The United Nations
Development Fund for Women
Knowledge Management of Gender Statistics in MDGbased Poverty Reduction Strategies
IA and EGM on Gender and Statistics
12-14 December 2006, New York
• What is knowledge management?
• Gender and MDG-based Poverty
Reduction Strategies: 5 Pilot Projects
• Project Outcome Indicators on gender
analysis and sex-disaggregated data
• In retrospect, what can we learn for the
development of knowledge management
strategies?
Knowledge
Management
“Knowledge management can
be thought of as the deliberate
design of processes, tools,
structures, etc. with the intent
to increase, renew, share, or
improve the use of knowledge
represented in any of the three
elements [Structural, Human
and Social] of intellectual
capital.”
--Seemann, et.al. (1999) as quoted
by Haggie and Kingston (2003), J of
Knowledge Management
KM Strategy?
Is there a knowledge
management strategy that
we can learn from the pilot
projects on Gender and
MDGs?
We try to answer this in
retrospect and from the
armchair.
KM Strategy?
Is there an ideal combination
of the
“cognitive approach” knowledge that can be
expressed and codified
“community approach” knowledge is socially
constructed and is managed
by encouraging the sharing
of experiences and ideas
?
Gender and MDGs
Project
Link to policy
through MDGs and PRS
Institutional collaboration
among UNDP, UNCT,
national partners
Advocacy processes and
reporting and monitoring
reflect gender equality
dimensions
Gender and MDGs
Project
Outcome 2: Incorporate genderresponsive analysis and
strategies in MDG reporting and
monitoring
• Increased use of analysis of
quantitative and qualitative data
(indicator 7)
• Increased sex-disaggregated
data and information on data
gaps readily available in existing
databases and websites
(indicator 9)
Results on Indicator 7
Morocco: The indicators were used by
the UN system, especially in the
CCA/UNDAF (2007-2011) and individual
UN agencies use the national MDG
report to assess the relevance of their
country programme to gender equality.
Kyrgyzstan: Gender Monitoring
Mechanism with harmonized indicators
with interest to use this for CEDAW
and Beijing, and PRS reporting
Results on Indicator 9
Cambodia: Included domestic violence
as an indicator under MDG3; inclusion
of social and legal protection of
unemployed workers (MFA Phase-Out)
in the NDSP
Kenya: “A Fair Share for Women in
Kenya” publication; some input into
the Gender Needs Assessment and
Costing exercises of the Millenium
Project
Peru: Training for groups of women to
propose and use indicators;
commissioned studies
Results on Data by Sex
Morocco: Integrate 69 indicators and
27 targets into the UN's DEVINFO
Morocco database
Kyrgyzstan: Significant gaps remain in
data for tracking progress but National
Statistical Committee is committed to
improve data by sex and it produced a
publication on men and women in
Kyrgyzstan; sector-specific booklets
on gender dimensions of the MDGs
working with gender focal points of
relevant ministries
Results on Data by Sex
Cambodia: Translation of briefing kit
into Khmer to increase accessibility of
data and statistics; UNDP and UNFPA
to update Cambodia Gender
Assessment
Kenya: Produced data at the local level
Peru: Dissemination of “Millenium
Goals and Gender Equality: The Case
of Peru” published by ECLAC
Lessons for KM Strategy
Selling the idea
content localisation
Targeted media and
trained media
• Not so much “why gender” but
“how is gender linked to...”
• sub-national datasets; local
languages
• Materials are not only produced
but the journalists also receive
gender training
Lessons for KM Strategy
e-knowledge
• Making the data accessible
– Also means avoiding jargon, i.e.
Formulate using professional terms
and ensuring that average user can
understand and use them
• Combined with analysis and
similar documents
• Depends on public access to
internet
Lessons for KM Strategy
What are the institutional
arrangements?
Links to the decision makers
Statistical systems exist in a
specific development context.
• National statistical offices with
highest levels of administration
with national women's
machineries and gender focal
points
• UN Country Teams and
Gender Theme Groups; donors
and funders
• Women's rights advocates;
NGOs
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