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Gender Data Futures: Why Africa Needs A Women’s Network for Gender Transformative Data Governance
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Data is often described as the core infrastructure of modern governance. It shapes how governments plan, how services are delivered, priorities are set and whose needs are recognized. Yet, data is never neutral. The systems that collect, analyse and use data are shaped by institutions, norms, power relations and political choices. When these systems ignore gender, they do not simply miss information; they reproduce existing inequalities.
