With only 41 per cent of countries regularly producing data on violence against women and only 13 per cent of countries having a dedicated gender statistics budget, the first-ever United Nations World Data Forum today explored ways to close these data gaps.
"Gender statistics are critical for setting priorities, planning interventions and assessing their impacts," Purna Sen, the Director of Policy Division at UN Women, told a panel discussion. "They can put a spotlight on inequality and women and girls who are left behind."
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