Outcome MAR_D_1.3

Strengthened production of gender statistics to enable the monitoring of national policies and reporting commitments under the SDGs

The outcome was achieved in 2021. UN Women Morocco successfully supported the production of gender statistics related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Moroccan households . Indeed, UN Women supported the HCP in launching their third phase of the COVID-19 survey which will enable the production of more precise, comprehensive and SDG oriented data because (i)the survey is individualized thus allowing a better measurement of the individual impact from the pandemic and more differentiated gender-responsive policies and (ii) it covers a more comprehensive sample of 10000 households instead of 2300 thus enabling a regionalization of the results and a better monitoring of the SDGs. In addition, UN Women supported the elaboration of the first households satellite account in Morocco, which is providing insightful data and information on the dynamics of women’s trade-off between non- market and market production. The household Satellite Account Report and the report on women's contribution to the household satellite account were delivered. These reports will inform policy makers and fuel awareness raising initiatives in favour of women economic empowerment. The report will be launched in 2022 Finally UN Women supported the analysis of gender dynamics and social norms within Moroccan households and their evolution. This analysis has produced cogent and insightful data and information to identify obstacles hindering women’ economic empowerment. The report will be launched in 2022

Strengthened production of gender statistics to enable the monitoring of national policies and reporting commitments under the SDGs

Significant progress was made towards the achievement of outcome 1.3 in 2022. Specifically, the High Commission for Planning has greater capacity to produce gender statistics, and policymakers and advocates for gender data have access to studies and data collection techniques which both provide current gender statistics and inform future gender statistics production. This strengthens stakeholder capacity to monitor national policies and reporting commitments under the SDGs. The production of gender statistics improved as a result of several key changes (i) the High Commission for Planning (HCP) data producers a increased their capacities and gender statistics knowledge and (ii) public policymakers and advocates accessed innovative studies and analysis which included gender-sensitive, evidence-based data to inform efforts to reduce persistent gender gaps, particularly in the area of women's economic empowerment. In 2022, UNW Morocco CO significantly contributed to these results by providing capacity building and technical support. For instance, the CO organized the first workshop of a series capacity building trainings aiming at reinforcing the gender knowledge and analytical competencies of data producers. Furthermore, the HCP developed a satellite account on unpaid household activities with UN Women support. This groundbreaking data collection in Morocco and the MENA region quantified and valued the unpaid work performed by Moroccan households and highlighted women's participation in activities not covered by national accounts. Gender-sensitive data presented in this satellite account will enable the monitoring of public policies and will be used as evidence to initiate advocacy actions to promote women's economic empowerment and inclusion. The HCP also conducted an analysis of the dynamics and evolution of social norms and relationships between women and men within Moroccan households with UN Women technical support. This innovative analysis measured the division of household chores while identifying (i) the evolution and constraints that affect the division of time spent on domestic work vs. time spent at work, and (iii) issues that need to be addressed to improve women’s economic inclusion. Moreover, The HCP conducted a study aiming at estimating the economic and social opportunity costs of rural women's economic empowerment and producing Gender-relevant SDG indicators. UN Women supported this study, expected to be completed by Q2 of 2023.