Contact Person: Babylyn B. Abulencia E-mail: nscbregion1@yahoo.com URL: www.nscb.gov.ph/ru1
PR-200805-RD1-03
Tel. No. (072) 888-2160/700-3035
May 23, 2008
NSCB Releases the 2008 Women and Men in the
Ilocos Region Statistical Handbook
The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)
Regional Division (RD) I announces the release of the fourth edition of the Women
and Men (WAM) in the Ilocos Region Statistical Handbook. The WAM is NSCB’s contribution to the government’s efforts
in promoting the Convention on the
Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and in fulfilling the various
international gender-related commitments of the country, such as the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). The MDG Goal 3 calls for the promotion of gender
equality and women empowerment, which are also the visions of the Philippines
Plan for Gender-Responsive Development.
The advocacy on the CEDAW and the monitoring of the region’s status in
addressing MDG Goal 3 imply the need
for quality gender-based data for the analysis and informed decisions on
different gender issues.
The WAM contains the latest available statistics, highlighting the differences between women
and men in the Ilocos Region and its provinces/cities on various areas of
concern, namely: 1) Population and Families; 2) Work; 3) Economic
Participation; 4) Agriculture; 5) Education; 6) Health and Nutrition; 7) Social
Welfare; 8) Public Life; 9) Migration; 10) Peace and Human Rights; 11) Violence
Against Women and Children; and 12) Environment. The gender statistics are
presented in tables and charts with brief analyses. The data were gathered
from the results of surveys and censuses, and reports from administrative
records generated by the different line departments and agencies that make up
the Philippine Statistical System.
The handbook is a significant source of information for decision-makers, project planners, implementers and evaluators in their advocacy activities and in the formulation of effective plans and programs for the advancement of women in the region.
The publication is now available at the National
Statistical Information Center (NSIC) library, which is open to the public for
free from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Mondays to Fridays. The NSIC is a one-stop shop of statistical information and
services managed by the NSCB. The NSIC
Region 1 Branch is located at 2/F L.M. Chan Bldg., 663 Quezon Avenue, San
Fernando City, La Union. Personal
copies of the publication can be availed at the NSIC Bookshoppe at a very
minimal price. Subscription can be done
through the internet (www.nscb.gov.ph/ru1)
or at the bookshoppe.
IRENEA
B. UBUNGEN
Head, NSCB Regional Division I