1. GLOBAL FORUM ON GENDER STATISTICS
Session 8: Engendering household surveys: measuring work, a 5-Country Panel
Sophia Lawrence, International Labour Office
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2. Engendered labour statistics mean
Account for different work realities at each stage of production.
Methods incorporate awareness:
different ways in which men and women
view, perform, control, benefit from
Their “work” activities.
Conventional focus is male-oriented...
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3. Engendered household surveys require
Coverage all topics & types of activity:
Work in widest sense, working time, WTAs, job-seeking behaviour etc.
Multiple/combined activities, casual work, subsistence/informal employment, etc.
Adequate detail:
decision-making / executing posts, entrepreneurs / home, gang workers, income components (benefits, overtime?), place of work, small production units, etc...
Relevant disaggregation:
personal characteristics, job characteristics, family context/personal circumstances, etc.
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4. Hhld Survey challenges
Question formulations:
overcome biases & ensure application of definitional criteria.
Independent measurement & reporting:
higher chance men & women receive equal statistical treatment.
Coverage of all productive activity:
unpaid non-market services, incl. volunteers.
Truly reflecting realities -> change towards gender-equality
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