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…

Measuring gender perspectives on public transportation

There is a large gender gap in transport planning and research in Colombia. In Bogota, World Resources Institute used different…

Integrating “Meaningful Connectivity” into household surveys

Currently, indicators on ICT focus on internet and mobile access and usage– while these indicators are important, they do not…

Supporting women data journalists

Data journalists play an important role in publishing and messaging data-driven stories and current events. Equal Measures 2030 and Tableau…

Using basic tools to enhance data usability and literacy

Data literacy and analysis tools should be inclusive so that no one is left behind. DataBasic developed analysis tools to…

Training journalists on CRVS in health reporting

Data journalists play an important role in publishing and messaging data-driven stories and current events. In 2019, Vital Strategies, a…

Using the Women’s Power Index to understand the gender leadership gap

To understand the involvement of women in national politics across the world, global indexes can provide such information from a…

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 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…

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,…