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…

Developing and using the Laws on Violence against Women and Girls Index

To understand the severity of gender-based violence across the world, global indexes can provide such information from a comparative analysis….

Using gender to measure acute coronary syndrome

To measure gender and its association with risk factors in patients with premature acute coronary syndrome, researchers at McGill University…

Using existing toolkits to monitor sexual and reproductive health services during COVID-19

Toolkits are important in guiding healthcare practitioners in properly collecting data on healthcare services. In the context of the COVID-19…

Reflections from a “data for development” project on the Colombia–Venezuela border that fights gender-based violence

Big data can fill the gap in gender-based violence in the context of migration. Designed by Ladysmith, Cosas de Mujeres…

Using a toolkit on gender-sensitive conflict analysis during peacebuilding

Gender should be taken into consideration in peacebuilding and conflict prevention. Saferworld’s Facilitation Guide for Gender-sensitive Conflict Analysis (GSCA) can…

Improving data collection on violence against women in politics

Improving the collection and use of data on violence against women in politics (VAWP) will involve a concerted effort from…

Integrating the Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa’s module on governance, peace and security data

Many household surveys can be adapted to integrate new survey modules. The Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa…

Creating country-based taskforces to improve data collection on human trafficking

To improve data collection on human trafficking, the British Embassy Jakarta, Human Rights Resource Centre, and Stanford University assessed the…

Developing a specialized survey on femicides

When countries lack the capacity to utilize traditional survey data collections, civil society groups can take the lead on developing…