Indicators to measure gender equality in the economy Countries of Central Asia

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Indicators to measure gender equality in the
economy Countries of Central Asia

• Work Session on Gender Statistics
• Geneva, 6-8 October 2008

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MDG and gender equality

• In global MDG framework
• Focus on personal capabilities and personal
  health
• Some indicators on participation in employment
  and public life

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Economic development and gender equality

• Gender equality in the economy not only an issue
  of equality, but also economic efficiency.

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The search for relevant indicators

• The need to go beyond traditional measures on
  labour participation and educational attainment

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Data availability and quality

• Many data gaps
• Traditional measures and traditional sources of
  data
• Scarce resources

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Tiers of data quality/availability

• Tier 1 data produced based on int. standards,
  good availability
• Tier 2 Data potentially available, not always
  based on int.standards
• Tier 3 Relevant data, but not available in
  off.statistics

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Six thematic areas

• Poverty reduction
• Access to resources
• Access to employment, including entrepreneurship
• Reconciliation of work and family
• Public expenditure
• Economic decision-making

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The most difficult cases

• Poverty
• Access to resources
• Access to credit
• Privatization

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Investment on data sources

• Labour Force Survey
• Household budget surveys
• Censuses (population, housing, agriculture)
• Administrative data

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Future steps

• Methodological guide on proposed indicators
• Collect and analyse data on proposed indicators

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Topics for discussion

• Is the framework relevant for Central Asian
  countries (and possibly other countries)?
• What process and what use for this framework?

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