Gender-sensitive pro-poor indicators of good governance Lorraine Corner

Lorraine Corner Outline n The Problem n Indicators of Good Governance n Gender-sensitive indicators n Pro-poor indicators n Global actions needed n Country-level actions l National l Local

Lorraine Corner Existing governance indicators n Not gender-sensitive n Not pro-poor n Little used by countries n Little used - by or on behalf of women or the poor

Lorraine Corner General Comments n Primary focus on governance processes & inputs / outputs specific to those n Maximize existing data – esp administrative data n Indicators offer (some) power n Selection critical – involve women & poor n What stage? – G1 – l Start local, go national l Start national, go global n For what? – l Participation l Advocacy

Lorraine Corner Gender-sensitive indicators n Disaggregated l by sex - W & M are different l Other relevant variables – not all W are the same n Use data collected, presented, analysed thru “engendered” processes, reflect women’s experiences n Address l gender issues – relations between women & men – eg VAW, property rights l women’s priorities & concerns n Women participate in data collection, interpretation and use of indicators

Lorraine Corner Pro-poor indicators n Disaggregated by l socio-economic status to identify poor & vulnerable l by sex – poor W & M are different n Address priorities & concerns of the poor n Poor or pro-poor groups participate in data collection& interpretation & use of indicators

Lorraine Corner Some global action needed n Global norms & standards set minimum country standards n Global opportunities l 2010 census round l Role of UN agencies in data collection ' UNICEF, UNFPA (DHS) ' WHO, ILO (LFS) ' World Bank (LSMS) l MDGs

Lorraine Corner Actions at country level National l G1 - Disaggregation – esp admin data, service statistics ' By sex ' By relevant socio-economic variables l G2 - Engender current data processes l G1 & 2 – Transparency - Data access – FOI legislation n Local l G2 & G3 – time use, service delivery surveys l Capacity building for women’s groups/ NGOs ' Indicators for accountability ' Indicators for policy advocacy