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International Meeting on Gender Statistics within the Framework of the Millennium Development GoalsAguascalientes19-21 September 2006: 

International Meeting on Gender Statistics within the Framework of the Millennium Development Goals Aguascalientes 19-21 September 2006 Demographic and Social Statistics Branch Statistics Division, DESA United Nations, New York

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http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic The World’s Women 2005 Progress in Statistics

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Use of Gender Statistics

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Change in Focus

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New Focus – Progress in Statistics

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Focus on Official Statistics

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Statistical Capacity

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Statistical Capacity Assessment

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Five indicators considered Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics

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Still too many countries/areas did not conduct a census in 2000 round Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics

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Many countries/areas have still a long way from complete registration Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics

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Civil registration Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics

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Reporting of total population Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics

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Vital statistics reporting Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics

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Reporting on vital statistics Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005 Progress in Statistics

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Tracking capacities from economic activity reporting Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics

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Reporting on employed population by sex and major occupational group, by number of years data were reported during the period 1995-2003 Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005 Progress in Statistics

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Reporting on Wage Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005 Progress in Statistics Gap between women’s and men’s pay 108 of 204 countries or areas report data on total wages Less than a quarter of countries report data by sex

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Out of 13 countries and areas in South America 8 have conducted at least one survey 5 of which conducted at least one survey with national coverage Surveys on violence against women Source: United Nations, World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics

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Some critical observations Slow progress in the development of statistics (as regards availability of data from major sources) Sex and age disaggregation are not being routinely made available Gender statistics more scarce when issues are more specific and require greater detail No clear trend in the availability of gender statistics Gender issues/topics covered by official statistics remain limited to the traditional statistical topics Emerging issues are still being taken up largely outside the official statistics

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The way forward National statistical systems need to be strengthened Official statistics not being maximized (including making data available for wide use) Mainstream gender in all aspects of production of statistics Support and strengthen gender statistics units Develop and improve concepts and methods where they are inadequate Support development of emerging topics with relevant classifications

Thank you: 

Thank you Reference: The World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics United Nations Publication, Sales No. E.05.XVII.7, ISBN 92-1-161482-1 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic