Proposed gender issues and Proposed gender issues and gender sensitive indicators gender sensitive indicators

Neda JafarNeda JafarESCWAESCWA

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Force 3   Women and poverty x 3 x xEducation and training of women x 1 x xWomen and health x 5 x xViolence against women x 4 x xWomen and armed conflict x  Women and the economy x 6 x xWomen in power and decision-making x 2 x xInstitutional mechanisms for the

advancement of women x x  Human rights of women x x  Women and the media x 8  Women and the environment x  The girl-child x 7    

Arab MDGs and Proposed Arab MDGs and Proposed Gender-Sensitive IndicatorsGender-Sensitive Indicators

"G IS IN""G IS IN"

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1Official MDG Ind.2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG Ind

2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty

and Hunger

Income and poverty sex disaggregated poverty rate X 1      

  Poverty gap ratio for headed hh by sex of head   2      

  % of women's share of poorest quintile in national consumption   3      

Percentages of women and men who carry out unpaid domestic work         X

  Percentages of women and men with access to credit         X

  Proportion of children under age 5 underweight by sex X 4      

  Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption by sex   5      

  Percentage of poverty in households with a single-adult/parent hh by sex of the adult/parent         X

  Dependency ratio among families with a female head of household compared to families headed by a man         X

  % of girl child aged 10-14 working X        

  % national budget allocation for projects for vulnerable groups (women headed households, women home workers, refuges/IDPs, disabled , in the form of grants, loans revolving funds etc          

  % national budget allocation for improving infra-structure for rural women          

Property rights

Land ownership by male, female, or jointly held     X    

Housing title, disaggregated by male, female, jointly held     X    

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1

Official MDG Ind. 2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG Ind. Proposal

2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 2: Achieve

Universal Primary

Education

Education and training of women

Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education   9 X    

 

Ratio of literate females to males at ages 15-24 X 10     X

 Youth literacy rate X 8      

 Youth literacy rate, women and men       X X

 Net primary enrolment ratio X 6      

 % reaching grade 5/completion of grade 4 X 7      

 

Ratio of female to male completion rates in primary, secondary and tertiary education     X    

 Women's share of teachers %          

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1Official MDG Ind2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on

MDG Indicat

ors Proposal 2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality

and Empower Women

Economic activity Unemployment rate % by sex X       Xe

  Gap in unemployment rates between women and men         X

  Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector   11      

  Share of women in employment, both wage and self-employment by type     X    

  Unemployment rate of young people aged 15-24 years, each sex and total   45      

  Gender gap in earnings in wage and self-employment - gender pay gap by occupation     X    

  Number of women with access to credit and the extent of that credit         X

  Percentage of women by sector to that of men- manufacturing         X

  % of wages paid in covered maternity leave period          

  % female to male domestic workers working in “unregulated” environment to total foreign labor (migrant / foreign workers working

for families at home)          

Women and media

Percentage of women who occupy decision-making positions in the media         X

  Percentage of all media programmes devoted to gender-related issues         X

  Percentage of women graduating from media institutes         X

  Unemployment rates among media institute graduates by sex         X

  Percentage of those working in the media who have received training in gender-related issues, disaggregated by sex         X

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1

Official MDG Ind2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG Ind. Proposal

2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality

and Empower Women

Women in positions of authority

Share of seats held by women in national parliaments   12 X   X

Percentage of women in the judiciary         X

  Percentage of women lawyers         X

  Percentage of women at ministerial level         X

  Percentage of women at ambassadorial level         X

  Percentage of local government positions occupied by women/ Percentage of seats held by women in local government bodies (MTF on Gender Equality)     X   X

  Systems to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender in employment         X

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1Official MDG Ind.2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG Ind Proposal

2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality

and Empower Women

Human security and social justice/Women and violence

No. of women victims of violence per 1, 000 people X        

No. of women persons in prison per 1,000 people X        

  Prevalence of domestic violence     X    

Percentage of girls and women subjected to physical violence (in past year)         X

  Death among women and girls caused by domestic violence         X

 Number of annual human rights awareness activities which are related to the issue of domestic violence         X

  Legal punishment imposed on those guilty of domestic violence         X

  Expenditure on programmes to protect women from domestic violence         X

  Prevalence of FGM          

  Number of crimes of Honor          

 

% physically or otherwise abused/ sexually harassed female domestic workers of the total domestic

workers          

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1

Official MDG Ind2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG Ind.

Proposal 2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 3: Promote Gender Equaity and Empower

Women

Institutional mechanisms to improve the status of women

Number of ministries, departments and institutions in which special sections for women have been established         X

  Total allocations for the support of women as a percentage of the budgets of those Ministries and departments         X

  % national budget allocation earmarked for gender mainstreaming and monitoring          

  new / revised existing labor laws, and effective management of migration laws laws to provide coverage and regulation of domestic work for the protection of the rights of domestic workers          

Women, conflict and war

Number of programmes which provide relief for refugees, with the focus on women         X

  Total amount of relief assistance allocated to women         X

  Percentage of women and men in conflict-resolution committees by qualifications, degrees and experience/percentage of men         X

  Extent of legislation and legal procedures in place to protect women victims         X

 Extent to which countries have ratified international human rights agreements and the Geneva Convention         X

  Advocacy organizations in place as a percentage of the total number of organizations         X

  Percentage of women in decision-making positions in advocacy organizations (legal and humanitarian)         X

  Rate of decline in human rights violations         X

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1 Official MDG Ind2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG Ind Proposal

2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

 

Women and human rights Allocations to women’s education

programmes as a percentage of total allocations to education         X

 

 Percentage of laws which have been amended in order to become compatible with human rights instruments and, in particular, those related to the rights of women         X

 

 Number of annual activities for training women in and raising their awareness of their human rights         X

 

 Number of annual activities for training men and raising their awareness of women’s human rights         X

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1Official MDG Ind.2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG Ind. Proposal

2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 4: Reduce

child mortality

Girl child

Life expectancy at birth by sex X       X*

 

Infant mortality rate by sex X 14     X*

 

U5 mortality rate by sex X 13      

 

Proportion of 1 year old children immunized against measles by sex   15     Xf

 

 

childbearing among girls ages 15-19 years          

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1

Official MDG Ind.2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG Ind. Proposal

2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health

Reproductive health and women's health issues

Maternal mortality rate X 16      

Contraceptive prevalence rate X 19c     X

  Proportion of contraceptive demand satisfied     X    

  Unmet need for family planning     X    

  Condom use at last high-risk sex   19a      

  % of births attended by trained health personnel X 17     X

  HIV prevalence in 15-24 year old pregnant women X 18      

 % women who attend health centres during pregnancy- prenatal care         X

  Adolescent fertility rate     X X  

  Total fertility rate X        

 Mean at marriage among women and men-Singulate mean age @marriage by sex          

  Average age of women at first marriage          

  Average age at first pregnancy          

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1Official MDG Ind.2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG Ind. Proposal

2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 6: Combat

HIV/AIDS, malaria

and other diseases

General health issues

Percentage of population aged 15-24 years with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS by sex   19b      

  Prevalence and death rates associated with malaria by sex   21      

  Proportion of population in malaria-risk areas using effective malaria prevention and treatment measures by sex   22      

  Prevalence and death rates associated with Tuberculosis by sex   23      

  Proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis by sex   46      

Attitudes and perceptions towards HIV positive people, by sex          

Level of knowledge and awareness of STDs and HIV/AIDS among school children, by sex          

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1Official MDG Ind2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG

Indicators Proposal

2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 7: Ensure

environmental

sustainability

Women, housing and environment

% population with access to adequate sanitation by sex X 31a     X*

  % of population with access to safe drinking water by sex X 30b     Xc*

 Proportion of population using solid fuels by sex   29      

 Hours per day (or year) that women and men spend fetching water and collecting fuel     X    

Goals Area

Data set/Indicator BPfA1Official MDG Ind.2

UN MTF 2005

IAEG on MDG

Indicators

Proposal 2007

Tunisia 3rd

Regional WP 2001

Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for

development

Information and communication technologies

Cellular subscriptions per 100 population, by sex   47      

 Personal computers in use per 100 population , by sex   48a      

 

Internet users per 100 population, by sex   48b      

CriteriaCriteria The “G IS IN” framework will The “G IS IN” framework will

facilitate selection of indicators facilitate selection of indicators through discussionthrough discussion

Reflect qualities of statisticsReflect qualities of statistics

Relevance - the degree to which the statistical product Relevance - the degree to which the statistical product meets user needs in coverage, content and detail;meets user needs in coverage, content and detail;

Accuracy/ Integrity - the degree to which the information Accuracy/ Integrity - the degree to which the information correctly describes the phenomena it was designed to correctly describes the phenomena it was designed to measure;measure;

Timeliness - the degree to which data produced are up to Timeliness - the degree to which data produced are up to date, published frequently and delivered according to date, published frequently and delivered according to schedule;schedule;

Accessibility - the ease with which users are able to Accessibility - the ease with which users are able to access and understand the statistical data and its access and understand the statistical data and its supporting information;supporting information;

Coherence/consistency - the degree to which Coherence/consistency - the degree to which statistical information can be successfully statistical information can be successfully brought together with other statistical brought together with other statistical information within a broad analytical information within a broad analytical framework and over time.framework and over time.

Interpretability - the availability of the Interpretability - the availability of the supplementary information and metadata supplementary information and metadata necessary to interpret and utilize it effectively.necessary to interpret and utilize it effectively.

Efficiency - minimization of costs and Efficiency - minimization of costs and respondent burden; andrespondent burden; and

Based on international Based on international principles, standards principles, standards and classificationsand classifications. .

Classify and organize indicators in 4 tiers to answer Classify and organize indicators in 4 tiers to answer questions:questions:

Do indicators measure their respective areas?Do indicators measure their respective areas?

Is there any research linking the target areas and listed Is there any research linking the target areas and listed indicators?indicators?

Is there are any other indicators identified in the research to Is there are any other indicators identified in the research to fit in the table below?fit in the table below?

Which indicators are available/regularly collected?Which indicators are available/regularly collected?

How can these indicators be used?How can these indicators be used?

TIER 1TIER 1

Statistics is based on an internationally Statistics is based on an internationally recognized, recognized, high level set of principles, high level set of principles, standards and classifications.standards and classifications.

The data is easily and regularly collected.The data is easily and regularly collected.

(If an indicator reflects the above (If an indicator reflects the above characteristics but the data is not collected characteristics but the data is not collected in some countries, the indicator is still in some countries, the indicator is still referred to as tier 1.)referred to as tier 1.)

TIER 2TIER 2 Data may be available by relevant sources, Data may be available by relevant sources,

but indicators are not regularly produced by but indicators are not regularly produced by National Statistical Offices (NSO). National Statistical Offices (NSO).

NSO equipped with appropriate tools and NSO equipped with appropriate tools and procedure can possibly start the process of procedure can possibly start the process of regular tier 2 data collection and regular tier 2 data collection and dissemination.dissemination.

However, the national tier 2 statistical frames, However, the national tier 2 statistical frames, definitions and classifications are not aligned definitions and classifications are not aligned with national and international frameworks with national and international frameworks

TIER 3TIER 3 Data is not available in official statistics, but Data is not available in official statistics, but

mentioned in the research studies as highly mentioned in the research studies as highly useful.useful.

The data is not widely used at international The data is not widely used at international level. The indicators are highly desirables level. The indicators are highly desirables as proved very relevant.as proved very relevant.

However, it is difficult to set up a process to However, it is difficult to set up a process to start regular data collection and start regular data collection and dissemination.dissemination.

TIER 4TIER 4 Includes qualitative targets and issues Includes qualitative targets and issues

which are not possible or very difficult which are not possible or very difficult to quantify and put in the data to quantify and put in the data framework.framework.

However tier 4 data might be useful However tier 4 data might be useful for research and additional qualitative for research and additional qualitative aspects.aspects.

GoalGoal AreaArea IndicatorsIndicators Tier Tier ##

AvailabilityAvailability/ Source/ Source

Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health

Reproductive health and women's health issues

Adolescent fertility rate

11 AvailableAvailable/ Source: / Source: ……

Way ForwardWay Forward Send assessment questionnaireSend assessment questionnaire

Set a time-frame for responseSet a time-frame for response

Consolidate responses for classifying Consolidate responses for classifying indicatorsindicators

Disseminate information into booklet on Arab Disseminate information into booklet on Arab Gender and MDG Gender and MDG

Programme on Development of Gender Programme on Development of Gender Statistics in the Arab RegionStatistics in the Arab Region

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