Outcome LAC_D_3.3

Gender statistics, sex-disaggregated data, and knowledge are produced, analysed and used to inform countries´policies and norms and UN Women programming, advocacy and accountability for delivering gender equality and women´s empowerment results

In 2024, the gender data and statistics strategic support unit of the UN Women's Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean advance in the integration and use of gender statistics around the region. This initiative is essential for advancing gender equality in the region, included comprehensive technical and the creation of partnerships to integrate gender perspectives into statistical production and policymaking. The National Statistical Offices (NSO) share their experiences in gender mainstreaming, forming collaboration networks channeled by the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA) working groups, which have resulted in the creation of guides informed by the NSOs' experience and the creation of the toolbox. Since December 2024, the NSOs in the region have documents with guidelines, concepts and examples that allow the gender perspective to be mainstreamed in all phases of statistical production in a short version “Guidelines for mainstreaming the gender perspective in statistical production”, and long version “Hacia la transversalización de la perspectiva de género en la producción estadística en América Latina y el Caribe”. Also, in the framework of a SCA working group, during 2024 the NSOs shared close to 276 tools that are being systematized, to mainstream the gender perspective in all phases of statistical production. Finally, the others working groups of SCA have comments and recommendations were made on the mainstreaming of gender perspective in the following working groups, due to UN Women with ECLAC have been part of the Advisory Group for mainstreaming the Gender perspective in the SCA's working groups. The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, whose priority theme was “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective” had a regional document as a reference, that analyses the progress on gender equality around the SDGs “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Regional Gender Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean: gender indicators up to 2023”. This report brought the ECLAC Gender Observatory website to its highest number of visits and downloads of the year. It also motivated the creation of country-level reports. Gender snapshots for Mexico and Uruguay are currently under review, and preparation is being planned for other countries. The gender data and statistics strategic support unit oversees the Women Count Regional Program, which seeks to change how gender statistics are used, created, and promoted. It emphasizes coordination and support for planned activities in the LAC region, with a specific focus on Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, MCO - UN Women, and Colombia. The program includes regional coordination and support for activities such as training, knowledge products, and the development of methodological tools on gender statistics. Women Count support the production of knowledge products of Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Caribbean, and regional level have developed knowledge products to enhance analysis on gender equality challenges. During 2024, a document was published from Uruguay, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and two from Argentina. And 4 products from Uruguay, another 2 from Argentina, 4 from Mexico, and 2 from the Caribbean began to be developed. All of these products respond to the needs and interests of countries and regions to quantify inequalities between men and women in the region, identify progress, or guide essential aspects of gender equality, supported by statistical evidence. The region will have countries that serve as examples in piloting the statistical framework for measuring femicide-feminicide. The piloting to the UNW Regional Offices (Africa, Arab States, Asia Pacific, and Latin America), has been implemented by Global Centre of Excellence on Gender Statistics -CEGS-, in coordination with UNODC-INEGI Center of Excellence, and UNW RO for the Americas and the Caribbean. Ecuador and República Dominicana, following the pilot during 2024, have made progress in identifying good practices regarding the process of collecting information in administrative records. 270 data producers and users with strengthened capacities in the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of gender statistics. 26 women and 10 men from 9 government institutions in Dominican Republic have enhanced their skills in the production and use of gender indicator statistics. 121 people studied the "Higher Diploma in Measurement of gender-based violence against Women and feminicide - femicide." (with the support of ECLAC, CLACSO, UNDP, UN Women) in CLACSO; and 44 people received scholarships. 20 participants improved their skills in the analysis of forecasts methodologies, in two workshops that explain the methodology of the study of forecasting in June 2024, co-organized by CEGS, Mexico Country Office, and CLACSO. 11 participants from IBGE (the NSO of Brazil) and OBIG, were supported with the workshop to measure the SDG indicator 5.c.1 during April 2024 by UN Women HQ in coordination with RO. 32 participants from NSOs of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean participated in the working group "Tools for mainstreaming the gender perspective in statistical production processes" of the Statistical Conference of the Americas. Finally, UN Women (RO and Mexico), ECLAC, INEGI, and INMUJERES organized international events related to gender statistics. Professionals dedicated directly or indirectly to gender statistics actively participate in international events such as the International Meeting on Gender Statistics, where topics related to the advancement of women's rights, priority areas for UN Women, innovative methods, and the 2030 Agenda have been positioned.

Gender statistics, sex-disaggregated data, and knowledge are produced, analysed and used to inform countries´policies and norms and UN Women programming, advocacy and accountability for delivering gender equality and women´s empowerment results

In 2023, the Data and Statistics area of the UN Women's Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean significantly enhanced gender statistics' integration and utilization across various sectors. This initiative, crucial for the region's efforts towards gender equality, involved in-depth technical support and the development of partnerships aimed at mainstreaming gender perspectives in statistical production and policymaking. The data and Statistics area is responsible for the Women Count regional Program, which seeks to change how gender statistics are used, created, and promoted. It considers the coordination and support in the planned activities in the LAC region and specifically in México, Uruguay, Argentina, MCO -UN Women, and Colombia. It considers coordinating at the regional level and supporting activities, such as training, knowledge products, and methodological tools on gender statistics. The support extended to country offices, notably in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and 17 CARICOM countries, involved technical assistance for analyzing gender statistics and gender statistics training programs, thereby empowering these offices to leverage data in advancing gender equality goals. Developing knowledge products in coordination with the governments is crucial for its use. Also, the training programs guarantee capacity building on gender statistics across the LAC region; they provide a solid foundation for participants to improve their statistical skills, specifically in gender-related data collection and analysis. Also, UN Women worked closely with key regional partners, ECLAC, CARICOM, CLACSO, UN agencies, national statistics offices, and MAMs to streamline gender statistics activities. This collaboration aimed at ensuring a unified approach across the region, enhancing the accuracy and relevance of gender data. A landmark achievement was the collaboration with the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA). As part of the contributions, UN Women has been part of the Advisory Group for mainstreaming the Gender perspective in the SCA's working groups. Likewise, jointly with ECLAC, we served as technical co-secretaries for the working group responsible for developing the "Guide for Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective in Statistical Production." This guide, endorsed (SCA) as a regional guideline, represents a significant step towards embedding gender considerations into the creation of statistical analysis and policy development. It was developed in coordination with the NSOs from the region. The Global Centre of Excellence on Gender Statistics (CEGS), in coordination with UNODC, EVAW, Regional Offices, and UNODC, has participated in various meetings to introduce tools and guidance for piloting the femicide statistical framework. Ecuador will implement the pilot in the region, showcasing the region's dedication to addressing femicide through improved data collection and analysis. Finally, UN Women (RO and Mexico), ECLAC, INEGI, and INMUJERES organized 3 international events related to gender statistics. This gathering brought together experts from various fields, from NSOs, MAMs, academia, and international organizations, highlighting the regional dedication to advancing gender statistics