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…

Developing rapid assessments on multidimensional poverty

To understand how economic recovery is progressing and translating into outcomes for people, and if, how and for whom pandemic…

Tracking the situation of children during the COVID-19 pandemic

To understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and children, UNICEF has been tracking measures taken by governments…

Developing the Early Childhood Development Index questionnaire for household surveys

To address the need for nationally representative and internationally comparable data on early childhood development, UNICEF launched the Early Childhood…

Using the Gender Social Norms Index

To understand the involvement social barriers in achieving gender equality, the Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) measures how social beliefs…

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…

Developing a gender-sensitive measurement of multidimensional poverty

Data on poverty often have a gender data gap– oftentimes, data on poverty is typically measured at the household level…

Collecting data on children’s time use from a gender lens

There is an existing gap in understanding time use amongst household members. To address children’s time use, UNICEF and IAEG-GS…

Using OpenEMIS to collect data on schools

The digitization of education management information systems (EMIS) is costly when taking account of the cost of computers, internet connectivity,…

Creating a gender-equitable school index to understand pass rates of girls

Higher schooling attainment for girls is associated with improved maternal and child health outcomes. In LMICs, girls drop out of…