incorporating gender perspective into household surveys
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INCORPORATING GENDER PERSPECTIVE INTO HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS. BY ROSEMARY USIDE KENYA Presented at the Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Accra Ghana, 26-28 January 2009. INTRODUCTION. The Government has made efforts: To mainstream gender at all levels Achieve gender equity - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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BY
ROSEMARY USIDEKENYA
Presented at the Global Forum on Gender Statistics, Accra Ghana, 26-28 January 2009
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The Government has made efforts: To mainstream gender at all levels Achieve gender equity
One of the initiatives is the: Appointment of gender officers in all
ministries and state corporations To ensure gender issues are addressed
accordingly Engendering data collection,
processing and analysis
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Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development◦ Developed the National Gender Policy on
Gender and Development◦Coordinate and harmonize the
implementation of the Gender policy Provides a framework for the
operationalization of gender mainstreaming Recognizes socio-cultural attitudes held by
both women and men
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Involves the NSO in all aspects of data use◦ Development of the Kenya data sheet 2007◦ CSW Report◦ CEDAW Report◦ Training of Gender Officers in production of
gender statistics
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Planning and execution of census and household survey activities are spearheaded by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on behalf of the Government of Kenya in accordance with the Statistics Act 2006 of the Laws of Kenya.
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Demographic and health Survey
Integrated Household Budget Survey
Aids Indicator Srvey
MICS
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Done every five years Phase I
◦ Formation of Technical Committee Users & Producers: Ministries: Health,
Education, Agriculture, Labour, Research Instituions and Development Partners( UNFPA, NUDP, UNCEF, UNIFEM, Macro Int. CDC etc). Composition: 7 females, 18 males
◦ Critique the questionnaires; agree on types of questions to be asked in respective modules: Education, employment, fertility, mortality, family planning, HIV/AIDS, nutrition and gender based violence
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Category Female Male Total %FemaleTechnical Committee 7 18 25 28Trainers/coordinators 5 17 22 23Supervisors 5 18 23 22Editors 23 0 23 100 Quality Assurance 2 2 4 50Research Assistants 92 23 115 80Drivers 1 29 30 3 Total 135 107 242 56
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% Distribution of KDHS 2008 Personnel by category and gender
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Three types of qestionnaires:◦ Household◦ Woman◦ Man
Sex and age components very important
Modules include: fertility, family planning, mortality, Education, employment, HIV/AIDS, gender based violence maternal and child health.
Duration 3 months
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Data Processing (3 months)
Production of preliminary report (1 month)
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Distribution of KDHS data processing staff by category and gender
Activity Males Females Total % Female
System Development 2 1 3 33Office Editor 4 5 9 56Data Entry 6 15 21 71Supervisors 2 0 2 0Technician 1 0 1 0Total 15 20 35 57
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In-depth analysis (3 months) Thematic areas by subject matter specialists
◦ General information, fertility, mortality, nutrition, maternal & child health, family planning, HIV/AIDS, economic participation and gender based violence
Outputs◦ Comprehensive report◦ Summary Report◦ Facts and figures◦ Fliers◦ Posters
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Dissemination ◦ Launch at national level◦ Regional◦ District
Monitoring and Evaluation
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