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GENDER QUANTITATIVE TRACK

GENDER QUANTITATIVE TRACK. Day 1. Brief participant introductions . Write Name Organization Gender role Reason for choosing the quantitative track. Introduction to glossary of relevant terms. Gender statistics Gender analysis Gender indicators Gender issues .

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GENDER QUANTITATIVE TRACK

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  1. GENDER QUANTITATIVE TRACK Day 1

  2. Brief participant introductions • Write • Name • Organization • Gender role • Reason for choosing the quantitative track

  3. Introduction to glossary of relevant terms • Gender statistics • Gender analysis • Gender indicators • Gender issues

  4. Glossary of relevant terms • Gender mainstreaming in national • Gender parity • Gender-sensitive concepts and methods of data collection

  5. Users and uses of quantitative gender statistics • Who uses gender statistics? • Why do they need gender statistics?

  6. Glossary of relevant terms • Sex bias in data collection; and • Sex-disaggregated statistics

  7. Users • Policy makers, • Development practitioners, • Service providers, • Research, • Donors • Finance and planning people • Infrastructure development people • Technology developers, etc • Everyone who plans for society should!

  8. Uses • Promote understanding • Advance gender analysis and research • Monitor progress • Develop and monitor policies • Support gender mainstreaming

  9. Production of gender statistics • What is the big gender question to consider: • What is the gender issue? • What are the relevant questions? • What information is needed to answer the questions? • Where will you get the information from?

  10. Key issues to consider for stating the question • What is the specific problem/opportunity? • Why is it important or urgent? How significant is it? • How does it affect the different gender groups?

  11. Continuation • What information already exists on this issue? • What gaps in information and knowledge exist? • What specific contribution will your study/work make?

  12. Generating gender issues • The Harvard Model can be used to assess: • the overall gender situation, • problems and opportunities, • the feasibility of options for different gender groups

  13. Work Profile • Household (reproductive) roles: Roles affecting the day-to-day wellbeing of a household • Productive roles: Roles that generate resources for the household • Community roles: Representation and participation in community events

  14. Resource Profile • Access rights: Freedom to use a resource • Control rights: Freedom to determine how a resource is used • Ownership rights: Freedom to dispose of a resource and use the income/ benefits accruing from the disposal

  15. Community roles • Access to and involvement in community activities)

  16. Example: Cash economy (Handout)

  17. Group exercise • Four topics are given below, select one you would like to discuss. • In your groups discuss and list the specific gender questions you would need ask. • Against each questions generate the types of data you would need.

  18. Topics • Access to agricultural productive resources • Reconciliation of work and family life • Household income level/consumption • Intra-household allocation of resources

  19. Group work

  20. ENVIRONMENT & FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH Formulating quantitative gender research • Objectives • Hypotheses and • Research questions

  21. Group exercise • Write down your “big” gender question. • Sell it to 2-3 other participants and form a discussion groups. • In the group formulate the hypothesis, objectives, research questions and data needed.

  22. Summary • The Gender big or key question • Specific gender questions • Objective • Hypothesis • Quantitative research question • Data needed

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