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Engendering Household Surveys: Measuring Work Through Gender Perspectives in 5 Countries

This session at the Global Forum on Gender Statistics, led by Sophia Lawrence from the International Labour Office, focuses on the necessity of integrating gender-specific approaches within household surveys measuring work. It highlights the differing realities between men and women in their work activities and discusses necessary methodological adjustments to survey design. Key challenges include addressing biases in question formulations and ensuring comprehensive coverage of all productive activities, including unpaid work. The session emphasizes the importance of collecting detailed data to support gender equality in labor statistics.

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Engendering Household Surveys: Measuring Work Through Gender Perspectives in 5 Countries

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  1. GLOBAL FORUM ON GENDER STATISTICS Session 8: Engendering household surveys: measuring work, a 5-Country Panel Sophia Lawrence, International Labour Office INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

  2. Engendered labour statistics mean • Account for different work realities at each stage of production. • Methods incorporate awareness: • different ways in which men and women • view, perform, control, benefit from • Their “work” activities. • Conventional focus is male-oriented... INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

  3. Engendered household surveys require • Coverage all topics & types of activity: • Work in widest sense, working time, WTAs, job-seeking behaviour etc. • Multiple/combined activities, casual work, subsistence/informal employment, etc. • Adequate detail: • decision-making / executing posts, entrepreneurs / home, gang workers, income components (benefits, overtime?), place of work, small production units, etc... • Relevant disaggregation: • personal characteristics, job characteristics, family context/personal circumstances, etc. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

  4. Hhld Survey challenges • Question formulations: • overcome biases & ensure application of definitional criteria. • Independent measurement & reporting: • higher chance men & women receive equal statistical treatment. • Coverage of all productive activity: • unpaid non-market services, incl. volunteers. Truly reflecting realities -> change towards gender-equality INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

  5. 8-HS: measuring work, ILO & 5 country panel Emerging conclusions… • “Work” translates differently for women & men: surveys and their results must address and reflect these realities • In the different world regions, countries’ efforts to engender surveys are similar - even though manifestations of gender inequalities may be distinct • Household surveys with their capacity to collect detailed information play a unique role in labour statisticsto show up gender differences between women and men

  6. 8 – HS Future actions • To ensure gender integration in measurement of work: • Coordinate institutional framework - gender specific bodies/programs, statistical agencies, civil society etc • Harmonize the household survey program to ensure engendered coverage of all topics and at all stages of production • Collect data in adequate detail to permit meaningful analysis of men and women’s different situations – improved information compensates extra costs INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

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