GENDER

STATISTICS
AND
INDICATORS
Laura Ateke Urbach (29174)
Van-Phat Vo (29604)
Roudeina Rekik (29218)
 01 Gender statistics and indicators

02 The importance of Gender Statistics and

Indicators

03 Producing and assessing Gender

Statistics and Indicators
TABLE OF
CONTENTS 04 References
 01
GENDER STATISTICS
AND INDICATORS

Laura Ateke Urbach (29174)

 WHAT ARE GENDER STATISTICS

• Gender Statistics and Indicators (what are they)?

• Measurement of gender gaps
• Policy cycle of gender mainstream.
• Changes in the relationship between men and women in the area of policy
(ESCAP, 2013)

Laura Ateke Urbach (29174)

OVERVIEW OF GENDER
STATISTICS
• The reflection of inequalities and differences
• The statistics involve collecting and representing data
• Gender statistics reflect different groups of men and women.
• Gender statistics reflect profound understanding situation.
(EIGE, 2019:4-5)

Laura Ateke Urbach (29174)

 OVERVIEW OF GENDER
INDICATORS

• What are gender indicators?

• What are indicators used for?
• Indicators enable meaningful comparison on data dimension
• Indicators are used for measuring socio-economic and geo-
political progress (Ibid.:5)

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 APPROACH TO DATA
COLLECTION

• The two main methods of data collection.

• The quantitative method of data collection.
• The qualitative methods of collection.
• How to access gender statistics and indication database (Ibid:6)

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 02
THE IMPORTANCES
Of Gender Statistics and Indicators

Van-Phat Vo - 29604
 EVIDENCE STIMULATION
Database Awareness and Actions
In
General ● Equity Progress ● Inequality Concern
Society
Gender gaps and bias
Citizens & decision-makers

● Implementation ● Learning Process

Policies, program,
Policy-makers, stakeholders
legislation

● Impact ● Accurate Policies

Policies impact
Prevent bias policies
assessment

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 In Different scales Organizational
Level
Inform Measure

● Development of HR ● Gender pay gap, Women

Policies and Procedures representation
● Gender audit: UN, World ● Internal inequality
Bank progress

Improve National System

● Reveal gaps in general
● Avoid Gender bias
statistics
● Reflect men's and women'
● Data collection
life situation
improvement

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 International
In Different Affirmation
scales
Commitments and inventions Databases on Gender Statistics
● Beijing Platform for Action ● The World Bank Gender Data
● EU strategic policy commitments Portal
● Council of Europe Convention

Gender statistics guidelines Support for Member States

● Quality Criteria of EIGE’s Gender
Statistics Database

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 03 PRODUCING
& ASSESSING
Gender Statistics and Indicators

Roudeina Rekik (29218)

 3.1.
Gender statistics

“'Gender statistics are defined
as statistics that adequately
reflect differences and
inequalities in the situation of
women and men in all areas of
life ” (United Nations, 2006)
Producing Gender
statistics?
o United Nations Statistical Division stresses the
importance of systematically taking gender
issues and gender-based biases into account in
the production of all official statistics and at
all stages of data production (11).
o Collected according in a binary fashion
(female, male).
o More recently, data is being collected
according to gender identity, with usually at
least three categories considered: woman,
man, and non-binary/gender-diverse.
(Horizon 23)
 Steps of developing gender statistics

Topics that specifically tackle inequalities Selection of topic from a

between women and men in all aspects of
life.
1 gender perspective

Assess existing concepts, theories and

methodologies :
Identification of appropriate
concepts, methodologies and 2 ❑ reflect differences between women and men
❑ reveal gender inequalities
measurement tools ❑ not gender biased.
 Definition of the measurement
3 tools for collecting data
 Definition of the measurement
tools for collecting data

1/The identification of the unit of

analysis

Physical entities Actions

• Population groups • Births

• Households • Economic
• Companies transactions
• Schools
 Definition of the measurement
tools for collecting data
2/The design of the questionnaire and the
sample
Data that is needed Concepts and
o Can be used to collect new data definitions that
adequately reflect
o The design of the questionnaire can gender issues
influence the in/visibility of inequalities

Intersectionality of gender with other Clarity and wording Appropriate

characteristics : of questions respondent

income, employment status, educational level,

age, citizenship, ethnicity
Definition of the measurement
tools for collecting data

The samples
To avoid gender bias, gender
balance should be ensured in
the sample frames.

Including different social

categories and minority
groups ( Intersectionality)
 Definition of the measurement
tools for collecting data
Administrative Data

3/ Pilot test
• implementation of a pilot test • Avoiding further direct data
• analysis of its results collection costs and respondent
• revision of the measurement tool burden because the data already
exists.
=>Reveal potential gender bias
• The possibility to link several data
sources.
4/ Data collection
• drafting of standard templates for data collection :
International standard templates facilitate data
comparability and country/sector/ etc. benchmarking
• interviewers’ training

=>Ensure data homogeneity, comparability,

integration of different sources of information
and avoidance of gender bias
 Definition of the measurement
3 tools for collecting data

❑ The interviewers’s values and construction of

Collection of gender gender roles can influence the opinions of the

statistics 4 interviewee
❑ The characteristics of an interviewer (e.g.
gender, age) may affect how women and
men behave during the interview

The type of analysis carried out on the Analysis of gender

collected gender statistics will depend on
the purpose of the collection process
5 statistics
 Dissemination to a wide range
Accessible for different target audiences.
• Raise awareness.
6 of users
• Show their potential for different users.
 Producing Gender Indicators ?

Relevant Flexible
meet the requests and needs of data objectives and actions of the
users respective intervention may need to
be changed or adjusted.

Accurate Clear
measuring only the particular aspect Clearly defined by and for the
of the initiative it is intended to stakeholders
measure

Collectable Quantitative and

qualitative
 Producing Gender
Indicators ?
Selecting indicators for data collection:

❑ Collecting data of the situation of women and

men within the organization and its core
activities.

The selection of relevant indicators for each

organisation will depend on its specific profile,
responsibilities, and activities
❑ Breaking down the data further to explore
differences between women and men based
on other individual or group features.

This data will allow exploring the

intersectionality of gender with other
characteristics and potential grounds for
discrimination
Examples of
indicators
• average numbers of years needed for women and for men to make
career advancements (per grade)
• wage gaps by gender and job
• numbers of absence days taken by women and by men,
differentiated by absence motive (sick leave, care leave, etc.)
• number of staff by gender applying for / taking parental leave, for
how long they took leave and how many returned after taking the
leave.
• numbers of women and men candidates applying for distinct job
positions.
• shares of women and men on recruitment or promotion boards
and as heads of recruitment or promotion boards, and shares of
women and men in decision-making bodies, including by scientific
field

Source: adapted from Science Europe’s Practical Guide to Improving Gender Equality in
Research Organisations and the GEAR too
 References
European Commission. Directorate General for Research and Innovation. 2021. Horizon Europe guidance on gender
equality plans: Publications Office.

European Institute for Gender Equality. 2020. "Gender statistics and indicators." Retrieved November 18, 2022
(https://eige.europa.eu/gender-mainstreaming/methods-tools/gender-statistics-indicators).

Gender, Statistics and Gender Indicators…Regional Core Set of Gender Statistics and Indicators for Asia and the Pacific
ESCAP, Statistics Division page 3 I. Gender, statistics and. United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.
Retrieved November 18, 2022 (https://vdocuments.site/gender-statistics-and-gender-indicators-regional-core-set-of-
gender-statistics.html?page=1)

Useful links :
https://www.scienceeurope.org/media/ubbllodu/se_gender_practical-guide.pdf
https://www.scienceeurope.org/media/ubbllodu/se_gender_practical-guide.pdf

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