Ireland's UN SDGs 2019 - Report on Indicators for Goal 5 Gender Equality

Ireland’s UN SDGs 2019 - Report on Indicators for Goal 5 Gender Equality

The 17 UN SDGs are a set of global development targets adopted by the United Nations (UN) member countries in September 2015 to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.  The UN SDGs are driving the global development agenda towards Agenda 2030.

The Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan 2018-2020 is in direct response to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and provides a whole-of-government approach to implement the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 

This Publication for 'Goal 5 Gender Equality’ has 14 SDG indicators which are divided into three main chapters: End Discrimination and Violence, Equality and Empowerment.

End Discrimination and Violence

SDG 5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex is reported on in a questionnaire by UN Women, the World Bank Group and the OECD Development Centre in their joint effort to collect and track data on Ireland relating to SDG 5.1.1.

SDG 5.2.1 Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age, is indicated by the Fundamentals Rights Agency (FRA), gender-based violence against women survey dataset, 2012 and in the National Study of Domestic Abuse, 2003 Survey.

SDG 5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence, is indicated by the Fundamentals Rights Agency (FRA), gender-based violence against women survey dataset, 2012.

SDG 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18, is indicated by the CSO, Vital Statistics data.

SDG 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, was reported on by European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).

Equality

SDG 5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location was reported by the CSO, Census of Population and the Labour Force Survey.

SDG 5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments:

(a) The percentage of women candiates in national elections is published by the Houses of the Oireachtas;

(b) The percentage of women candiates in local elections was published by the Environment, Community and Local Government.

SDG 5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions was reported by the CSO, Census of Population.

SDG 5.6.1 Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care; information is provided by the Department of Health and the Department of Justice and Equality.

SDG 5.6.2 Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education is available from the Department of Health.

Empowerment

SDG 5.a.1 Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure, is reported on by the CSO, Farm Structure Survey.

SDG 5.a.2 Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control, is guaranteed by the Constitution of Ireland.

SDG 5.b.1 Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, is reported on by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg).

SDG 5.c.1 Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment is provided by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; the Department of Justice and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. 

Additional Information

Ireland's Population Distribution

For reference the population per county is based on the Census of Population 2016 data as follows:

Eight Regional Authorities (NUTS3)

Border – Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo

Midland – Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath

West – Galway, Mayo, Roscommon

Dublin – Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, South Dublin

Mid-East – Kildare, Louth, Meath, Wicklow

Mid-West – Clare, Limerick, Tipperary

South-East – Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford

South-West – Cork, Kerry

Three Regions (NUTS2)

Northern & Western  - Border and West regions
Southern - Mid-West, South-East and South-West regions
Eastern & Midland - Dublin, Mid-East and Midland regions