Are we suffering from obsessive measurement disorder?Insight | 15 August 2019 | Tiina PasanenMore data doesn’t necessarily mean we make better decisions. It often means just having more data that is not used. Read and comment
New projections show extreme poverty is falling – but not fast enoughInsight | 25 September 2018 | Soumya ChattopadhyayNew data from the World Bank, UNDP and others show poverty rates declining, but not quickly enough to meet the goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030. Read and comment
Illegal fishing: the next frontier of big data analysis?Comment | 17 January 2018 | Miren GutierrezWe look at how the movement against illegal fishing is yet to embrace the so-called data revolution. Read and comment
Sustainable Development Goals: two years in, we need the right incentives Comment | 26 September 2017 | Soumya ChattopadhyayOn its second anniversary, what steps can be taken to ease the delivery of this data-driven development agenda? Read and comment
Data for developmentComment | 15 March 2016 | Claire MelamedToday’s data landscape is defined by inequality between countries, people and issues – with the poorest, most marginalised people under-represented in official data. Read and comment
Women and power: what can the numbers tell us about women's voice, leadership and decision-making?Research reports and studies | February 2016 | Joseph WalesThis briefing provides an overview of existing global indicators for measuring women’s voice and leadership. Downloads
How to make a business case to end gender-based violenceComment | 3 February 2016 | David Walker'The private sector is all too often entirely excluded from the debate on gender violence, despite its capacity to make a big difference.' Read and comment
Women and power: shaping the development of Kenya's 2010 constitution Research reports and studies | February 2016 | Pilar Domingo and Aoife McCullough with Florence Simbiri and Bernadette WanjalaThis study focuses on the role of Kenyan women and gender activists in shaping the 2010 constitutional reform process in Kenya. Downloads
Doing qualitative field research on gender norms with adolescent girls and their familiesToolkits | August 2015 | Fiona Samuels, Nicola Jones, Carol Watson with Sophie BrodbeckThis Research and practice note outlines some key guidance on conducting qualitative research on gender norms. Download
How do gender norms change? Toolkits | August 2015 | Rachel Marcus and Caroline Harper with Sophie Brodbeck and Ella PageThis Research and practice note outlines drivers of norm change, drawing on ODI fieldwork in Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda and Viet Nam and a review of secondary literature. Download
