EIGE’s database on gender statistics

EIGE’s Gender Statistics

Database

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

Which indicators?

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Input Process Outcome

Available and relevant within the EU framework

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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

“Policy areas”

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• Aimed at policymakers

• Structure follows European Union policy priorities

“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

EU Column Chart

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EU Heat Map

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Timeline Chart

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Data Table

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Keyword search

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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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