Outcome APA_D_6.8

Timely gender-sensitive data on the impact and responses to crisis, including COVID-19, are produced and their use is promoted to inform policies, programmes, advocacy and research

Sex-disaggregated data on the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was generated, some of which was used to inform responses and government discussions (for instance, in Indonesia, estimates were used to inform G20 discussions). In addition, a nationally representative survey on gender and the environment was conducted in Tonga. Data collection finalized in December and data analysis is currently on-going. Estimates are expected to inform the country's disaster strategy. Finally, a pilot Time Use Module was implemented in Indonesia in two select provinces, to prepare the country for implementation at a national scale in 2023-2024.

Timely gender-sensitive data on the impact and responses to crisis, including COVID-19, are produced and their use is promoted to inform policies, programmes, advocacy and research

Since the onset of COVID-19, UN Women has supported the production of evidence to inform crisis responses and related decision-making. For instance, two rounds of Rapid Assessment Surveys have been conducted, the first of which covered 11 countries and the second 7 countries. Related nationally representative estimates have been produced and included in publications, which helped shed light on the gender-differentiated impacts of the crisis. Analysis of big data has been conducted as well across 8 Asian countries and 4 Pacific countries, and publications and events were organized to promote these findings, including uptake for policy making. Finally, analysis of existing policies in place to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, is currently on going and expected to generate important findings on the effectiveness of the response and how to improve it.