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 data collection, analysis, and action at all stages of response to crises involving armed conflict or natural disaster. This academic article argues that humanitarian actors can best determine and respond to vulnerabilities and needs if they use sex- and age-disaggregated data (SADD) and gender and generational analyses to help shape their assessments of crises-affected populations.