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Gender data and statistics are lacking worldwide. Without these data, the needs of women and girls may be overlooked, and women and girls left behind in policy making for sustainable development.

Tackling the root causes of gaps in data and statistics is essential as is building skills and capacity to collect and use gender data. PARIS21 has been working since 2019 with country, regional, and global partners on mainstreaming gender in our programming, guidance, and tools to improve the representation of women and girls in data and statistics.

The GDN is a joint initiative between PARIS21, Data2X, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and Open Data Watch.

The GDN is a platform for government statisticians specialising in gender issues. It provides a space for members to share experiences, discuss common challenges, strengthen their skills and learn from experts. The aim is to build a community commited to improving the quality, availability and use of gender data around the world.

A barrier for low- and middle-income countries to build the statistical infrastructure for sustainable development for all is the need for more resources for their national statistical systems (NSSs). This requires both the mobilisation of additional domestic resources and a smarter approach to external aid that enables existing and new resources to go further. PARIS21 champions greater and smarter resource mobilisation for data and statistics to support evidence-based, inclusive sustainable development.