Improving questions to record sex assigned at birth and gender identity

There is increasing concern among researchers about collecting data on sex and gender variables, yet many researchers are unsure of…

The role of collaboratives in collecting data on women’s agency

An initiative launched by the World Bank’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) and Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) teams, the…

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…

Referring to a compendium of tools that measure women’s economic empowerment

To understand existing tools that measure women’s economic empowerment, Data2X and the Center for Global Development published a compendium of…

Measuring women’s and girl’s empowerment through impact evaluations

Intended to be used by monitoring and evaluation practitioners, researchers and students, J-Pal developed a Practical Guide to Measuring Women’s…

Assessing gender data and statistical capacity gaps

To address gender gaps in official statistics, UN Women and PARIS21 developed a tool for Assessing Data and Statistical Capacity…

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…

Incorporating women enumerators in phone surveys

To understand gendered impacts of COVID-19 in food security and household decision-making, it is important to train women enumerators in…

Using Facebook’s Gender Equality at Home data

With its wide reach, social media can complement surveys in understanding household dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook’s Gender Equality…

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…