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Availability of Gender-Disaggregated Data on the ASEAN Digital Economy

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  • Araba Sey

    (Principal Research Scientist, Information School, University of Washington, Seattle)

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All Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States acknowledge the importance of gender data for policymaking on women's economic empowerment and full integration into the economy, and are instituting measures to improve the collection and use of disaggregated data. Considering the central role of the digital economy, it is imperative that any improvements in gender data collection include the production of data on the digital economy. This paper discusses the importance of gender data for the pursuit of gender equality in the digital economy and summarises the current availability of sex-disaggregated data on digital access, skills, and economic activity in the ASEAN region. The results show that there is uneven availability of sex-disaggregated data on the ASEAN digital economy in most global databases. Alternative data sources, such as big data, could help to fill data gaps but should be used with care due to unresolved concerns relating to data bias, privacy, and security.

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  • Araba Sey, 2023. "Availability of Gender-Disaggregated Data on the ASEAN Digital Economy," Working Papers DP-2022-39, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
    • Handle: RePEc:era:wpaper:dp-2022-39
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    Keywords

    gender data; disaggregated data; digital economy; ASEAN;
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    JEL classification:

    • C8 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs
    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East

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