International Women’s Day 2021

Written by: The DHS Program

08 Mar, 2021

The DHS Program collects data for Sustainable Development Goal #5 related to gender equality. For International Women’s Day 2021, UN Women’s theme is “Women in leadership: achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” The DHS Program has a long history of collecting data on women’s decision making power, equal earnings, domestic violence, access to health care services, and more.

Explore indicators related to women’s empowerment, reproductive health, and more using STATcompiler. Download Stata and SPSS code for these and other topics from The DHS Program’s code library on GitHub, and check out the wealth of gender-related resources and publications available at dhsprogram.com.

Learn more about Sustainable Development Goal #5, gender equality indicators from recent DHS surveys in the infographic below.

Featured image © Jonathan Torgovnik, Getty Images, Images of Empowerment

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  • The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program has collected, analyzed, and disseminated accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 400 surveys in over 90 countries. The DHS Program is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Contributions from other donors, as well as funds from participating countries, also support surveys. The project is implemented by ICF.

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