Communicating Gender Statistics for Gender Equality

Categories Analysis of Census and other large data, Data analysis using software, Producing Statistical Reports
Students 1 (Registered)

Sep

Course Description

This course on Communicating Gender Statistics is designed to guide journalists and statisticians to use statistics to report on the unique situation and needs of women and men. Through 4 modules, the course introduces journalists and statisticians to the unique and complementary roles they each can play in promoting gender equality through gender data, highlighting opportunities for collaboration and partnership between the two communities.

Module 1: Gender Equality
Module 2: Gender statistics
Module 3: gender equality and you
Module 4: Collaboration between journalists and statisticians

Learning Outcomes

Participants who undertake the course on communicating gender statistics will learn:

How gender issues are (and are not) reflected in official statistics and why gender data is so important to support sustainable development and gender equality
How to use and explain gender statistics to inform policy makers, civil society organisations, the general public, and key stakeholders about the state of gender equality
How the roles of journalists and statisticians are complementary, and can serve important functions in communicating gender statistics
How to leverage these complementary roles to develop effective collaborations to communicate and disseminate gender statistics to the public

To access this course, register on the Paris21 Online Academy

Course Content

Total learning: 4 lessons

Communicating Gender Statistics

Pre-requisites

Basic-intermediate data /statistical analysis

Course Provider

This course was developed by PARIS21 in collaboration with UN Women, and is offered through the PARIS21 Onlline Academy.
To access the course, you must register on the PARIS21 Academy e-learning platform, using the following link: https://academy.paris21.org/en/register

Target audiences

Journalists and statisticians are the main target audiences for this course, however the content is open and accessible to anyone who is looking to improve their understanding of gender statistics and develop their data communication skills.

FAQs

Why should I do this course?

This course was developed by PARIS21 in collaboration with UN Women as part of the 'Making Every Woman and Girl Count' initiative. Working globally, 'Women Count' is transforming statistical systems to be more gender responsive, connecting gender data communities, and influencing evidence-based policy changes to change the lives of women and girls.

Methods of Instruction/Delivery?

On-line self-paced with instructional videos and self-assessment quizzes

How long is the course?

You should be able to complete this fully online course in 4 hrs.