TECHNICAL MEETING ON THE INCORPORATION OF THE GENDER PERSPECTIVE INTO POVERTY MEASUREMENT (La Paz, Bolivia, September 2003) WORKING AGENDA

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1 TECHNICAL MEETING ON THE INCORPORATION OF THE GENDER PERSPECTIVE INTO POVERTY MEASUREMENT (La Paz, Bolivia, September 2003) Organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the National Statistical Institute (INE) of Bolivia Tuesday, 23 September WORKING AGENDA 8.30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Registration of participants 9 a.m a.m. Opening session 10 a.m a.m. Coffee break Ms. Sonia Montaño, Chief, ECLAC Women and Development Unit Mr. José Luis Carvajal, Executive Director, National Statistical Institute (INE) of Bolivia Mr. Iván Prudencio, Director a.i. FNUAP of Bolivia. Ms. Gladys Salazar Ríos, Deputy Minister for Women s Affairs, Ministry of Rural, Indigenous, Gender and Generational Affairs of Bolivia First panel discussion: Strategies and policies for poverty reduction in the region Moderator: Ms. Cirila Gutiérrez Espino, Executive Director for Social Indicators, National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), Peru a.m a.m. "Understanding poverty from a gender perspective" Sonia Montaño, Chief, ECLAC Women and Development Unit a.m a.m. "The Bolivian strategy for poverty reduction (EBRP) of Bolivia" Mr. Sergio Crialles Aguirre, Economic Policy Analysis Unit (UDAPE), Government of Bolivia a.m a.m. Decent work, gender and poverty reduction strategies: a tool for change Ms. Silvia Berger, Regional Coordinator of the ILO project on gender, poverty and employment in Latin America a.m p.m. Discussion p.m p.m. Poverty dimensions and policies from a gender perspective Ms. Irma Arriagada, ECLAC Social Development Division p.m p.m. Poverty and exclusion of peoples and women of African descent: a proposal for consideration in public policy Ms. Epsy Campbell, Network of Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Women p.m. - 13:00 p.m. Discussion

2 2 1 p.m p.m. Lunch Continuation of first panel discussion: Strategies and policies for poverty reduction in the region 2.30 p.m p.m. Poverty reduction and policies relating to sexual and reproductive rights Ms. Lily Caravantes, Presidential Secretariat for Women of Guatemala 2.50 p.m p.m. Mainstreaming the gender perspective in a poverty reduction strategy: the case of Honduras Ms. Emma Velasquez of the National Women s Institute of Honduras Ms. Gloria Velasquez of the National Statistical Institute of Honduras 3.10 p.m p.m. A Cuban experience with the integration of women into development Ms. Tamara Columbié Matos, Federation of Cuban Women 3.30 p.m p.m. Discussion 4.15 p.m p.m. Coffee break 4.30 p.m p.m. "Gender and poverty in Brazil" Ms. Marcia Leporace, Special Secretariat of Policies for Women of Brazil Ms. Hildete Pereira de Melo, National Consultant of the ECLAC project Capacity Building of national machineries for governance with gender perspective in Latin America and the Caribbean" 4.50 p.m p.m. "Appraisal of the impact of the gender perspective in public policies María Teresa Delgado, Nicaraguan Women's Institute 5.10 p.m p.m. "Gender and poverty in Ecuador: Challenges for the formulation of public policies" Ms. Gioconda Páez, National Women s Council of Ecuador (CONAMU) 6.30 p.m. Cocktail reception hosted by ECLAC Wednesday, 24 September Second panel discussion: Conceptual and methodological challenges for incorporating the gender perspective into the conceptualization and measurement of poverty Moderator: Ms. Elia López de Tulipano, Director, National Directorate of Women (DINAMU) of Panamá 9 a.m a.m. Processes of impoverishment and gender inequalities: challenges for measurement Ms. Rosario Aguirre, University of the Republic, Uruguay 9.20 a.m a.m. The contribution of sexual and reproductive rights to the conceptualization of poverty Mr. Luis Mora, Regional Gender Adviser, UNFPA

3 a.m a.m. Monitoring experiences and perceptions of poverty from a gender perspective Ms. María de la Paz López, UNIFEM-Mexico 10 a.m a.m. Poverty in childhood and adolescence from a gender perspective Susana Sottoli, UNICEF Programme Officer in Paraguay a.m a.m. Discussion a.m a.m. Coffee break a.m a.m. "Poverty and gender: the measurement dilemma (from the gender of poverty to gender-based poverty?)" Mr. Juan Carlos Feres, Chief, ECLAC Social Statistics Unit a.m a.m. The gender perspective into poverty measurement Ms. Vivian Milosavljevic, ECLAC Women and Development Unit p.m p.m. Discussion 1.30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Lunch Third panel discussion: National experiences in poverty measurement: Southern Cone and Andean region Moderator: Ana Falú, Regional Director of UNIFEM in the Andean Region ( to be confirmed) 3 p.m p.m. Diagnostic analysis of the situation of women in the framework of the national policy on poverty in Bolivia Mr. Walter Castillo, National Statistical Institute of Bolivia 3.20 p.m p.m. The many faces of poverty, vulnerability, deprivation and social inequality in Cochabamba (An explanatory outline) Ms. Carmen Ledo, University of Cochabamba (Bolivia) 3.40 p.m. - 4 p.m. The situation of social statistics in Peru and proposals for integrating the gender perspective Ms. Cirila Gutiérrez Espino, National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), Peru 4 p.m p.m. Discussion Third panel discussion: National experiences in poverty measurement: Central America and the Caribbean Moderator: Ms. Lily Caravantes, Presidential Secretariat of Guatemala 3 p.m p.m. A proposal for measuring poverty from a gender perspective Ms. Teresa Lara, National Statistical Office (ONE) of Cuba 3.20 p.m p.m. Analysis of poor households in Mexico headed by women Ms. Patricia Méndez Carniado, National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI), Mexico 3.40 p.m p.m. Discussion

4 p.m p.m. Coffee break measurement: Southern Cone and Andean region 4.50 p.m p.m. Poverty measurement in Brazil and gender indicators Ms. Cristiane Soares, Research Officer, Brazilian Geographical and Statistical Institute (IBGE) 5.10 p.m p.m. The effects and differential impact of poverty on women: an application of the household material deprivation index from the gender perspective Ms. Silvia Mario, National Institute of Statistics and the Census, Argentina measurement: Central America and the Caribbean 4.50 p.m p.m. The social dimension and feminization of poverty in Mexico: the case of Michoacan Ms. Fabiola Alanis, Research Officer, Secretariat for Social Development of the Government of Michoacan, Mexico 5.10 p.m p.m. Scientific rigour and the quest for gender equity: the Dominican experience in poverty measurement Ms. Carmen Julia Gómez, Research Centre for Feminist Action (CIPAF), Dominican Republic Thursday, 25 September measurement: Southern Cone and Andean region 9 a.m a.m. Productive and reproductive work in Ecuador" Mr. Claudio Gallardo, National Institute of Statistics and the Census, Ecuador 9.20 a.m a.m. Findings of the ILO diagnostic analysis of labour and gender in Bolivia Ms. Silvia Escóbar de Pabón, Centre for Labour and Agricultural Development Studies (CEDLA), Bolivia 9.40 a.m a.m. The contribution of women to the average value of peasant and indigenous household production Mr. Roy Córdova, Research Centre for the Advancement of Smallscale Farmers (CIPCA), Bolivia 10 a.m a.m. New approaches in policies and strategies for combating poverty in Peru Diana Miloslavic, Adviser in the Cabinet of the Minister for Women s Affairs and Social Development of Peru. 10 a.m a.m. Discussion

5 5 measurement: Central America and the Caribbean 9 a.m a.m. Experience of poverty assessment in Dominica: advantages and limitations to measure incorporation of gender Ms. Roselyn Paul, Women s Bureau, Dominica 9.20 a.m a.m. Findings of the 2003 Poverty Assessment Study in the British Virgin Islands Ms. Andrea Hamm, Office of Gender Affairs, British Virgin Islands 9.40 a.m a.m. "Actual experiences of poverty measurement in the Caribbean: Advantages and limitations from a gender perspective" Ms. Lynette Brown, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean 10 a.m a.m. Poverty measurement in the Caribbean: a critique of current approaches from a gender perspective Ms. Gemma Tang-Nain, Deputy Programme Manager of CARICOM a.m a.m. Discussion 11 a.m a.m. Coffee break Fourth panel discussion: Recommendations and conclusions Moderator: Ms. Margarita Velázquez Gutiérrez, Director-General of Evaluation and Statistical Development, National Women s Institute of Mexico a.m p.m. Presentations by the moderators of the subregional working groups p.m. - 1 p.m. Discussion 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Lunch Continuation of fourth panel discussion: Recommendations and conclusions 3 p.m p.m. Summary of the main recommendations and conclusions 3.30 p.m p.m. Final discussion 4.30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Coffee break 5 p.m. Closure of the meeting