregional cooperation

Objective of this workshop • Enhance capacity of national statistical offices to disseminate and

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Measuring Gender Equality in the UNECE Region Andres Vikat Workshop on Gender Statistics Dissemination and Training Chisinau, 3 -4 November 2015

Multilateral agreements • United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979 • Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, 1994 • Beijing Platform for Action, 1995 • Millennium Declaration, 2000 • Madrid International Plan of Action on Aging, 2002 • Sustainable Development Goals, 2015 – Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Recent UNECE publications and materials • Manual “Developing gender statistics: a practical tool” (2010) in English, Russian and Chinese • Survey module on measuring violence against women (2011) • Guidelines for harmonizing time-use surveys (2013) • Indicators of gender equality (2014) • Using gender statistics: a toolkit for training data users (2015) in English, Russian, Romanian and Armenian

Gender Statistics Manual • What is gender statistics? • Why do we need it? • How to produce? • Improving the use • Making it happen • Available in English, Russian and Chinese

Training videos • Advocacy • Gender-based violence • Making it happen • Gender and decision-making • Gender and population sub- • Measuring informal groups employment • Reconciliation of family and • Time-use surveys work life • Incorporating gender into • Gender pay gap labour statistics • Disseminating and communicating gender statistics • Gender, entrepreneurship and access to finance • Gender and infrastructure

Indicators of gender equality v UNECE regional set based on the global minimum v Measure progress towards gender-related policy goals v 42 headline, 71 supporting indicators v Organized by the Beijing domains

For statistical organizations … • It is no longer enough just to collect and produce statistics. • To stay relevant and responsive, they need to – understand – improve – raise the needs of the diverse user community dissemination awareness of the value of statistics – actively encourage informed use of statistics

‘Making Data Meaningful’ Guides • Writing stories about numbers (2009) • Presenting statistics (2009) • Communicating with the media (2011) • Statistical literacy (2014)

Statistical literacy (not on gender statistics specifically) • What is statistical literacy? • Strategies for approaching different users • Training of users • Maintaining relationship with users • Improving dissemination

Using gender statistics: a toolkit for training data users • Aim: to increase the understanding and use of gender statistics • Components: – Short user-friendly descriptions of concepts with practical examples – Power. Point – Practical presentations exercises for use in training sessions • Based on the UNECE indicators • Examples from Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia

Database: unece. org/data • Many topics - information on the role of women and men in society, economy and family • Time series - monitoring of outcomes of policy changes • Support to statistical capacity-building and methodological work • Data by sex • In English and Russian • New entry page design • Android app Population and Gender Crime and violence Education Fertility, families and households Work-life balance Country Profiles Health and mortality Migration Population Public life and decision making Science and ICT Work and economy

Capacity-building • 2013 -2016 project funded by the UN Development Account – Interregional cooperation to strengthen national capacities to measure progress in achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment • Workshops: – National, 2015 • Entrepreneurship: Armenia, Moldova • Training of users: Armenia, Moldova – Regional (EECCA): • March 2014, Geneva • 3 -4 Nov 2015, Moldova • End May 2016, Lithuania

Objective of this workshop • Enhance capacity of national statistical offices to disseminate and communicate gender statistics • Enhance capacity of users to understand use gender statistics • Promote producer-user interaction related to gender statistics and gender issues • Review draft toolkit for training data users • Discuss national application of the toolkit