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…

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…

Using ACLED dataset on political violence against women

Academia and civil society organizations play a role in providing non-official data on political violence. The Armed Conflict Location and…

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…

Strengthening health systems to respond to gender-based violence

Surveys that collect data on gender-based violence have limitations, as they are costly and are not frequently conducted. To fill…

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…

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…

Providing better disaggregated data on femicides

Open data on femicide allows civil society groups to understand the quality and underlying gaps of these data. In the…

Developing a rapid gender analysis tool in post-disaster settings

Rapid gender analysis provides important information on how women and men are impacted, along with their roles in the household….

Using gridded population datasets for a more inclusive COVID-19 response

Beyond the traditional, tabulated format of data, gridded population represent the distribution of population in rows and columns of grid…