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26 July 2019
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kNOwVAWdata regularly produces and updates knowledge products about violence against women prevalence surveys and our work. Find links to these knowledge products here.
18 April 2019
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kNOwVAWdata training course 2018
The University of Melbourne, in partnership with UNFPA, ANROWS and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), is pleased to offer the kNOwVAWdata training course, a four-week...
10 December 2018
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kNOwVAWdata violence against women word cloud
Marking Human Rights Day, Emily Courey Pryor, Executive Director Data2x – a dynamic platform hosted by the UN Foundation – which promotes and enables production and use of gender data to improve...
26 November 2018
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Fighting violence against women: From data to action
The scope of gender-based violence remains largely unknown in many countries. Taboos surrounding sexual and domestic violence, a lack of available services, and fraught justice systems can prevent...
25 October 2018
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Data literacy and storytelling at the UN World Data Forum
Investing in new systems, methods, and partnerships to build data supporting the Sustainable Development Goals is pointless if the resulting data is not used or questioned by those it aims to support.
17 October 2018
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Opinion: How partnering with policymakers turns data into action / devex
"Time and again, we found that in situations where data was able to revolutionize institutions and behavior, and create real impact, policymakers were part of the conversation before the...
31 July 2018
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Mongolia Wrestles With Violence Against Women / The Diplomat
In Mongolia, a pivotal national report on violence against women and a call for men to be allies.
14 June 2018
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What Mongolia learned from its first gender-based violence survey / devex
Mongolia’s first nationwide survey on gender-based violence reveals high rates of violence against women across the East Asian country. One in 10 women experienced non-partner sexual violence before...
14 June 2018
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The Guardian: "How the #MeToo movement came to Mongolia"
According to Mongolia’s first nation-wide survey on gender-based violence, released by the national statistics office and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), 31% of women say they have been subjected to...
15 August 2018
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Dr Henriette Jansen, UNFPA - photo by Amanda Mustard
Thirty years ago, Henriette Jansen wouldn’t have guessed she would become a global authority on measuring violence against women. It was chance, Jansen said, that diverted her from that path into the...

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