Using existing toolkits to implement gender equality

To ensure gender responsiveness in policymaking, the OECD Policy Implementation Toolkit on Gender in Governance focuses on strengthening governance and…

Using tools to facilitate data-policy dialogue

Data are critical in monitoring progress and outcomes towards policy. The UN Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the…

Reviewing existing methods that measure women’s and girl’s economic empowerment

Development programs on women and girls’ economic empowerment should be reviewed in order to identify shortfalls. This academic journal presents…

Collecting data on gender-responsive budgeting

The collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated data is central to Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) initiatives, which often involve an analysis of…

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…

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…

Using self-assessment toolkits to develop gender-equitable spaces in parliaments

To ensure gender equity in public participation, it is also important to measure the gender sensitivity of parliaments. Gender sensitivity…

Facilitating data sharing for pandemic preparedness

Countries are seeking ways to better prepare for future pandemics. In the United States, the White House Pandemic Preparedness Plan…

Using toolkits to strengthen population health surveillance during COVID-19

Health systems worldwide weakened during the COVID-19 pandemic. With weakened health systems, it is difficult to monitor population health and…

Using verbal autopsies to collect data on child and maternal health

Verbal autopsies can be used to supplement health surveys or civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in understanding childhood…