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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

How open education administrative data can lead to better ideas

To enhance the use of education administrative data, it is important for social scientists and practitioners to have open access…

Using public-private partnerships in improving education data

Public-private initiatives can help improve data quality and data use, especially in the education sector. The Education Data Solutions Roundtable…

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…