In accordance with its 2016 Annual Work Plan and within the framework of Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised the Training Course on 'Gender Statistics' at National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies (INSEED) of Togo on 26-28 October 2016.

The Training Course was conducted by Ms. Akoisso Doria DEZA, Demographer at the National Institute of Statistics (INS) of Cote d'Ivoire with the participation of 27 officials of INSEED of Togo.

As defined in the Classification of Statistical Activities (CSA Rev. 1 - October 2009; http://goo.gl/olg3Tz); Gender and special population groups – includes the topics on living conditions and role in the society: comparisons men/women and situation of special population groups like children, youth, women, elderly, disabled, minority groups etc.

The Training Course 'Gender Statistics’ included discussion activities with a focus on the following topics:

• Gender concept approach
• Gender in the statistical production
• Gender Indicators
• Process of gender integration in the collection and analysis of statistical data
• Initiation of SIG tool for gender advocacy
• Identification of problems related to gender and recommendations

Sign up for an account at OIC-StatCom Forum (http://forum.sesric.org/) to join the group discussion on the Training Course on 'Gender Statistics' in Republic of Togo is available at: http://forum.sesric.org/?p=30219

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