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The
need for rigour in writing the report
The need for
rigour in writing the report is indisputable from the point of view
that the report is to serve as a planning instrument.
Data requirements
There is a need to know which categories of women still suffer from
a poor status, in what areas and contexts, to what degree, and why
and what should be done in specific circumstances. The claims and
conclusions made in the report require to be substantiated by data
disaggregated by sex and according to sub-sects of women, rural,
urban, geographical area, age, special categories such as minorities,
the disabled, women in the plantations, migrant women etc. Secondly,
data is also needed to substantiate de facto results and the impact
of laws, policies or programmes - who has benefitted and to what
extent? It is insufficient to just list the positive laws, policies
or programmes (Refer to the CEDAW Guidelines). There should always
be a basis for comparison of data e.g. rural vs urban, men vs women,
or changes over a period of time (historical trends) where applicable
or comparison with absolute figures. This makes the information
meaningful.
Non-availability
of data
Sometimes, data may not be available to identify the situation of
women in the context of services provided by the private sector
or incidence of violence against women. In particular, there may
not be data to establish the de facto status of women such as the
number of women who are exercising their rights under a positive
law or the obstacles women face in exercising their rights under
a particular law or policy. In such cases, it is best to acknowledge
the gap in information in the report and express the intention of
collecting relevant data for the next report. If possible the report
should show what plans the State has made to collect the data concerned.
Presentation
of data
The following
could be considered:
- Insert headings
according to framework;
- Insert tables
of statistics as annex if there is a great deal of data; and
- Consider
visual presentation of statistics by graphs, pie charts etc.
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