August 30 2016 Edition 13

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TAAP Inclusion Workshop at World Learningrsquos iPACE MyanmarClosing the Gender Data Gap and the Promise of Inclusion DataHarnessing Data Innovation and Social Media to Advance InclusiveDevelopment

TAAP Inclusion Workshop at WorldLearningrsquos iPACE MyanmarIn August World Learningrsquos Institute for Political and Civic Engagement(iPACE) in Myanmar piloted a fourshyday workshop on inclusive program designusing TAAP tools and concepts More than 20 civil society leaders participatedrepresenting organizations that focus on empowering women youth peoplewith disabilities LGBT persons members of ethnic and religious minoritygroups as well as on community development and education During the

workshop these activists reflected on the nature of power and exclusionexamined how to map the inclusion landscape in their own country andcommunity practiced integrating inclusive practices into project design anddiscussed how to integrate inclusion into their own organizations Theworkshop was well received with participants eager for more information aboutTAAP and tools for inclusive design Participants also offered practicalfeedback as to how to improve the training in future which we are integratinginto future iterations of this training IPACE will host a followshyon event inDecember to launch the new TAAP toolkit and learn how participants used theskills gained during this workshop Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Whatley World Learnings Divisional Vice President for Civil Society amp

Governance Myanmar 2016

Closing the Gender Data Gap and thePromise of Inclusion DataAt the core of the TAAP approach is the idea that development outcomes canbe improved by closing inclusion gaps ndash and this means closing inclusion datagaps for people marginalized from power including women disability LGBTIracial ethnic and religious minority identity groups There are importantlessons to learn from the strides being made in closing the gender data gap InMay 2016 the Gates Foundation brought the gender data gap front and centerwith an $80 million commitment and a Closing the Gender Data Gap resourcein the New York TimesA Devex article When Gender Data Became Cool provides 5 insights in to thechallenges and opportunities for closing the gender gap each of whichprovides food for thought for the broader inclusion imperativeFirst the gender data gap is huge Plan International the International

workshop these activists reflected on the nature of power and exclusionexamined how to map the inclusion landscape in their own country andcommunity practiced integrating inclusive practices into project design anddiscussed how to integrate inclusion into their own organizations Theworkshop was well received with participants eager for more information aboutTAAP and tools for inclusive design Participants also offered practicalfeedback as to how to improve the training in future which we are integratinginto future iterations of this training IPACE will host a followshyon event inDecember to launch the new TAAP toolkit and learn how participants used theskills gained during this workshop Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Whatley World Learnings Divisional Vice President for Civil Society amp

Governance Myanmar 2016

Closing the Gender Data Gap and thePromise of Inclusion DataAt the core of the TAAP approach is the idea that development outcomes canbe improved by closing inclusion gaps ndash and this means closing inclusion datagaps for people marginalized from power including women disability LGBTIracial ethnic and religious minority identity groups There are importantlessons to learn from the strides being made in closing the gender data gap InMay 2016 the Gates Foundation brought the gender data gap front and centerwith an $80 million commitment and a Closing the Gender Data Gap resourcein the New York TimesA Devex article When Gender Data Became Cool provides 5 insights in to thechallenges and opportunities for closing the gender gap each of whichprovides food for thought for the broader inclusion imperativeFirst the gender data gap is huge Plan International the International

Womenrsquos Health Coalition KPMG ONE Campaign and Women Deliver aredeveloping an SDG Tracker Initiative that will monitor 30shy40 quantitative andqualitative indicators The Initiative will also work to ensure ldquothe groups whoneed [the data] have it whether thatrsquos political decisionshymakers or womenrsquos andgirlrsquos rights organizationsrdquoSecond not all of the indicators of Goal 5 shy Achieve gender equality andempower all women and girls shy are ready to be measured because ldquohelliponlythree of the 14 indicators for Goal 5 are being regularly collected in most countries and have accepted international standards for measurementrdquo Third gender data is complicated The article highlights that ldquodata is not only a technical issue itrsquos also a valuesshybased and a political issuehellipchoices are made about what to measure how to measure it and who is measuring mdashchoices that can deepen a data divide and provide sexist or bad datardquo The gaps in gender data suggests that in the decisionshymaking process about data collection and analysis women girls and gender equality allies have not a seat at the table to advocate for gender inclusionFourth there are countless partnerships working to close the gender data gap Including larger development players like the Gates Foundation and UN Women the article stresses that ldquoinitiatives of local actors will be just as importantrdquoFifth data is already changing the landscape for women and girls such as leading to the design of targeted development interventions in education and healthClear representations of how gender data is shining a light on advances and remaining challenges in ensuring girls access to education are found in a series of The Gender Data Gap You Donrsquot Know About videos produced by the Gates Foundation and in UNESCOrsquos interactive report on the state of girlsrsquo education in Africa Left Behind Girls Education in Africa The UNESCO report provides data on school enrollment rates poverty as a barrier to girlrsquos education the persistence of illiteracy among women poor school conditions and the need for teachers especially women teachers Photo photo of Dolgion Aldar Executive Director Mongoliarsquos Independent Research Institute in Mongolia (IRIM)

Harnessing Data Innovation and Social Mediato Advance Inclusive DevelopmentHave you ever thought about social media as a tool to collect insights in todevelopment opportunities or to map discrimination The UNrsquos Global PulseProject Series is a flagship innovation initiative of the United Nations SecretaryshyGeneral and showcases how data analytics can support monitoring andprogress towards sustainable development Recent studies conducted by UNagencies involved monitoring Facebook data and public tweets to conduct realshytime analysis of two important gendershyrelated development issues ndashcontraception and teenage pregnancy and discrimination against women in theworkplace The results of the studies are intriguing A UNFPA study AttitudesTowards Contraception and Teenage Pregnancy explored the use of realshytimedigital data to monitor debate among Ugandans on contraception and teenagepregnancy and to analyze perceptions towards different types of contraceptionThe project resulted in a realshytime interactive dashboard that analyses publicFacebook posts and data from UNICEFrsquos Ushyreport (a SMSshybased pollingsystem for Ugandan youth) for keywords related to contraception and teenagepregnancy The dashboard allows for tracking of emerging and trending topicsand perceptions related to family planning month by month This projectdemonstrated the potential of using social data to supplement traditional meansof gaining insights through lessshyfrequent national surveys An ILO feasibilitystudy Identifying Trends in Discrimination Against Women in the Workplace

found that while identified tweets corresponded to discriminatory jobrequirements weak signals from messages coming from directly affectedpopulations may imply that it is common for women workers to keep silentabout their experience related to discrimination and violence in the workplaceThe silence can be for various reasons including fear of losing the job andfacing further discrimination If you have experience using social media tocollect or monitor inclusive development please let us know Graphic from the UN Global Pulse 2016

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