National Gender Statistics in Suriname

24 October 2018

General Bureau of Statistics (GBS)

Fallon Lambert

Training workshop Results Based Management and Gender Equality i.h.k.v. project “Formuleren nationaal genderbeleid 2018 – 2022”

Outline Presentation

• Definition Gender Statistics

• Gender statistics in Suriname

• Main Topics

• Sources

• Data / Graphs

• Outcome / Main Achievements

• Challenges / Concerns Data/

Meta Data Collected to Fill Data Gaps

Gender statistics are statistics that try to reflect adequately

the disparities between women and men in all relevant areas of life.

Definition Gender Statistics

Gender Statistics in Suriname

• Suriname is considered a best practice country in the CARICOM Region regarding the production and dissemination of Gender Statistics, producing a publication in all odd years.

• Publications: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 & 2017

While we work, we always have to keep in mind attributes of Good Statistics

1. Relevance (they meet the needs & priorities expressed by (current and potential) users – mind you this does not mean the NSO has to do everything the users want.

2. Accuracy (the degree to which the information correctly describes the phenomena it was designed to measure)

3. Timeliness (the delay between the end of the reference period, and the date of availability) and

4. Punctuality (difference between actual date and pre-established date)

5. Accessibility and Interpretability (conditions of physical access and Meta data)

6. Comparability (use of accepted international Standards and guidelines)

7. Coherence (No inconsistencies allowed)

8. Comprehensiveness (All that is intended to be covered should be covered)

10 Fundamental Principles of National Official Statistics

Gender indicators

• Indicators are statistics that have specificrelevance for particular policy areas and may beused to formulate policy, but also to monitorpolicy and hence conclude whether policy hasbeen successful or not.

Publications / GBS - Social GenderStatistics and Indicators

• Selected Statistics about Women and Men in Suriname (Published every odd year)

• Census

• Statistical Yearbook, published every year

• Households in Suriname (Published every 2 years)

• Traffic and Transport Statistics (Published every two years)

• Demographic Data (Published every two years)

It is ‘Social Data’ broke down by sex

Analyses

• Until now only presented data without analysis or very little analysis in "Statistical Papers“.

• The subject "Analyzes by a Statistics Bureau" is to date quite controversial.

Main Topics - 2017

• Education

• Population and Health

• Labor, Employment and Unemployment

• Crime

• Public Governance

• Social Protection

Publication Download

• http://www.statistics-suriname.org/index.php/statistieken/downloads/category/53-gender

Sources of Education stats

• Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Section of Research and Planning

(Primary and Secondary education) (yearly)

• The General Bureau of Statistics

(Tertiary education) (yearly)

• Anton de Kom University of Suriname

dept. Human Resources (yearly)

• Anton de Kom University of Suriname

dept. Bureau Students Affairs (yearly)

• Institute for Advanced Teacher Training (yearly)

• Academy of Arts (yearly)

Sources of Population and Health Stats

• Population Statistics – GBS

• Census Statistics – GBS

• Ministry of Health (yearly)

• Bureau for Public Health (yearly)

• Civil Registry Office (yearly)

Sources of Labour, Employment and Unemployment Stats

• Ministry of Labour,

Division of Labour Statistics (yearly)

• Household Surveys (quarterly)

• Household Budget Surveys (every 5 years)

• Census (2004, 2012)

Sources of Crime Stats• Ministry of Justice and Police

Department of Crime Information (yearly)

Sources of Public Governance Stats • The National Assembly of Suriname

• Ministry of Regional Development

Social of Protection Stats• Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing

Data Flow - ABS

Data Providors Data Users• Students• Scientists• Researchers • Unions • Enterprises• Goverment• National

Organsations• International

Organisations

• Government

• Enterprises

• Households •Data Collection•Data Processing•Data Validation •Publications

RESPONSE

QUESTIONNAIRES

Data Dissemination – ABS

Publications(Hard Copy)

Press Release

Website

Public Relations and Information Unit

E-Mail

Publications(Soft Copy /CD)

Pres conference

DevInfoData Bank

Outcome / Main Achievements of initiation Gender statistics publication

by GBS

• Data dissemination

• Publication every odd year

• First of the CARICOM nationals to publish a publication of this kind

• Data only available on National level

• Data availability by some sources by sex

• Not collected in the same way

• People who are responsible don’t work at the data department anymore

Challenges / Concerns Data / Meta Data Collected to Fill Data Gaps

2018 - 2019• GBS tries, wherever possible and as much as

possible, to collect and present all statistics in such a presentable way, but often dependents on various external institutes and organizations.

• All these institutions and organizations must collect and tabulate their data as much as possible by sex.

• 9th publication in the 4th quarter of 2019

Thank You

• H. G. Wells

“Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write…”

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