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Data Bite|Economic empowerment
Unpaid care and domestic work: we’re not all in the same boat
People are crowding into cities at record rates; many end up in poorer neighbourhoods with limited services and infrastructure. Electricity may be sporadic and water quality poor. Easing disparities requires specific actions to reach women, including investment in the public transport systems that many depend on. In this neighbourhood in Medellín, Colombia, most residents come from the countryside, having been displaced by conflict. Some services, like a cable car, have
Research highlight|Gender and COVID-19
COVID-19 exposes the harsh realities of gender inequality in slums
Photo: UN Women/Pathumporn Thongking
Guest contributor|Economic empowerment
Gendered social norms continue to shape labour force participation, new data show
Photo: Nishan/UNFPA Maldives
Research highlight|Gender and COVID-19
COVID-19 may be prompting men to help out at home, evidence from the Maldives suggests
Counted and Visible Insights
Counted and Visible: Insights|Gender data production and collection
Qualitative data is key to ensuring no one gets left behind by the coronavirus response
Orange the World 2019 - Ecuador. Photo: UN Women/Johis Alarcón
Devex partnership|Ending violence against women
Has it become too dangerous to measure violence against women?
Photo Credit: UN Women/David Snyder
Gender data story|Gender and COVID-19
COVID-19 sends the care economy deeper into crisis mode
UN Women/Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
Gender data story|Gender and COVID-19
COVID-19 and gender: What do we know; what do we need to know?
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