Standards for Collecting Sex-Disaggregated Data for Gender Analysis: A Guide for CGIAR Researchers

In order to monitor progress of CGIAR on its agreed outcome of “Increased control over resources and participation in decision making by women and other marginalized groups” as well as other development outcomes such as improvements in income, productivity, nutrition, and resilience, CGIAR researchers are increasingly asked to collect sex-disaggregated data and conduct gender analyses. This document spells out some simple and achievable steps for collecting relevant sex-disaggregated data for five broad research areas.