Strengthening health systems to respond to gender-based violence

Surveys that collect data on gender-based violence have limitations, as they are costly and are not frequently conducted. To fill…

Understanding the impact of data gaps in a sexual violence campus survey

Traditional household surveys may not have the capacity to understand the magnitude of sexual assault experiences on university campuses. In…

Standardizing femicide data across Latin America and the Caribbean

Across many countries in Latin America, femicides are defined and classified differently. And without a regional standardization on femicide, there…

Ensuring that femicides are not misreported as suicides

Existing cause-of-death data show suicide as the number one cause among adolescent girls globally. Yet, given the poor quality of…

Using the Gender-Based Violence Information Management System to harmonize data in humanitarian settings

In 2020, UNICEF published “Every child counts: using gender data to drive results for children,” which investigates gender data innovations…

Providing better disaggregated data on femicides

Open data on femicide allows civil society groups to understand the quality and underlying gaps of these data. In the…

Reporting health data by ethnicity

While sex-disaggregated data on health provide insights on how women and men are impacted, it is also missing other pieces,…

Developing a rapid gender analysis tool in post-disaster settings

Rapid gender analysis provides important information on how women and men are impacted, along with their roles in the household….

Harmonizing data collection standards for maternal health services

Before measuring the quality of care for women and newborns, it is important to understand what existing surveys and tools…

Using Performance Monitoring and Accountability surveys to monitor reproductive health

Civil society groups play an important role in providing data on family planning. Led by Family Planning 2020, the Performance…