UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS

Integrating Gender Perspective into Statistics,

4th-7th December, 2012 Grand Imperial Hotel, Kampala, Uganda

By

Nassolo Stella, Gender Statistician, UBOS

Tuesday, 4th December, 2012

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1. Introduction• UBOS mandate, objectives, strategic direction• Gender Statistics development • Institutional arrangement for gender

mainstreaming-roles of Gender Statistics Unit•Coordination mechanisms

2. Progress on Gender Statistics• Initiatives on gender statistics development

3. Challenges & constraints in gender mainstreaming statistics

• Operational • Technical

OutlineOutline

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UBOS Mandate

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is a semi-autonomous body established by an Act of Parliament (1998) to promote the production of reliable official statistics & ensure the development & maintenance of the National Statistical System (NSS).The NSS includes various actors namely;producers, suppliers, users of data.

Introduction Introduction

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Production of quality statistics requires the;•Collection, analysis & dissemination of integrated gender responsive data.•Establishment and strengthening of mechanisms for the coordination, monitoring & supervision of gender statistics activities in NSS.

UBOS MANDATEUBOS MANDATE

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UBOS developed a five- year Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD)-NSDS as a comprehensive strategy for strengthening and improving development of a responsive National Statistical System.

The PNSD-NSDS underlines the need to engender statistics.

Strategic Direction Strategic Direction

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Gender Statistics Development in Gender Statistics Development in the NSSthe NSS

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In order to main stream gender in statistics development, UBOS has among other things;

•Embraced the global agenda of increasing availability & use of Gender Statistics; •Strategically highlighted gender statistics as a key output in statistics production – under the Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD) framework.•Established & recruited staff for the Gender Statistics Unit -Responsible for supporting gender mainstreaming in statistics.

To support efforts on gender mainstreaming (GMS) in statistics production & development by;

• Supporting statistical programmes and activities to generate & disseminate demand-driven gender responsive statistics.•Providing support to engender the data throughout the statistics value chain. i. e. survey/census planning - data collection – analysis-reporting – dissemination-utilization and archiving.•Promoting dialogue & collaboration between statistics actors (producers, suppliers, users, Research and training Institutions) to establish data user needs.•Developing & strengthening capacity for production of gender responsive statistics.

Roles of the Gender Statistics UnitRoles of the Gender Statistics Unit

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Under the PNSD implementation framework UBOS constituted the Inter Agency Committee (IAC) with representation from implementing Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

• Gender Statistics Sub Committees was established and operationalised under the IAC. •A UBOS Gender Statistics Committee was constituted with representation from all Directorates/Divisions.

(Both committees promote gender mainstreaming in statistics production and use).

Coordination mechanisms (1)Coordination mechanisms (1)

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Gender Statistics Sub Committee•Co-chaired by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social development (MGLSD) and UBOS and comprises of MDAs, Civil Society Organizations, development partners.

•Operates under clear Terms of References (TORs).

•Current membership is of 25 member Institutions engaged in gender & statistics related activities.

Coordination mechanisms (2)Coordination mechanisms (2)

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•Development of a gender statistics strategy and operational plan;•Conducting training for gender statistics stakeholders; •Conducting seminars to create awareness amongst UBOS staff on gender statistics;•Gender profiling (under progress) to develop an inventory for gender statistics for users; •Design and integration of gender and time use variables into the UNHS V and labour survey modules.

Initiatives on gender statistics Initiatives on gender statistics development (1)development (1)

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• Production of gender specific reports-initial efforts have been on Sex Disaggregated Data. •Hold regular Sub Committee meetings to share progress and facilitate in depth GDD analysis. (e.g. Time Used Data Analysis of the existing survey data).•Conducted a Participatory Gender Audit (PGA) to establish existing efforts in gender mainstreaming and suggest ways on how best GMS in statistics production.

Gender Statistics Activities (1)Gender Statistics Activities (1)

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•Engendering survey processes for example; survey/census instruments / questionnaires namely;

•Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS),•Uganda Demographic Health Survey (UDHS),•The Population and Housing Census (UPHC),•The Uganda Census of Agriculture (UCA).

Gender statistics Activities (2)Gender statistics Activities (2)

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Operational•Poor attitude and lack of support for Gender Statistics,•Potential data users do not know what they need

•No effective demand for GDD.•Inadequate funding for gender statistics ,•Reaching out to all the actors is currently not possible,•Inappropriate prioritization for gender statistics production needs, thus overwhelming GDD needs.

Challenges & constraints in gender Challenges & constraints in gender mainstreaming statistics (1)mainstreaming statistics (1)

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Technical•No specific reference document on gender statistics

•Lack of harmonised & standard concepts, terminologies & definitions.•The scope of gender statistics is not clearly defined.•There are methodological limitations to guide indepth analysis for GDD, due to;

•Change in phrasing and concepts used,•Limited information on existing data for GDD analysis

•Data capture- tools are not engendered.

Challenges & Constraints in gender Challenges & Constraints in gender mainstreaming statistics (2)mainstreaming statistics (2)

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Thank you for your attention

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