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1 Engendering
disability statistics
Chol-O Han, Statistics
Division, UNESCAP
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2 Outline of
the presentation
- Introduce the concept
of gender
- Discuss issues in engendering
disability statistics
Key words: Sex, Gender, Engendering
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3 Concept of
Sex versus Gender
- Sex: is a biological concept
indicating two mutually exclusive categories
(male/female) in which most organisms are
divided
- Gender: is a culturally
specific set of characteristics that identify
the social behaviour of women and men
- Sex roles of women/men
are different, attributable to one sex only
and don’t change over time.
- Gender roles of women/men
are related to the culture, customs, tradition
of a society.
- ‘Sex’ is a
statistical variable.
- ‘Gender’ is
not a statistical variable, but an analytical
tool.
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4 Why engendered
disability statistics?
- Women with disabilities:
subject to double discrimination for being
female and disabled
- Informed policy making
& monitoring to improve the welfare of
women and men with disabilities
- Eliminate gender-based
stereotypes
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5 Engendering
disability statistics
Shift from gender-blind to gender-sensitive
approach in all statistical processes
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6 Engendering disability statistics
(cont.)
- Planning and designing
- Good starting point for engendering:
- Objective and
scope setting
- Sampling design
- Questionnaire
design
- Data tabulation
& analysis plan
- Gender training
of enumerators
- Publicity for
awareness-raising
- Consult stakeholders
(PWDs organization, gender advocacy groups
etc.)
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7 Engendering
disability statistics (cont.)
- Data collection:
- Respondent selection
(Warning: Most of household heads are men
and their response can be biased)
- Asking questions:
Disability is a more sensitive issue for women
than for men, and women respondents may not
be as collaborative as men.
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8 Engendering
disability statistics (cont.)
- Data processing/analysis/dissemination:
- Sex-disaggregated
tabulations
- Use ‘sex’
as a standard variable in data breakdowns
- Gender-sensitive
analysis of data
- Production of reports
with women/men as standards in presentation
(Highlight gender issues)
- Data dissemination
– Accessible format by PWDs. The target
groups should include gender advocacy groups,
researchers on gender issues etc.
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9 Engendering
disability statistics (cont.)
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10 Other issues
for consideration in engendering
Causes of disability:
* Women and men are not always equally exposed
to any disability risks
e.g. 3D Work conditions (in Mining, Oil, Construction
etc.), Military service/War, Traffic accident,
RH-related, Violence against women, Poverty
Types of disability are closely related to
gender-sensitive causes of disability
Screening technique - Another possible factor
of differential rates for M/F: When impairment
questions are used for screening purposes, the
resultant disability rates of men are generally
higher than those of women. In contrast, when
activity-limitation screening questions are
used, the rates are similar for women and men,
or in some cases higher for women (United Nations,
1990)
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12 Prevalence
of disability in selected countries
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13 Conclusion
- Engendering disability
statistics is part of engendering the whole
national statistical system
- National statistical offices
and other data producers need to review existing
data collection tools and mechanisms from
gender perspective
- Efforts should be made
to engender new collections of data on disability
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