Report shows slow progress on sex-disaggregated data
A group of women wearing saris in India. A new report highlights the limited availability of sex-disaggregated information related to COVID-19 and other societal issues. Copyright: Suffix(Public domain).
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Indexes suggest that such data is not gathered in the first place
General open data publication is making huge strides globally
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Most countries in the world are not publishing data disaggregated by sex, thereby putting a strain on efforts to improve gender equality, according to the latest Open Data Inventory.
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