On Wednesday 11 March, MPs and members of the APGPD joined Equality Insights at Parliament House for an International Women’s Day briefing focused on the importance of inclusive, gender‑sensitive data for effective and equitable policymaking. The session, “Count Us In: How Inclusive Data Builds Trust, Strengthens Democracy and Accelerates Action on Gender Equality,” examined how individual‑level data can reveal inequalities that household‑level measures often obscure, and how stronger evidence supports democratic engagement, accountability and better policy outcomes.
Key points from the briefing –
- Individual‑level data is essential for identifying gendered and age‑related inequalities.
- Household‑level approaches can overlook the experiences of women, people with disability and younger adults.
- Inclusive data informs climate‑resilient and gender‑responsive planning.
- Detailed evidence improves the design of social protection and wellbeing programs.
- Better data supports targeted, transparent and effective decision‑making.
Equality Insights presented examples showing how household averages can hide important gender differences in areas such as time use, health risks and economic opportunity. The discussion highlighted the relevance of inclusive data for climate policy, development assistance and reporting against global frameworks.
Here is a link to their presentation
Here is a link to Equality Insights blog on the briefing