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Overcoming gender data gaps in the Caribbean to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs

7 July 2020|Event

The objective of these workshops is to promote the use of gender statistics for policymaking to ensure that no women and girls are left behind, in keeping with the commitments set out in the Regional Gender Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The focus of these workshops will be on mapping existing data and identifying gaps in the production of gender statistics, and providing recommendations regarding the production, development, systematisation and dissemination of statistical information and gender-sensitive indicators.

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Caribbean Gender Statistics Webinar 1
Caribbean Gender Statistics Webinar 1

WEBINAR 1: Integrating a gender perspective into statistics - 7 July 2020

WEBINAR 2: Gender data gaps in the Caribbean - 28 July 2020

WEBINAR 3: Challenges faced by countries in producing and utilizing gender data - 26 August 2020

7 Jul 2020

  • Opening remarks - Integrating a gender perspective into statistics

    09:00 to 09:15

    Mr. Mario Castillo, Officer-in-Charge, Division for Gender Affairs, ECLAC

    Mr. Rolando Ocampo, Director, Statistics Division, ECLAC

    Mr. Juan Daniel, Director General, National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) of Colombia, in his capacity as Chair of Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA)

  • Gender statistics and indicators: basic concepts and general overview

    09:15 to 09:30

    Ms. Lucía Scuro, Social Affairs Officer, Division for Gender Affairs, ECLAC

  • The importance of gender mainstreaming in statistics for the public policy development

    09:30 to 09:45

    Ms. Iliana Vaca, Statistician, Division for Gender Affairs, ECLAC

    • Iliana Vaca Trigo
      The importance of gender mainstreaming in statistics for the public policy development
  • The production of gender statistics in Jamaica

    09:45 to 10:00

    Ms. Hope Perkins, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Jamaica

  • Debate and discussion

    10:00 to 10:30

    Moderated by Mr. Abdullahi Olabode Abdulkadri, Statistician, ECLAC Subregional Office for the Caribbean

28 Jul 2020

  • Welcome remarks - Gender data gaps in the Caribbean

    09:00 to 09:05

    Ms. Lucía Scuro, Social Affairs Officer, Division for Gender Affairs, ECLAC

    • Lucía Scuro
      Overcoming gender data gaps in the Caribbean to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs
  • Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goal indicators from a gender perspective in Latin America and the Caribbean

    09:05 to 09:20

    Ms. Alynn Sánchez, Research Assistant, Statistics Division, ECLAC

  • Mapping of available information and identifying gaps

    09:20 to 09:35

    Mr. Abdullahi Olabode Abdulkadri, Statistician, ECLAC Subregional Office for the Caribbean

    • Abdullahi Olabode Abdulkadri
      Mapping of available information and identifying gaps
  • The measurement of SDG 5.4.1 in CARICOM: A Census Based Approach

    09:35 to 09:50

    Ms. Isiuwa Iyahen, Programme Specialist-Economic Empowerment & Statistics, UN Women Multi Country Office – Caribbean

  • Suriname’s experience with gender statistics

    09:50 to 10:05

    Ms. Fallon Lambert, General Bureau of Statistics (ABS/GBS), Suriname

  • Debate and discussion

    10:05 to 10:30

    Moderated by Shreya Kumra, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, Division for Gender Affairs, ECLAC

26 Aug 2020

  • Challenges for integrating a gender perspective in statistical production

    12:15 to 12:25

    Mr. Juan Daniel Oviedo, Director General, National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), Colombia

  • Gender statistics from the users’ perspective

    12:25 to 12:35

    Ms. Janey Joseph, Director, Gender Relations, Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations, Saint Lucia

  • Grenada’s experience

    12:35 to 12:45

    Mr. Halim Brizan, Director, Central Statistics Office, Grenada

  • Bridging the Gap: Gender Data Gaps in Five Latin American and Caribbean Countries

    12:45 to 12:55

    Mr. Eric V. Swanson, Director of Research, Open Data Watch Inc.

    • Eric V. Swanson
      Bridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Closing remarks

    12:55 to 13:00

    Ms. Lucía Scuro, Social Affairs Officer, Division for Gender Affairs, ECLAC

    Mr. Abdullahi Olabode Abdulkadri, Statistician, ECLAC Subregional Office for the Caribbean