Transcript AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF DATA TO ADDRESS GENDER …

AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF
DATA TO ADDRESS GENDER
ISSUES
BY:
ROSEMARY U. KONG’ANI
KENYA
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STATISTICS
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MAIN SOURCES OF DATA
• CENSUS
• SAMPLE SURVEYS
– Use NASSEP IV FRAME
• KENYA DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY 2003
• KENYA AIDS INDICATOR SURVEY 2007
• ADMINSTRATIVE RECORDS
SURVEYS AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS ARE
ESSENTIAL FOR UPDATING THE EXISTING DATA SETS
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ISSUES AFFECTING GENDER
STATISTICS
• INADEQUATE STAFF
MISUSE AND MISCONEPTION OF
GENDER CONCEPTS
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IMPROVING AVAILABILTY AND QUALITY
OF GENDER STATISTICS
• MODIFICATION OF DATA COLLECTION
INSTRUMENT
• TRAIN RESEARCH ASSISTANTS TO BE
COMPETENT IN DATA COLLECTION
• TRAIN DATA PRODUCERS TO UNDERSTAND
GENDER ISSUES
• ANALYSE DATA TO ENABLE IDENTIFY EXISTING
GAPS
• PACKAGE THE DATA FOR DISSEMINATION TO SUIT
DIFFERENT USERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
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RESEARCHERS
MEDIA
SOCIAL MOBILISERS
GRASSROOT STAKEHOLDERS
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IMPROVING AVAILABILTY AND QUALITY
OF GENDER STATISTICS (Contd…)
• KNBS HAS OFFICERS IN KEY MINISTRIES
AND ORGANIZATION TO COLLATE DATA
FROM ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
• PUBLICATIONS ARE POSTED ON OUR
WEBSITE AND OTHER INFORMATION
(www.knbs.go.ke)
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STRATEGIES
• COLLABORATE WITH:
– USERS AND OTHER PRODUCERS OF STATISTICS
– FOCAL POINT OFFICERS IN RESPECTIVE
ORGANIZATIONS
– INCLUDE MODULE ON UNPAID WORK IN
HOUSEHOLD BASED SURVEYS
– WORK CLOSELY WITH NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
SECTION:
• CONSIDER INCORPORATING NON-MARKET ECONOMY
IN CALCULATING GDP
• INCLUDE THE COMPONENT OF UNPAID WORK IN
UPDATING THE SYSTEMS OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
(SNA)
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CHALLENGES
• MOST DATA USERS DO NOT UNDERSTAND
GENDER CONCEPTS
• SLOW RESPONSE TO DATA REQUESTS FROM
ALL SECTORS
• BUDGET ALLOCATION ON GENDER ACTIVITIES
NOT IN PLACE DUE TO LACK OF DATA
– PACKAGING GENDER STATISTICS FOR
DISSEMINATION AT LOWER LEVELS
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RECOMMENDATIONS
• SUPPORT:
– TO SET UP GENDER STATISTICS DATA BASE
– CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE STAFF DEALING
WITH GENDER STATISTICS
– ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT TO MANAGE THE DATA
BASE
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2 COMPUTERS
1 SAVER
PRINTER
LAN SYSTEM
SCANNER
TELEPHONE
• FOLLOW UP TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY
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