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Conducting Gender Statistical Assessment

This lecture will focus on the importance of gender statistical assessment and how it can be used to improve equality and access to resources for women and men in national development. The session will cover topics such as the current state of gender statistics, milestones, and strategies for improvement.

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Conducting Gender Statistical Assessment

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  1. NATIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS WITH PRODUCERS AND USERS OF GENDER STATISTICS 2-4 October 2017, Kampala, Uganda LECTURE: CONDUCTING GENDER STATISTICS ASSESSMENT Opoku Manu Asare

  2. The focus of the Session • Where are we on gender statistics? • Where do we need to be? • How will we get to where we need to be? • What are some milestones along the way? • What will it take for us to get from where we are now, through where we would like to be, to where we need to be? • What are the next steps/“quick wins” for national gender statistics programme? • Any new laws, regulations, policies, strategies?????? • Where do we expect Uganda in 2030 on gender using the SDG as a tool and target?

  3. What is gender statistical assessment? Gender Statistical Assessment is the systematic collection, review and use of information about gender issues undertaken for the purpose of improving Equality, Access to resources and Opportunities for women, girls and men for national development. ( Adopted from Marchese 1987)

  4. Underlying Assumptions for the Gender Statistical Assessment • The primary aim of Gender Statistics Assessment (GSA) is the continuous improvement of lives of women and men, especially for women in the areas of Gender Equality, Parity, Opportunities and Access to ALL resources of the county • GSA is to be embedded as part of the normal order of duties of CSO, UBOS and other MDS, other data producers • GSA will be a cyclic process and an ongoing programme activities of UBOS, Gender Ministry, Health, Education, Agriculture, Sports, Tourism, etc.

  5. Approach to gender statistical assessment • Involve all key stakeholders: get academic, research and data on gender issues and concerns • Set out clear goals, objectives, methodologies, expected outcome • What are the framework of the assessment?: Legal, policy, institutional • Identify who are doing what on gender development in Uganda? • Who are involve in the gender assessment? • What are the existing gender issues? • Gender gap on gender statistics: Compare what ought to be there and what are currently available-statistics on gender • Resources mobilization and budget

  6. Organizational setup • Institutional framework: This arrangement is critical for the success of the gender statistics assessment • What form of institutional arrangement is there to implement a gender statistics gender statistics assessment ? • In the CSO-UBOS • Gender Ministry • Other line ministries/stakeholders • Is there a committee (internal or inter-ministry/agency) on gender statistics assessment ? • Specific legal provisions/mandate by an act/law

  7. Requirements for assessment • Examine existing documents • What exist-strategies, research papers, international conventions and protocols? • What are the gaps in terms of issues, data, research, laws, policies, programmes, projects • Legal and institutional framework for generating gender statistics • Gender statistics requirements for the country or institutional level? and availability • Does the organizational set up and its operational and culture adequately support the generation of gender statistics?

  8. Requirements for assessment (Cont.) • Stakeholder engagement /dialogue. To incorporate their concerns into the work • Logistics, technical and other equipment adequately support the generation and dissemination of gender statistics? • Human resources requirements and availability. What are the gaps • Technical issues such as data processing, storage, archive, dissemination, advocacy, publication, timelines etc must be assessed and

  9. Pillars of gender statistical assessment • Assessment of Institutional and organizational frameworks • Assessment of the production, presentation and dissemination gender statistics • Products and uses of gender statistics • Assessment of stakeholder engagement • Review of user-producer practices • WHAT ARE THE ISSUES, CHALLANGES AND GAPS? • Propose strategies to address the issues to improve gender statistics availability • Resource mobilization and budget • Work plans to follow through

  10. Why Gender Statistics Assessment? HELPS DIRECT DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TOWARD GENDER DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES DETERMINES THE NEEDS OR GAPS BETWEEN CURRENT AND DESIRED CONDITIONS OF GENDER STATISTICS HELPS PRIORITISE THE AREAS THAT NEED RAPID ATTENTION IN GENDER STATISTICS HELPS PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND AIM TO ANY IMPROVEMENT IN GENDER STATISTICS HELPS AVOID DOUBLING UP ON GENDER STATISTICS

  11. ACTIVITY: PROBLEM TREE ANALYSIS THRE PROBLEM TREE To get your group started, apply the problem tree tool analysis to the core problem of underreporting of Gender Violence Be prepared to present it to the big group. Effects Underreporting of Gender V. Causes

  12. ACTIVITY: THE PROBLEM TREE ANALYSIS FURTHER EFFECT FURTHER EFFECT FURTHER EFFECT DIRECT EFFECT DIRECT EFFECT DIRECT EFFECT UNDERREPORTING OF Gender Statistics DIRECT CAUSE DIRECT CAUSE DIRECT CAUSE INDIRECT CAUSE INDIRECT CAUSE INDIRECT CAUSE

  13. ACTIVITY: THE SOLUTION TREE ANALYSIS FURTHER BENEFIT FURTHER BENEFIT FURTHER BENEFIT BENEFIT BENEFIT BENEFIT UNDERREPORTING OF GENDER VIOLENCE SOLUTION SOLUTION SOLUTION SOLUTION SOLUTION SOLUTION

  14. Activities Who is involved? And In what? • In your groups, map the people you think are causing Gender Violence • List those people and institutions that can provide you with relevant information regarding Gender issues Uganda

  15. Sources of data/information • UBOS database • Ministry of Gender • Other MDAs that deals with development • UN agencies • NGOs, community groups and religious groups • Private sector • Individuals • Local gender advocates or practitioners including researchers • Academia and research institutions • Local lawyers, prosecutors, judges, etc. • Women in the community • Others?

  16. Methodology • What methodology will be used? 2. Sampling? 3. Focus group discussions 4. Gender issues 5. Provide 10 simple questions 6. Data capturing, processing, analysis, presentation and dissemination

  17. Expected outcome Methodologies Census

  18. Expected outcomes Areas to be visited: • Areas with high-rates of Gender violence • Households/organizations • International and national partners working on Gender violence

  19. Expected outcomes Policy questionnaire: • Has Gender statistics got a standardized procedure for data management and development? • What is the acceptable approach on data management and development? • What laws, policies, programmes, projects, strategies exist that that integrate gender statistics into national development or advance and improve the course of gender issues in Uganda?

  20. Expected outcomes Facilities questionnaire • Do the Ugandan police, health, communities etc have separate and confidential facilities for victims to report cases and seek treatment or counseling? • Who does the interview? Female or Male police officers • Do the UBOS/Gender Ministry, Police, Health, Court, and Communities have a database on the profile of Victims and Offenders?

  21. Expected outcomes Training questionnaire: • What Gender issues/topics are included in UBOS/Court/Police etc training? • What are the trends of incidences of Gender Violence related to gender issues in at UBOS/Court/Police? • How many Gender Advocates have suffered Gender Violence and received counseling and training?

  22. Expected outcomes Victim support questionnaire • What referral services are available to victims of Gender Violence? • What types of risks and threats are victims exposed to? • Are there rehabilitation homes, safe houses or shelters where victims can go to?

  23. Expected outcomes Prevention and problem solving questionnaire: • Are women part of the community forums with Ministry of Gender, Gender Advocates, Health, Police? • Do the Ministry of Gender, Gender Advocates, Health, Police organize awareness raising campaigns against Gender Violence? • What problem solving techniques are used to engage with the community on Gender Violence-related issues?

  24. The Importance of Gender Statistical Assessment • To improve the effects of gender issues on gender development through the utilization of statistics as a tool • To examine and enhance institutional effectiveness of gender development: Equality Access to resources and Opportunities • To advance the reputation and image of Women through the quality of its programs

  25. Gender Assessment Key Outcomes • Draft report ready • Executive summary • Key recommendations • Implementation or action plan • Stakeholders meeting to finalize report • Resource mobilization and budget plans • Institutional framework for implementation • Monitoring, evaluation and reporting plans

  26. Future considerations • Use the outcome of the assessment to: • Prioritize gender issues and concerns • Placing Gender issues at the center of national development • Stressing critical thinking, knowledge, professionalism, ethics, communication, and research& statistical competencies as essential skills for enhancing women development • Fostering intellectual growth, ethical maturity, and civic responsibility on gender issues and concerns

  27. Group work Group 1 Assess the Institutional and organizational Frameworks of Gender statistics in Uganda Group 1. Assess the production, presentation and dissemination of gender statistics in Uganda Group2: Discuss the products and uses of gender statistics Group 3: Assess Stakeholder Engagement of user-producer practices in Uganda • Group Presentations and Discussion

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