The Union for African Population Studies (UAPS) Gender Working Group organized a workshop on gender statistics to help African countries improve their capacity to monitor progress toward the gender-related Sustainable Development Goals. The workshop was held on 23-25 August 2022 at Nairobi, Kenya.
The main objective of the workshop was to identify ways to improve the availability and usability of data on gender-related topics in the region, and to plan further concrete steps in this regard. It also discussed and assessed the relevance and comprehensiveness of the set of gender indicators of the SDGs to the realities of African countries.
The workshop was frequented by eighteen (18) scientists and practitioners from around the globe, Africa (all regions), North America, and Europe. Some of the key participants of the workshop include:
- Ms Isabella SHMIDT, Regional Gender Statistics Advisor for East and Southern Africa for UN Women
- Ms Michèle SEROUSSI, Gender Statistics Specialist, UN Women, Regional Office for West and Central Africa
- Mr. Solly MOLAYI, Chief Director: Social Statistics, Statistics South Africa, Pretoria
- Prof. Jacques CHARMES, Emeritus Research Director at the French Research Institute for Development (IRD)
- Dr Chimaraoke IZUGBARA, Director of Global Health, Youth & Development at ICRW, USA office.
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