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Noel Wanjia wants her research to change norms and promote free and safe spaces for women to speak out about their experiences. Photo: UN Women/Luke Horswell
Impact story|Gender data
Student research grants bolster gender analysis in Kenya
UN Photo/Tim McKulka
Research highlight|Peace and security
Where do we stand on the Women, Peace and Security agenda?
Students draw their school during the 2nd Annual National Children’s Government Congress, Nairobi, Kenya, June 14, 2015. Photo: UNICEF/Adriane Ohanesian
Impact story|Gender data production and collection
In Kenya, county gender data sheets are ushering in new laws and policies
Scenes from the municipal market in Tucuru, Guatemala. Indigenous women of Guatemala’s Polochic valley are feeding their families, growing their businesses and saving more money than ever before. With the help of a joint UN programme that’s empowering rural women, women's groups in the area have learned to produce shampoo in bigger batches and in different varieties—such as aloe, cacao, avocado and honey—and sell them in local markets.
Gender data story|Gender data gaps
Use data to take the guesswork out of policymaking
Photo: UN Women/Pathumporn Thongking
Data Bite|Economic empowerment
Women's labour force participation and marital status
Gender snapshot
Research highlight|Gender data gaps
What progress has been made on achieving gender equality?
Nyhira and her mother use the Makola Market Childcare Centre in Accra. Photo: UN Women/Ruth McDowall
Research highlight|Economic empowerment
Bringing equality home: the power of families to advance women’s rights
Woman in Georgia
Hidden Figures|Data use
Hidden Figures: Using gender data for change
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