Data related to "Gender"
Gender
Gender statistics are an important tool to raise public awareness of the living conditions of women and men.
There has been a long standing focus on achieving equality between women and men in the Pacific, with legal and policy commitments expressed in a range of national, regional and international instruments such as:
- National constitutions and legislation
- Pacific Plan (2005, revised 2007)
- Pacific Platform for Action on Advancement of Women and Gender Equality (1994, revised 2004)
- UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (adopted in 1979)
- Beijing Platform for Action (1995)
- Sustainable Development Goals (2015)
In order to implement and monitor measures to achieve these commitments, Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) need evidence of the current situation of women and men and how this is changing over time. This information is critical for law-making, policy-making, international human rights reporting, and national, regional and international advocacy.
Below is a list of Violence against Women (VAW) surveys conducted or underway in the UNFPA Asia-Pacific region, as of July 2020:
| Country (PACIFIC) | WHO multi-country study (WHO) or adaptation of WHO methodology (aWHO) | Demographic and Health Survey with Domestic Violence Module (DHS) and/or other methodologies |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands | 2012 (aWHO) | |
| Fiji | 2010 (aWHO) | |
| Kiribati | 2008 (aWHO) | 2018 (MICS-DHS) |
| Marshall Islands, Republic of | 2012 (aWHO) | 2007 (DHS) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 2014 (aWHO) | |
| Nauru | 2013 (aWHO) | |
| Niue | ||
| Palau | 2013 (aWHO) | |
| Papua New Guinea | 2012 (1 site, aWHO/P4P) | 2016 (DHS) |
| Samoa | 2000 (WHO) | 2019 (MICS-DHS) |
| Solomon Islands | 2008 (aWHO) | |
| Tokelau | ||
| Tonga | 2009 (aWHO) | 2019 (MICS-DHS) |
| Tuvalu | 2007 (DHS) | |
| Vanuatu | 2009 (aWHO) |
Source: https://asiapacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/knowvawd…
For additional information relating to gender please go to our Social Development Programme.
1 - No Poverty2 - Zero Hunger3 - Good Health and Well-Being4 - Quality Education5 - Gender Equality6 - Clean Water and Sanitation7 - Affordable and Clean Energy8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth9 - Industry Innovation and Infrastructure10 - Reduced Inequalities11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities12 - Responsible Consumption and Production13 - Climate Action14 - Life Below Water15 - Life Land16 - Peace Justice and Strong Institutions17 - Partnerships GoalsSustainable Development Goals
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PDH.stat datasets
- .statViolence against womenThis table regroups a series of indicators related to violence against women collected from various sources (national surveys, international databases).
- .statSDG 05 - Gender EqualityAchieve gender equality and empower all women and girls : The region has made progress in achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls, particularly in education and health and to a lesser extent women’s participation in formal employment and national policy making. This is attributed to growing awareness of the need to address gender inequalities; While almost all countries in the Pacific have adopted specific gender policies and strategies, the resources for integrating and implementing these priorities are limited. Budgets for national women’s offices are less than one percent of national appropriations; Gender inequality is highlighted by the high prevalence rates of violence against women (more than 60 percent in Melanesia, and more than 40 percent in Polynesia and Micronesia). Sexual and reproductive health and rights issues also remain substantial challenges to be addressed under Goal 5. Fertility rates, especially teenage fertility, remain high in some.
- 5.1.1 Legal frameworks that promote, enforce and monitor gender equality (percentage of achievement, 0 - 100) - Area 1: overarching legal frameworks and public life
- 5.1.1 Legal frameworks that promote, enforce and monitor gender equality (percentage of achievement, 0 - 100) - Area 2: violence against women
- 5.1.1 Legal frameworks that promote, enforce and monitor gender equality (percentage of achievement, 0 - 100) - Area 3: employment and economic benefits
- 5.1.1 Legal frameworks that promote, enforce and monitor gender equality (percentage of achievement, 0 - 100) - Area 4: marriage and family
- 5.2.1 Ever-partnered women and girls victim of physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months
- ... 15 more indicators ...
Key Reports
pdfNiue household and population census 2017
PDF | 2.41 MB
pdfSamoa 2020 Gender Dynamics Monograph
PDF | 4.39 MB
pdfAssessing progress towards the reduction of multidimensional, extreme and monetary poverty in the Kingdom of Tonga: report: 2021
PDF | 3.8 MB
pdfWorking paper: processing the measurement of monetary poverty using Tonga HIES
PDF | 3.11 MB
Other Resources