Assessing Data and Statistical Capacity Gaps For Better Gender Statistics Framework and Implementation Guidelines

Abstract

The Framework and Implementation Guidelines (thereafter the Framework) are a supporting document for assessing the state of gender statistics in a country and the capacity of the national statistical system that produces and uses these statistics. The Framework proposes methods, activities and tools for conducting the assessment. This document primarily addresses the official statistical agencies working in less developed national statistical systems. The assessment report resulting from the application of this Framework is meant to provide input for a strategy to address the challenges related to a successful production and communication of gender statistics that meet users’ needs, which will be incorporated in the national strategy for the development of statistics. The current version (V.3) was developed following two reviews by the Expert Review Team (Annex 8), which took place in the first and third quarter of 2019, as well as taking into account the preliminary findings from the launch of the first pilots in two countries in the first half of 2019.