Join Us at the World Data Forum
Data2X is co-hosting two virtual events during the 2021 UN World Data Forum. Register today! Bridging the Gap: Forging Networks to Address Gender Data Gaps Bridging the Gap for Gender DataOn October...
View ArticleGender Data Takes Center Stage in Historic National Gender Strategy
Contact: Dilly Severin | dseverin@data2x.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Emily Courey Pryor, Executive Director of Data2X, on United States National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality:...
View ArticleNo Economic Recovery Or Crisis Resilience Without Gender Data
Contact: Dilly Severin | dseverin@data2x.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NO ECONOMIC RECOVERY OR CRISIS RESILIENCE WITHOUT GENDER DATA WASHINGTON, DC—As world leaders prepare to gather for the G20 Summit...
View ArticleTake Action with Us on COP26 Gender Day
Help Us Raise the Profile of Gender Data’s Importance to Addressing Climate Change On November 9, Data2X in partnership with EM2030, Open Data Watch, PARIS21 and Women Deliver will be using Gender Day...
View ArticleBeyond the Data Set: Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders of Gender Data
Discussions of gender data often lead quickly to technical jargon—proper disaggregation, survey enumerator training, biases in survey design, discriminatory algorithms, etc. Foreign Policy’s Her Power...
View ArticleBuilding Metrics for the US National Gender Strategy: From Aspiration to Action
Cross-posted with the Center for Global Development. With the Biden-Harris administration’s release of the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, the United States has taken an...
View ArticleFive Steps to Smarter Gender Data Financing
Accessible and timely sex-disaggregated data are critical in helping policymakers understand and address the unique challenges women and girls face. But do investments in gender statistics match their...
View Article10 Years of Believing in the Power of Gender Data
Dear Data2X Partners and Friends, As many parents say, “The days are long, but the years are short” and that rings clearer each year, especially after nearly two years of the pandemic. I feel the same...
View ArticleA New Era for Data2X
Dear Data2X Friends and Partners, A new year brings new opportunities, and 2022 feels particularly auspicious as it marks the tenth anniversary of Data2X. In 2012, then-Secretary of State Clinton...
View ArticleZambia: Enabling Women’s Financial Inclusion through Data
Women’s financial inclusion is a top priority at the global level. It contributes to economic growth, empowers women economically and supports several Sustainable Development Goals, especially goal...
View ArticleThe Climate Crisis Demands Feminist Data Solutions. CSW66 is the Moment to Act.
As 2022 begins to unfold, the world stands at a critical inflection point. At least 85% of the global population is directly affected by climate change, with women, girls, and LGBTQ+ communities...
View Article10 Reasons We Must Urgently Fund Gender Data.
Over the last decade, gender data has increasingly been recognized as fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. At the heart of that recognition is the acknowledgement that there can...
View ArticleTake Action on Gender Data for Climate Justice
On March 23 from 9AM to 9PM EDT, Data2X will partner with ARROW, DIVA, IUCN, IWDA, Open Data Watch, PARIS21, WEDO and Women Deliver for a 12-hour Tweetathon underscoring the importance of gender data...
View ArticleTackling Gender Data to Build Climate Change Resilience in Madagascar
This year, the 66th UN Commission on the Status of Women will be held from March 14-25. The theme is “Achieving Gender Equality and the Empowerment of all Women and Girls in the Context of Climate...
View ArticleNew Report Identifies Practical Gender Data Solutions to Drive Gender...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: dseverin@data2x.org Washington, DC—As governments contend with the health and socio-economic effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other climate, environmental...
View ArticleA Call to Improve the Quality and Transparency of Women’s Economic...
This blog is cross-posted from the Center for Global Development. As gender equality has gained increased prominence as an important human rights and global development priority, our teams at CGD and...
View ArticleGender Tools for Understanding the Nexus of Climate Change and Gender
Cross-posted from EMERGE at UC San Diego. The climate crisis is not gender neutral. The impact of climate change amplifies gender inequalities and continues to pose a disproportionate risk to women...
View ArticleThe Power of Networks: Advancing Gender Data and Statistics in Africa
This blog was cross posted from the Open Data Watch website. As we move closer to 2030, it is important to reflect on our progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, which is not possible...
View ArticleLack of data on ICT access, skills, and leadership risks holding back gender...
This blog was cross posted from the EQUALS Global Partnership. Only 33 percent of people living in Africa used the internet in 2021. This is a rapid increase compared to ten years ago: In 2011, less...
View ArticleLeading Champions in the Financial Sector Agree: Stronger Political Will and...
(This blog post was crossposted from the Center for Global Development’s original post, which can be found here.) As the world fights to extract itself from the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of women in...
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