How crime and helpline data show the impact of COVID-19 in reported gender-based violence

To understand the severity of gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, crime and helpline data can provide insights in…

The role of Tweets in understanding family violence during COVID-19

Big data can serve as a short-term solution in understanding family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent academic article,…

Conducting education surveys to understand students’ schooling decisions

Existing education indicators mainly focus on the student body, participation in schools, student outcomes, teachers, and school facilities. While these…

Using the Living Standard Measurement Survey-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture to produce gender-relevant data on agriculture

To understand the role of women in the agricultural sector, household surveys can be adapted to incorporate modules relevant to…

Utilizing a gender-inclusive assessment for disaster risk management

In times of natural disasters, rapid assessments are crucial in understanding the needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and men….

The role of call detail records in providing insights into women’s empowerment

Mobile phone data (call detail records) are a data solution in providing insights for women’s economic empowerment. CGIAR assessed the…

Better gender data collection for financial inclusion

To fill in data gaps on financial inclusion, key stakeholders like financial service providers can analyze and share sex-disaggregated data…

Oxfam’s guidance for planning, implementing, and using the Household Care Survey to capture unpaid care work

There is a gender gap in women’s and men’s care responsibilities for small children. Oxfam’s Household Care Survey can be…

UN Statistics Division’s guidelines for producing asset ownership information from a gender perspective

The Guidelines for Producing Statistics on Asset Ownership from a Gender Perspective provides national statistical agencies and policymakers with guidelines…

Approaches and methods to measure economic empowerment of women and girls

What are the ways of measuring the economic empowerment of women and girls? An article for Gender & Development Journal…