Closing the gender data gaps

Regular and accessible data can inform on whether a nation’s development is impacting men and women fairly. As part of its strategy to contribute to the localising of the Sustainable Development Goals, UN Women MCO Caribbean, in partnership with the CARICOM Regional Statistical Programme, is supporting the piloting of the CARICOM Gender Equality Indicators (GEI) Model, to advance the measurement of gender equality in the region. Agreement was reached on CARICOM indicators to monitor the gender equality commitments in the SDGs, reflecting the UN Global Set of Minimum Gender Indicators. The CARICOM GEI model is being piloted in four countries: Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica and Suriname.