Using Facebook’s Gender Equality at Home data

With its wide reach, social media can complement surveys in understanding household dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook’s Gender Equality…

Adopting the Inclusive Data Charter

Global charters with the emphasis on improving data can incentivize governments, NGOs, philanthropists and businesses in improving the quality of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Using sex- and age-disaggregated data in humanitarian response

Humanitarian aid remains largely driven by anecdote rather than by evidence, where the contemporary humanitarian system has significant gaps in…

Using Facebook’s Disaster Maps to understand how men and women are displaced differently

Big data can fill the gap in understanding how populations are affected after a natural disaster. As part of its…

Providing gender-relevant data during crises

There is a gender data gap in understanding how men and women are impacted in humanitarian settings. A study from…

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,…