Using the EMERGE platform for gender data in health, politics, and economics

Academia plays a role in developing open-source platforms focused on gender equality. Developed by the Center on Gender Equity and…

Working group on improving household surveys including how to improve gender inclusiveness

Expert groups play a unique role in improving the quality and scope of official statistics. Developed by the UN Statistical…

Integrating “Meaningful Connectivity” into household surveys

Currently, indicators on ICT focus on internet and mobile access and usage– while these indicators are important, they do not…

UN Women’s Rapid Gender Assessments on the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19

UN Women’s Rapid Gender Assessment covers the socioeconomic impacts of women in 32 countries. This solution – in place of…

Using USAID’s gender and ICT toolkit

To ensure that ICT4D programs are adequately implemented, it is important to monitor to assess how these programs address gender…

Using LinkedIn data to measure gender diversity

Measuring women in leadership positions closes one dimension on the gender data gap on economic empowerment. This goes beyond employment…

Bridging the digital gender divide by publishing more gender-relevant data

The gap in labor market participation is 26% for G20 economies. Data are critical in monitoring progress in the labor…

Measuring ICT use from a gender lens

To better collect gender-relevant information on ICT for development, it is important to have surveys that collect demographic information on…

Providing better gender-relevant data on mobile phone use

To understand the use of ICT from a gender lens, the GSMA provided a series of recommendations. Mobile operators should…

Using UN Women’s Counted and Visible Toolkit

Beyond providing gender-relevant data, it is also important to publish gender data from an intersectional lens to shed light on…