Tenders Are Invited For Consultant To Conduct A Comprehensive Review And Action Plan For Gender Statistics

Tenders Are Invited For Consultant To Conduct A Comprehensive Review And Action Plan For Gender Statistics In Egypt BackgroundUn Women Grounded In The Vision Of Equality Enshrined In The Charter Of The United Nations Works For The Elimination Of Discrimination Against Women And Girls The Empowerment Of Women And The Achievement Of Equality Between Women And Men As Partners And Beneficiaries Of Development Human Rights Humanitarian Action And Peace And Security Placing WomenS Rights At The Center Of All Its Efforts Un Women Leads And Coordinates United Nations System Efforts To Ensure That Commitments On Gender Equality And Gender Mainstreaming Translate Into Action Throughout The World It Provides Strong And Coherent Leadership In Support Of Member States Priorities And Efforts Building Effective Partnerships With Civil Society And Other Relevant Actors The Un Women Egypt Country Office Is Based In Cairo And Works In The Following Priority Areas Leadership And Political Participation Economic Empowerment Ending Violence Against Women Governance And National Planning Egypt Has A Progressive Constitution 2014 Recognizing Gender Equality And Non Discrimination Guarantees In March 2015 Egypt Launched Its Strategy For Sustainable Development Egypt Vision 2030 Sds Spanning The Economic Social And Environmental Dimensions Of Sustainable Development And Outlining The Broader Principles That Will Guide Egypt In Pursuing Its Developmental Goals Furthermore Cognizant Of WomenS Empowerment Being A Precondition For Inclusive Growth And Social Justice The 2030 National Strategy For WomenS Empowerment Nswe Was Launched And Endorsed By The President Of Egypt The Demand For Greater Support For Statistics Has Increased As Egypt Implements The Sustainable Development Goals Sdgs And Related National Strategies Egypt Produces A Wide Range Of Statistics And A Significant Amount Of Gender Data Are Available Through Censuses Population Based Surveys E G Labour Force Surveys Income And Expenditure Surveys Etc Or Administrative Data However Challenges Remain In Measuring And Tracking Progress Towards The Realisation Of The Gender Targets Set Out In The Sds And Nswe Furthermore Gender Data Including Both Data Disaggregated By Sex And Data Specifically Relevant To Women And Girls Is Necessary To Monitor And Track The 54 Gender Related Sdg Indicators Comprehensive And Periodic Statistics On The Status Of Women Men Girls And Boys Including Data Disaggregated By Sex And Other Socio Economic Characteristics Are Important For Setting Priorities Planning Interventions And Assessing Their Impacts While Ensuring That The Gender Perspective Is Integrated Into All Policy Areas In 2015 A Multi Agency Assessment Of The National Statistical System Nss Was Carried Out Focusing On Legal And Institutional Set Up And Statistical Processes Within Social And Economic Statistics The Main Objective Of The Assessment Was To Carry Out An Independent Evaluation Of The National Statistical System Of Egypt To Strengthen Co Ordination Of The National Statistical System And Align It With International Frameworks One Of The Recommendations Of The Assessment Of The Nss Focused Exclusively On Gender Statistics And Suggested The Central Agency For Public Mobilization And Statistics Capmas Should Work With The National Council For Women To Develop A Strategy For The Development Of Gender Statistics As Well As With Other National Partners To Ensure Harmonisation Of Methodologies Concepts And Definitions And Avoid Duplications In Efforts The Recommendation Also Focused On The Need To Consider Issues Of Coverage Capacity Building Resource Mobilisation Meeting User Needs And To Set A Vision For Gender Statistics In The Medium Term Un WomenS Work Through The Flagship Programme Initiative Fpi Women Count Aims To Ensure That Gender Statistics Are Available Accessible And Analyzed To Inform Policy Making For Delivering Gender Equality And WomenS Empowerment The Women Count Programme Works At The Global Regional And National Level Through Three Interlinked Areas Of Work Outcome 1 Building A Supportive Policy And Institutional Environment For The Localization And Effective Monitoring Of The Sdgs Outcome 2 Increasing The Quality Comparability And Regularity Of Gender Statistics To Address National Data Gaps And Meet Reporting Commitments Under The Sdgs And Outcome 3 Ensuring That Gender Statistics Are Accessible To Users In Governments Civil Society Academia And The Private Sector To Strengthen Adequate Demand For Their ProductionScope Of Work Un Women Seeks To Recruit A Competent National Consultant To Conduct A National Review Of Gender Statistics The National Review Will Provide The Inputs Necessary To Develop A Detailed Work Plan For Project Implementation Among Others The Review Should Explore The Following Questions Carry Out An In Depth Desk Review Of The Institutional Framework Of The Entire National Statistical Systems Including Line Ministries And The Extent To Which It Facilitates Or Hinders The Regular Production Of Gender Statistics The Review Should Document The Key Institutional Constraints That Prevent Or Facilitate More Regular Production Of Gender Statistics At The National Level And Propose Solutions That Can Be Taken To Address These Constraints The Review Should Also Document Broader National Initiatives In Statistics To Monitor The Sdgs E G The Geospatial Platform Egypt Sdgs Observatory The Egyptian Women Observatory Civic Initiatives Such As Nazaha Map Nesa2alak Unescwa Statistical Information Portal Esip Uneca Experience In Supporting High Quality Data For Sdgs And Agenda 2063 And The Extent To Which Gender Equality Is Integrated Into Those Initiatives Assess The Technical Capacity Gaps In Gender Statistics Among Producers Of Data Users And The Entire National Statistical System What Are The Key Data Gaps At The Country Level That Prevent The Monitoring Of Sdgs And Other National Gender Equality Priorities Have National Gender Equality Indicators Been Developed To Monitor The Sdgs And National Priorities If So Are They Adequate If Not What Steps Should Be Taken To Review Those Indicators As Part Of This Programme What Steps Need To Be Taken To Close These Data Gaps Within The Context Of Women Count To What Extent Existing Gender Statistics Are Used In Policy Making Are Policy Makers Civil Society And Other Actors Sufficiently Informed About Existing Gender Data If So How Can This Programme Build On And Make Those Efforts More Effective If Not What Steps Will Be Taken To Involve Users And When The Assessment Should Propose Solutions To Facilitate Increased Collaboration Between Users And Producers And Propose Concrete And Actionable Solutions To Strengthen The Capacity Of Civil Society Organizations Cso Government And Un Country Teams To Analyse And Use Gender Statistics To Inform Decision Making The Team Was Comprised Of Paris21 The United Nations Economic Commission For Africa Un Eca The United Nations Economic And Social Commission For Western Asia Un Escwa And The African Development Bank Afdb Carry Out In Depth Interview With Key Stakeholders Such As Ministry Of Planning Capmas Statistics Focal Points In Line Ministries Ncw Civil Society Organization And Research Institutions And Key Development Partners World Bank Afd Etc Facilitate A Validation Workshop And Incorporate All Inputs To Finalize The Project Document And Annual Workplan Support Un WomenS Country Office To Develop A Project Document And Associated Work Plan For Women Count Programme Duties And ResponsibilitiesUnder The Supervision Of Un Women Representative And The Overall Guidance Of The Gender Specialist And The Gender Equality Analyst The Consultant Will Carry Out The Following Activities To Generate Specific Deliverables Activity 1 To Develop Inception Report And Work Plan With Timelines In Line With The Duties And Responsibilities Spelled Out In The Tor And Agreed With Un Women Team And National Partners Deliverable 1 Inception Report And Work Plan Please Refer To The Section On Key Deliverables Below For A Detailed Description Of The Deliverables Activity 2 To Conduct Interviews And In Depth Desk Review Of Relevant Studies Reports Policy Papers Strategies On Gender Statistics To 1 Better Understand The Country Context In Relation To The Production Of Gender Statistics Including Key Actors Stakeholders And The Institutional Framework 2 Assess Gender Related Statistical Outputs In Terms Of Availability And Accessibility Looking At Inventory Sources Publication Dissemination And Communication Policies And Processes Quality And Frequency Examining Production Processes Methods And Procedures Use Of International Standards Analysis Processes Archiving Metadata Geographical Coverage Etc And3 Document The Key Institutional And National Statistical System Nss Wide Constraints That Prevent Or Facilitate More Regular Production Of Gender Statistics At The National And Sectoral Level And The Key Data Gaps At The Country Level That Prevent The Monitoring Of Sdgs And Other National Gender Equality Priorities The In Depth Desk Review Should Provide Detailed Information On The Following Topics 1 Legal Frameworks Policies Policy Documents And Practices Governing The Coordination Production Dissemination Access And Use Of Gender Statistics 2 Protocols For Publishing Gender Related Statistical Data 3 Key Statistical Developments Programmes And Activities Implemented In The Past Five Years To Assess The Extent To Which Women Related Issues Are Mainstreamed Into

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