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…

The role of expert groups in improving time use statistics

Expert groups play a unique role in improving the quality and scope of official statistics, especially around time use data….

Using surveys to measure women and men’s work

Comparing surveys that measure women’s and men’s work allow statisticians and development practitioners in identifying discrepancies on data collection. Measuring…

Collecting data on gender-responsive budgeting

The collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated data is central to Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) initiatives, which often involve an analysis of…

Reviewing existing methods that measure women’s and girl’s economic empowerment

Development programs on women and girls’ economic empowerment should be reviewed in order to identify shortfalls. This academic journal presents…

Understanding the availability of gender-related financial and programmatic data

Without accurate information on who is providing such aid, to whom, and for what, it is difficult to understand the…

Collecting data on children’s time use from a gender lens

There is an existing gap in understanding time use amongst household members. To address children’s time use, UNICEF and IAEG-GS…

Incorporating women enumerators in phone surveys

To understand gendered impacts of COVID-19 in food security and household decision-making, it is important to train women enumerators in…

Developing a harmonized survey on violence against women parliamentarians

Standardization and harmonization of data are essential to cross-country analyses on violence against women in politics. This solution developed by…