Using open data to understand femicides

Civil society organizations can play the role as a “watchdog” in assessing the quality of gender-based violence data– including data…

Using social media to understand gender-based violence during elections

While there are existing tools to measure gender-based violence in households, measuring data beyond households– especially at a time of…

Understanding the impact of data gaps in a sexual violence campus survey

Traditional household surveys may not have the capacity to understand the magnitude of sexual assault experiences on university campuses. In…

Standardizing femicide data across Latin America and the Caribbean

Across many countries in Latin America, femicides are defined and classified differently. And without a regional standardization on femicide, there…

Ensuring that femicides are not misreported as suicides

Existing cause-of-death data show suicide as the number one cause among adolescent girls globally. Yet, given the poor quality of…

Using the Gender-Based Violence Information Management System to harmonize data in humanitarian settings

In 2020, UNICEF published “Every child counts: using gender data to drive results for children,” which investigates gender data innovations…

Reporting health data by ethnicity

While sex-disaggregated data on health provide insights on how women and men are impacted, it is also missing other pieces,…

Harmonizing data collection standards for maternal health services

Before measuring the quality of care for women and newborns, it is important to understand what existing surveys and tools…

Using Performance Monitoring and Accountability surveys to monitor reproductive health

Civil society groups play an important role in providing data on family planning. Led by Family Planning 2020, the Performance…

Including the Washington Group on Disability Statistics questionnaires in surveys

Beyond sex-disaggregated data, it is crucial to collect data by disability status so researchers, practitioners, and policymakers can understand and…