CANBERRA — The quality of gender data in Sub-Saharan Africa has been assessed for the first time, and the results are alarming.
A new report from Open Data Watch and Data2x has found that almost half of the indicators essential for identifying and addressing barriers faced by women and girls are lacking sex-disaggregation or are entirely missing. Without data broken down by gender, understanding the barriers to equality, and identifying solutions becomes more challenging.
The report, titled “Bridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability in Africa,” was released this week, with the indicators identified by the United Nations Statistics Division, UN Women and Open Data Watch.