essential for making a real impact on the ground.
Transitioning from theoretical frameworks to practical applications, former PIDS President Dr. Celia Reyes addressed the challenges of integrating gender-sensitive indicators into national development programs and surveys.
“Incorporating these indicators into national surveys will allow us to monitor progress at a larger scale and make informed decisions that truly benefit women, especially in rural areas,” she asserted during her comments on the two IFPRI presentations. She underscored the need for robust, context-specific data to drive effective interventions and address regional challenges.
PIDS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Jose Ramon Albert, also providing comments to the presentations, stressed the importance of data disaggregation to fully capture the essence of women’s empowerment.
“Data disaggregation is essential for understanding the different dimensions of empowerment,” Albert explained. “It allows us to see not just where women stand, but also how various factors such as age, education, and geographic location affect their empowerment,” he continued. This level of detail, he argued, is crucial for designing interventions that are tailored to the specific needs of different groups of women.
Albert cautioned that treating women as a homogenous group is ineffective for policy development. “By looking at the data more closely, we can develop policies that are more targeted and effective in addressing the unique challenges faced by women in different contexts,” he stressed.
Watch the recording of the webinar at https://bit.ly/pidslive081424. ###
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