Within the international data community, multiple mechanisms exist for measuring national statistical capacity and, more recently, gender data capacity, such as UN Women and PARIS21's Gender Data Outlook (forthcoming), Open Data Watch's Gender Data Compass, UNSD's Global Survey on National Gender Statistics Programmes and the World Bank's work on Gender Statistical Performance Indicators. The true value of these measures lies not only in their ability to document progress towards equitable and inclusive data ecosystems, but also to inform efforts to strengthen these at national, regional, and international level.
Today, opportunities exist to further leverage the value of gender data capacity and use measures and to amplify their impact through meaningful partnerships and collaboration. First, it is crucial that the different capacity measures do not exist in siloes but work together to provide a more coherent picture of gender data capacity and its impact. Second, country stakeholders and development partners must be made aware of the results of these measures and understand how to apply them to inform meaningful change. Finally, those developing measures must engage with prospective users to ensure the measures are compiled and disseminated in the most useful way.
This session aims to respond to these opportunities, bringing together a range of stakeholders to explore how the results of gender data measures can help address national development priorities and work towards more equitable gender data ecosystems. The session will open with a presentation of several existing measures of gender data capacity and use, their complementarity, and unique values.
The objectives of this session are to; 1; promote dialogue among different gender data capacity measures 2; support countries and international organisations in leveraging measurement results; and 3; collect feedback from potential users of these measures to improve their formulation and dissemination in the future.