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UNITED NATIONSUNITED NATIONS

Population Activities UnitPopulation Activities Unit

ECONOMIC COMISSION FOR EUROPEECONOMIC COMISSION FOR EUROPE

55thth GGP IWG meeting, Ljubljana, 18GGP IWG meeting, Ljubljana, 18--20 January 200720 January 2007

Generations and Gender Generations and Gender ProgrammeProgramme

ggp.unece.org

Developments since the Istanbul Developments since the Istanbul meeting in October 2005meeting in October 2005


Developments in the GGPDevelopments in the GGP

•• Coordination and development at Coordination and development at UNECE PAU and in the ConsortiumUNECE PAU and in the Consortium

•• Programme implementation in the Programme implementation in the participating countriesparticipating countries


Methodological WorkMethodological Work

•• Wave 2 questionnaireWave 2 questionnaire–– approved at the April 2006 meeting of the approved at the April 2006 meeting of the

CBCB–– circulated to IWG for commentscirculated to IWG for comments–– completed and published on the webcompleted and published on the web

•• Panel maintenance guidelinesPanel maintenance guidelines–– completed, approved at the April 2006 completed, approved at the April 2006

meeting of the CBmeeting of the CB

•• Data cleaning guidelinesData cleaning guidelines–– initiatedinitiated


Data Processing, AnalysisData Processing, Analysis

•• Contextual databaseContextual database–– launched online in late summer 2006launched online in late summer 2006–– currently includes data on 5 countriescurrently includes data on 5 countries

•• Data harmonisationData harmonisation–– documentation prepareddocumentation prepared–– functionality tested with data from two countriesfunctionality tested with data from two countries

•• AnalysisAnalysis–– defining standard tablesdefining standard tables–– testing functionality with data from two countries in testing functionality with data from two countries in

progressprogress


Information Exchange and Information Exchange and Monitoring, 1Monitoring, 1

•• Consortium Board meetingsConsortium Board meetings–– Geneva, April 2006Geneva, April 2006–– Paris, November 2006Paris, November 2006

•• Publication of methodological materialPublication of methodological material•• New design of the Programme websiteNew design of the Programme website

–– ggp.unece.orgggp.unece.org ororwww.unece.org/pau/ggpwww.unece.org/pau/ggp

•• Progress reportingProgress reporting–– online system launched in Octoberonline system launched in October

http://ggp.unece.org/

http://www.unece.org/pau/ggp


Information Exchange and Information Exchange and Monitoring, 2Monitoring, 2

•• Questionnaire compliance monitoringQuestionnaire compliance monitoring–– a dataa data--entry template and a database entry template and a database

system with a usersystem with a user--friendly interfacefriendly interface–– allows checking the availability of each allows checking the availability of each

question and produce summary reports by question and produce summary reports by section and subsection and sub--sectionsection

•• Documents for sharing data through Documents for sharing data through the GGP data archivethe GGP data archive


Outlook for 2007Outlook for 2007

•• Methodological work:Methodological work:–– completion of data cleaning guidelinescompletion of data cleaning guidelines–– document on complementing the GGS with document on complementing the GGS with

administrative dataadministrative data

•• Data Processing, AnalysisData Processing, Analysis–– Launch of the GGS data archiveLaunch of the GGS data archive–– Harmonisation of collected datasetsHarmonisation of collected datasets–– Standard tables and indicators for 4Standard tables and indicators for 4--5 datasets 5 datasets

available on the webavailable on the web–– PolicyPolicy--oriented studies in preparation for the 2008 oriented studies in preparation for the 2008

conferenceconference–– Publication archivePublication archive

•• Information exchange and monitoring: Information exchange and monitoring: ongoingongoing


October 2005, IstanbulOctober 2005, Istanbul

CompletedCompleted

Pilot,Pilot,preparationpreparation

Committed,Committed,fundraisingfundraising

IWG memberIWG member

W1W1W2W2


Programme ImplementationProgramme Implementation

•• 11stst wave pilot: 2 more countries (15 altogether)wave pilot: 2 more countries (15 altogether)–– Lithuania, NorwayLithuania, Norway

•• 11stst wave fielded: 4 more countries (13 altogether)wave fielded: 4 more countries (13 altogether)–– Australia, Georgia, Lithuania, RomaniaAustralia, Georgia, Lithuania, Romania

•• 11stst wave in the field or planned in 2007wave in the field or planned in 2007--2008: 4 2008: 4 countriescountries–– Belgium, Norway, Poland, SloveniaBelgium, Norway, Poland, Slovenia

•• 22ndnd wave fielded: 2 more countries (3 altogether)wave fielded: 2 more countries (3 altogether)–– Italy, JapanItaly, Japan

•• 22ndnd wave preparations: 3 more countrieswave preparations: 3 more countries–– Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Russian FederationBulgaria, Czech Republic, Russian Federation

•• CDB: 3 more countries (5 altogether)CDB: 3 more countries (5 altogether)–– Canada, Hungary, RomaniaCanada, Hungary, Romania


January 2007, LjubljanaJanuary 2007, Ljubljana

CompletedCompleted

Pilot,Pilot,preparationpreparation

Committed,Committed,fundraisingfundraising

IWG memberIWG member

W1W1W2W2


Current statusCurrent status

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EmpiricalEmpirical 1010Working paperWorking paper

MethodologicalMethodological 33

EmpiricalEmpirical 1010Journal articleJournal article

Book chapterBook chapter

Conference presentation Conference presentation –– resultsresults

Thesis / MonographThesis / Monograph


EmpiricalEmpirical 11






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Status, Istanbul, 2005Status, Istanbul, 2005

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