Role of Time Use Data in Policy Making: Valuing Women’s Time and Care Work 

Unpaid care work, largely done by women and girls, sustains economies but limits their opportunities. Time use data is vital…

Time Use, Macroeconomic Models, and Macroeconomic Policy:

Data2X, with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), brought together experts on time use (TU) data…

Filling the Financing Gaps for Gender Data Systems

While gender equality and gender data have been increasingly recognized as global priorities, gender data remains underfinanced. In two research…

Building Political Will for Gender Data: Findings From 30 Countries

Gender data is a powerful lever for global progress, but its collection, analysis, and use remains chronically under-resourced worldwide—hindering progress…

Harnessing the Power of Intersectionality Data for Better Development Policies and Impact

Intersectionality is a concept for uncovering and understanding the experiences and challenges faced by individuals who occupy multiple and intersecting…

Gender and Political Party Differences in U.S. Governors’ Twitter Use on COVID-19

In the United States, governors’ recommendations and policies have played a key role in COVID-19 testing and prevention, and consequently…

Commitment Makers Must Prioritize Gender Data throughout the Generation Equality Process

When used to shape policies and investments, gender data has the power to accelerate gender equality. But to deliver on…

It’s Time to Make Bold Commitments to Gender Data

If there were ever a moment for big, bold, and catalytic commitments to gender equality, this is it. In the…

Big Data and Gender in the Age of COVID-19: A Brief Series from UC San Diego

Understanding the gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging, especially due to limitations in data collection. Big data can…

Gender Data for Generation Equality: A Brief Series

In 1995, at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, world leaders made ground-breaking commitments to advance women’s rights…