eige’s database on gender statistics
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Statistics
……insight and knowledge
…policy making and evaluation
…monitoring and measurement of progress
…independent and objective source of information
Why a statistics database?
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“the Institute should assist the Member States in the collection, analysis and dissemination of objective, reliable and comparable information and data on equality between women and men”
“set up a documentation centre (in physical and online form), providing the public with easy access to statistics, data, information, functioning models and approaches to gender mainstreaming”
EIGE’s founding regulation
EIGE’s Work Programmes
Gender Statistics
• data are collected and presented disaggregated by sex as a primary and overall classification
• data are reflecting gender issues
• data are based on concepts and definitions that adequately capture all aspects of women and men’s lives
• data collection methods take into account stereotypes and social and cultural factors that may induce gender biases
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`A field of statistics which cuts across the traditional fields adequately reflecting
differences and inequalities in the situation of women and men in all areas of life`
Why a Gender perspective?
• data disaggregated by sex are not exhaustive
• social relationship between women and men are more relevant than biological differences
• important instrument for Monitoring & Evaluation
• fundamental tool to mainstream gender and develop gender sensitive policies
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The Goals
• awareness raising on how to produce and use
gender statistics data/Identify statistics gaps
• encourage Member States to produce and use
gender statistics
• make visible the different contribution of women
and men to economic growth
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In network with Statistics producers, Policy
makers, Researchers, Media, Civil Society
EIGE’s Gender Statistics
database
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A collection of statistical data and associated metadata pertaining specifically to the area of gender statistics
Publicly available
Logically grouping indicators/structured guide for selecting statistics
Tree-based browsing interface and keyword search
Updating with new available data
Data and metadata
Presents the Index-relevant statistics along with other types of gender statistics
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What’s New?
• Centralised source– A single database providing access to gender statistics
– Index-relevant statistics
– Interface: tree-based + keyword search
• Metadata with gender equality
concepts/methods
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What’s New?
• Computed data
– Allows comparisons in time and between
countries
– Derived gender statistics from macrodata
• “Automated” updating of data and
metadata
Organising principles
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• The Database has a diverse user base:
– Policymakers (EU and national)
– Academic researchers
– Students
– Civil Society
– …
• User diversity necessitates multiple entry points/ browsing trees
Browsing trees
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• Thematic areas
• Policy areas
• EU strategies
• Gender Equality Index
• Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA)
• Women and men in decision making
• Gender-based violence (?)
“Thematic areas”
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• Aimed at general research use
• General areas of interest; similar to the Themes of Eurostat and national statistical institutes
• Cross-cutting for several policy areas
“Thematic areas” versus
“Policy areas”
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Thematic areas Policy areas
•Population and demography•Attitudes, perceptions and norms•Health and mortality•Education and training•Work and labour market•Financial and economic situation•Time use•Power and decision making•Research, science, and technology•Gender-based violence•Intersecting inequalities•Fertility and reproductive rights
•Agriculture and fisheries•Citizenship, participation, and representation•Culture, education and youth•Economy and finance•Employment and social affairs•Enterprise and industry•Environment, climate action and energy•External relations and foreign affairs•Health•Information society•Justice and home affairs•Regions and local development•Science, research and technology•Transport and travel
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JUSTICE
Data sources
Member
States
Workflow
Production• Development of conceptual structure
• Development of database software
• Data/Metadata collection/gathering
Storage
• Organisation/structuring of data and metadata
• Computation of derived indicators and aggregates
• Conversion of downloaded data and metadata to unified format
Dissemination• User interfaces
• Publication and management of interface
• Published outputs
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Landing page
http://eige.europa.eu/gender-statistics/dgs19
Other tools and functionalities
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• Indicator information:
– Reference Metadata
– Dataset Information
• Keyword pages
• Data Visualisations Export and Sharing:
– Data Export in multiple formats
– Graph printing and exporting in various formats
– API to query data based on SDMX
– Social Media sharing for each page indicator
– Feedback gathering tool
Challenging opportunities
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• Gender statistics gaps
• Updating process&relevance for users
• Consistency with EIGE`s message on gender equality
• Connection to other EIGE`s knowledge products
• Partnerships with statistical providers/producers
Timeline
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2015
• Gender Statistics Database was communicated to stakeholders
2016
• Publication on EIGE‘s website
• Communication process
• Consolidate dissemination of WMID/prepare data collection
2017
• Addressing gender statistics gaps
• Building partnerships/ /strenghthening cooperation with statistical providers
2018
• Close monitoring of the databse in consultation with EIGE‘s stakeholders
What‘s up?
15 September - Meeting of the technical support group• Handing over of EC‘s database (WMID)• Improvements in line with policy and
technical developments
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15 June - Online discussionTackling/Addressing gender statistics gaps
1/2 June – UNECE session on gender statistics
What is measured becomes
visible
What is visible can be monitored
and gets improved!
Video
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