Improving questions to record sex assigned at birth and gender identity

There is increasing concern among researchers about collecting data on sex and gender variables, yet many researchers are unsure of…

The role of collaboratives in collecting data on women’s agency

An initiative launched by the World Bank’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) and Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) teams, the…

Developing quantitative measures to understand gender outcomes associated with WASH

To assist practitioners and researchers in assessing changes in gender outcomes associated with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs for…

Using the EMERGE platform for gender data in health, politics, and economics

Academia plays a role in developing open-source platforms focused on gender equality. Developed by the Center on Gender Equity and…

Undertaking hybrid censuses

For countries that do not have the capacity to conduct full censuses, a hybrid census could be an alternative. In…

Conducting remote household surveys during COVID-19

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, development organizations had to seek innovative ways in continuing statistical capacity operations. The…

Collecting data on homicides and assaults from news reporting

There is increasing concern among researchers about collecting data on sex and gender variables, yet many researchers are unsure of…

Creating a gender-equitable school index to understand pass rates of girls

Higher schooling attainment for girls is associated with improved maternal and child health outcomes. In LMICs, girls drop out of…

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…