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Gender Related Data and Resources
Gender is a fundamental dimension of societal stratification. MEASURE DHS underscores the importance of providing accurate and useful data on gender and emphasizes the need to identify and develop meaningful indicators of gender relations and women's empowerment. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has also made it imperative that we understand and account for the role that gender inequalities in power, access, and resources play in the spread of infection and in attempts to contain it.
Gender information in the DHS Surveys:
Women's Status and Empowerment
Do women have equal access to information and resources? Are they empowered to make decisions for themselves and their children? The Demographic and Health Surveys provide information on several women's status and empowerment indicators.
Learn more: Overview | Surveys | Publications |
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence impacts both women’s and children’s health. A section on domestic violence has been included in Demographic and Health Surveys in over 20 countries.
Learn more: Overview | Surveys | Publications |
Female Genital Cutting
Female genital cutting (FGC, also called female circumcision or female genital mutilation) is practiced in many African countries. DHS surveys have asked women about their experiences with FGC in more than 25 countries.
Learn more: Overview | Surveys | Publications |
Other Gender-related services offered by DHS:
Qualitative Research
MEASURE DHS conducts program-relevant qualitative, as well as quantitative, research in the area of gender. Qualitative research provides a flexible way to examine how the gender context affects outcomes such as women's disclosure of their HIV status or women's use of contraception. It is also effective in studying other sensitive gender issues, such as female genital cutting (FGC). Learn more... |
Gender Training
DHS offers gender training that can be geared to a particular health or demographic outcome of interest (such as gender and HIV/AIDS), to a particular country context, or to meet other specific country, topic, or organizational needs. Find out more... |
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