DEPARTMENT ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

2013 GENDER ANALYSIS UPDATE

On June 26, 2013, Graduate Policy Fellow Christine Wagner provided a brief presentation on the 2013 Gender Analysis of the Department on the Status of Women. Here is the report drawn from the minutes of the Commission meeting:

Ms. Wagner reported that the last gender analysis of the Department was completed in 2006 for the Fiscal Years 2005-2006 and tonight’s report is for 2011-2012. Ms. Wagner compared the total population, clients served by ethnicity, funding comparison, and the Gender Analysis vs. Gender Equality Principles. This reported reviewed VAW Grants Program clients. Ms. Wagner reported the following key findings:

• While the Hispanic population of the City and County of San Francisco increased by 1% over the last 10 years, VAW Grants Program Hispanic clientele increased by 14%.

• A 19% budget increase from FY 04-05 to FY 11-12 allowed DOSW to serve over 18,000 more people.

• New data will be collected on trafficked victims, women who have served in the military, and transgendered individuals.

Commissioner Gamez asked why was there an increase in Hispanics, which Ms. Wagner explained was due to better data gathering.

Commissioner Soo requested absolute numbers for data, indicating that percentages can be misleading for a small data pool.