Collecting data from women and girls remotely: lessons from the field
Panel Discussion
About the Event
The COVID-19 pandemic is not gender neutral. One year on, the impacts on the socio-economic, health and mental wellbeing of women and girls persist and continue to vary for the most vulnerable, including women and girls. With the onset of the pandemic, data on its impact came largely from remote data collection methods, including phone surveys. However, these methods were replete with several challenges. In low-income settings women are less likely to own phones or even be able to recharge their mobile phones with talk time; are more unwilling to answer unsolicited survey calls, or respond to questions that they may be deemed sensitive particularly if other members of the household are also present while responding to these surveys. This panel discussion aims to navigate the challenges faced by research organisations and NGOs in collecting data remotely, the measurement biases that were encountered, and how survey design and its implementation need to evolve to capture the gendered impacts remotely. The panel aims to provide a way forward for organisations to make research and survey design more gender responsive.
Speakers
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Kaliat Ammu Sanyal | Research Manager | Kaliat Ammu Sanyal is a Research Manager with IWWAGE. She has extensive experience conducting research for development outcomes across India and the United Kingdom. Her areas of expertise and interest include rural development, collective action, and social accountability. |
| Muzna Alvi | Research Fellow | Muzna Alvi is a research fellow with the Environment and Production Technology Division. Her research interests include studying the relationship between ethnic and social identity and its effects on economic, education, and employment outcomes, particularly for women. |
| Divya Nair | Director | Divya Nair is Director at IDinsight. She has led large engagements with governments and NGOs in India. With a focus on evidence-based action, her areas of expertise include nutrition, health, gender, and early child development. Divya holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University. |
| Vineet Bhandari | Associate Partner | Vineet Bhandari is an Associate Partner based in Dalberg’s Mumbai office. Much of his work is at the intersection of gender, financial inclusion and agriculture. Most recently, Vineet is leading one of the largest surveys in India to understand the gendered impact of the pandemic. |