Please join Data2X for a webinar to learn more about our new report, Mapping Gender Data Gaps: An SDG Era Update. Through this webinar, top researchers and practitioners will: discuss methodologies used to identify gender data gaps across six key areas (economic opportunities, education, environment, health, human security, and public participation); reflect on areas where…
The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with Data2x has initiated a project aimed at improving the production and use of gender data within National Statistics Systems through the creation of a strong and vibrant network. This Network proposes to pilot in selected African countries…
MeasureDev 2020 is brought to you by CEGA in partnership with the World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) group and Innovations in Big Data Analytics. Join this virtual conference to learn how new sources of “big” data–including call detail records, satellites, and remote sensing networks–are changing the landscape of global development, while offering timely research…
Following four years of research and refinement, the Individual Deprivation Measure’s important findings will be released in April next year at their global conference, Measure What Matters: Data to leave no one behind. It will bring together global thinkers and practitioners to showcase the value of gender sensitive data collected at the individual level, particularly…
Best-known for its futuristic themes, engaging content, and top-level attendees, Geospatial World Forum will be back in Amsterdam this coming 7-9 April 2020. With the theme ‘Transforming Economies in 5G Era – The Geospatial Way’, the 12th edition of the conference will continue to initiate thought-provoking discussions and advocate for technology innovation and practices in…
With just ten years to go, an ambitious global effort is underway to deliver Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On 08 April, PARIS21 and the OECD are convening a webinar on “Unlocking the SDGs as a shared results framework: from ambition to action” to deep dive in the issue of SDG alignment…
Join PARIS21 and a special convened Task Force to engage and support NSO partners across the globe, with the aim to mitigate the effect of the evolving global crisis on their daily operations, their medium-term activities and their long-term development As COVID-19 continues to spread, National Statistical Offices (NSOs) find themselves facing unprecedented challenges. In…
While the immediate impacts of COVID-19 are already apparent, some have yet to surface, and many of them will have different effects for different genders. Health systems, schools, and entire economies will continue to present gender-differential consequences for months and years to come as a result of this ongoing crisis. By applying a gender lens…
Join Data2X for a conversation with Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein, the authors of the recently published Data Feminism. Data Feminism offers strategies for data scientists seeking to learn how feminism can help them work toward justice, and for feminists who want to focus their efforts on the growing field of data science. But…
The purpose of this webinar is to share best practices and success stories in support of national statistical offices to mainstream data disaggregation in their program. Filling gender data gaps and producing more and better disaggregated data presents a unique set of challenges that often falls on national statistical offices, particularly on the gender data…
The COVID-19 outbreak has uncovered pressure points impacting women and girls across an array of key issues including increased cases of gender-based violence and sexual exploitation, capacity to earn a living and obtaining financial independence, and reduced access to sexual and reproductive health services. On May 12, 2020, Devex and Facebook are launching a series…
With 10 years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, it is essential to understand where people are located, what conditions they are facing, what infrastructure is available and what basic services they can access. New approaches to population data could hold the key to meeting these vital global targets. Gridded population maps distribute data…
