Feminist data collection methods

Gender-sensitive data collection and estimation are essential for producing statistics that reflect the realities of both women and men. This training module was developed under the Asia-Pacific Network of Statistical Training Institutes to provide statisticians, researchers and civil society with practical guidance on integrating gender perspectives into data processes, from collection to estimation and analysis . This module covers the following key aspects: – Rationale and learning objectives for mainstreaming gender in data systems – Integration of gender considerations in censuses, administrative records, registries and household surveys – Specific guidance for time-use surveys and violence against women surveys, addressing design, sampling and interviewer training – Common gender biases in data processes and strategies to minimise them through careful design and training – Methods for gender data estimation, including identifying research questions, applying international standards and developing tabulation plans – Use of internationally agreed metadata and repositories (UNSD, ILO, WHO, UNESCO, FAO) to align concepts and methods – Recommendations for multi-level sex disaggregation and intersectional analysis across population groups The content emphasises that gender must be integrated at all stages of statistical work—from questionnaire design and sample selection to interviewer training and coding—to avoid bias and ensure relevance. By using international standards, engaging gender specialists and applying careful disaggregation, the module equips practitioners to generate more accurate, inclusive and policy-relevant gender statistics that can inform sustainable development and social equity.

What exactly is a gender analysis - and how do you actually do one? This guide breaks it down step-by-step. It helps you to... Understand what a gender analysis is → It’s not just about “adding women”—it’s about examining roles, responsibilities, access, control, and decision-making based on gender and other intersecting identities. Gather background information → Review existing policies, statistics, and literature relevant to gender in your sector and context. Collect data through multiple sources → Use interviews, focus group discussions, surveys, and observations—with both women and men, across age and ability. Analyse power and inequality → Look at who has access to resources, who makes decisions, whose voices are heard—and who is invisible. Disaggregate everything → Break down data by sex, age, disability, and other identity markers to spot patterns and disparities. I love that the guide includes checklists, sample questions, and planning templates. ----- 🔔 Join the Monitoring and Evaluation Academy for more tips https://lnkd.in/epqEsMF6 #GenderAnalysis

Gender analysis is a systematic approach used to examine how gender roles, norms, and power relations shape people’s opportunities, access to resources, decision-making, and vulnerability within specific contexts. It explores differences among women, men, girls, boys, and gender-diverse individuals, while recognising how intersecting factors, such as age, class, disability, and ethnicity, produce layered inequalities. The process involves collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data to uncover gender gaps, structural barriers, and context-specific drivers of inequality. Several frameworks guide this process. The Harvard Analytical Framework maps activities and access to resources, while the Moser Framework distinguishes practical needs from strategic gender interests and identifies triple roles. The USAID Gender Analysis Framework focuses on access, beliefs, practices, time, and legal rights. Transformative models such as the CARE Gender Equality Framework explore agency, relations, and structures. Intersectional frameworks further illuminate how multiple identities shape gendered experiences. Gender Associations, Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) / ODI Global, Gender at Work, Gender DEI, Gender Champions Network, ADB Gender, Gender Equality and the Istanbul Convention - Council of Europe action - @CoE_Women, Gender and Environment Data Alliance (GEDA), Gender and CC, Gender & Health Hub, OSCE Gender Issues Programme, CGIAR Gender Equality and Inclusion, Gender-Specific HIV Research, Gender Justice Research Platform, Gender Summit - Quality Research and Innovation through Equality, Gender-Based Violence Research Group, Gender Equitable Interactions Research Team, Tadwein Gender Research Centre, Gender Pay Gap MSc Dissertation Research, African Gender Research Institute, Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group (GFGRG), Center for Research on Women and Gender, The Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University, Gender Studies, o.p.s., Gender and Women's Studies Research Center, Gender Stream, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS), Furman University Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Gender Studies UCD, GEMMA EMMC - Women´s & Gender Studies, SEX AND GENDER WOMENS HEALTH COLLABORATIVE, Women&Gender Studies Action Group, Journal of Gender and Cultural Studies, GEST (Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme), Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity, Gender Justice & Women’s Rights - PJ&RI, European Institute for Gender Equality, Gender Equality in European Research & Innovation,