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Gender Statistics Programme at the United Nations
Keiko Osaki-Tomita, Ph.D.Chief
Demographic and Social Statistics BranchUnited Nations Statistics Division
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis, Cairo,17-19 May 2010
Gender Issues and Statistics
What are gender issues?Gender issues generally refer to concerns by society
about specific differences in the lives or wellbeing of women and men.
Why are gender statistics important? The statistics are vital for understanding many aspects
of wellbeing and wellbeing and progress. Gender statistics provide separate data for women and men across many dimensions of life, revealing differences and relationships between them.
Historical development of gender perspectives
Early years….1946 Establishment of the Commission on the Status of
Women1967 Adoption of the Declaration on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women1975 International Women’s Year World Conference 1976 Launching of the UN Decades for Women (1976-1986)1979 Adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women1985 World Conference to Review the UN Decade for Women,
Nairobi, Kenya
Historical development of gender perspectives
Recent years….1994 International Conference on Population and
Development, Cairo, Egypt1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, China
- Adoption of the Platform of Action2000 Millennium Summit - Adoption of the UN Millennium Declaration, from
which 8 goals were developed2010 High-level Plenary Meeting (2010 Millennium Summit)
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) MDGs are the most broadly supported development goals the world has
ever agreed upon. They have 8 time-bound goals;
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerGoal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Target: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levels by 2015
3.1 Ratios of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education 3.2 Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector 3.3 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament
Goal 4: Reduce child mortalityGoal 5: Improve maternal healthGoal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
UNSD’s Work on Gender Statistics
Methodological work Compilation and dissemination of statistics Technical cooperation and capacity building Promotion of synergies among existing
initiatives
Methodological Work (1)
Review concepts and methods used in the collection of official statistics
Identify ways of integrating a gender perspective in data collection, presentation and dissemination
Produce relevant manuals and technical reports
Methodological WorK (2)
Development of methods on particular gender issues of concern Statistics on time use
Indicators on violence against women, led by Friend of the Chair of the UN Statistics Commission (Mexico)
Compilation and Dissemination of Gender Statistics (1)
Make gender statistics and indicators readily available and accessible to users.
On-line resources: Statistics and Indicators on Women and Men
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/indwm
GenderInfo 2007
Compilation and Dissemination of Gender Statistics (2)
“The World’s Women”A flagship publication to analyze the situation of women and men, and to assess the progress made in the production of gender statistics.
Published every 5 years, since 1990.
The 5th issue, The 2010 World’s Women: Trends and Statistics, is forthcoming.
Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building
Offers a variety of technical assistance in gender statistics to national statistical offices, regional programmes and UN agencies. Training workshops at national, regional
and interregional levels Direct technical assistance to countries
Promotion of Synergies among Existing Initiatives
Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS)To take stock, review progress, challenges and emerging
needs, and propose actions to advance gender statistics.
Global Forum on Gender Statistics Rome, Italy in 2007 Accra, Ghana in 2009 Manila, the Philippines in October 2010
Concluding remarks
Thank you !
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