Bridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability in Africa

Topic: Understanding Gender Data
Type: Report
Author: data, Open Data Watch Date: March 2019

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Foundational Gender Data Resource

Where are there gaps in gender data in 15 sub-Saharan African countries, why do these gaps occur, and what can be done to fill them?

If produced regularly and to a high standard, the list of gender-related indicators explored in Bridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability in Africa represents the information we need to be able to monitor and deliver on current commitments across development domains for women and girls.

The availability of the indicators were assessed at the international level, national, and microdata levels. By better understanding the production and availability of gender data at these three levels, we can draw specific lessons on how to fill gender data gaps. 

Through this report, we hope to help move the development community one step closer to producing high-quality and policy-relevant gender indicators to inform better decisions.

Read the report.

Read a summary of key findings and recommendations.

The below country profiles provide an in-depth look into each of the African countries profiled in the Bridge the Gap report.

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