Just Digital Transformation
Strategic Evaluations and Policies for Digital Maturity
About
The Just Digital Transformations (JDT) Program at Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) focuses on democratizing access to digital technologies and advancing digital maturity for organizations and communities, particularly in the Global South. We work with civil society, public, and private institutions to reduce barriers to digital adoption, assess enabling conditions for equitable digital transformations, and support organizations in leveraging technologies to optimize resource use, minimize waste, and achieve sustainable, inclusive development. Through strategic evaluations, digital maturity assessments, and tailored recommendations, we guide stakeholders in navigating the complexities of digital ecosystems, ultimately fostering positive, inclusive, and impactful transformations.
Through rigorous research, capacity-building, and advanced data science techniques, the Data Feminism Program is transforming how gender data is produced, interpreted, and used to drive policy change and advocacy efforts.
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Our Strategy and Approach
Our approach to Just Digital Transformations is rooted in inclusive, participatory, and sustainable methodologies. We emphasize:
To achieve this, the Program’s strategy is structured around three core pillars:
Strengthening Evidence through Intersectional and Feminist Research
Conducting mixed-methods research to generate high-quality, disaggregated gender data that accounts for the diversity of lived experiences.
Utilizing non-traditional data sources, including geospatial analysis, AI models, and participatory data collection to fill critical gender data gaps.
Expanding research beyond gender-based violence to include areas such as sexual and reproductive health and rights, climate change, migration, and economic empowerment.
Partnering with international organizations, governments, and academic institutions to ensure research findings translate into evidence-based policymaking.
Enhancing Gender Data Capacity and Literacy
Developing tailored capacity-building programs to equip policymakers, researchers, and civil society organizations with the tools to collect, analyze, and apply gender data effectively.
Delivering hybrid, in-person, and online courses such as Gender Data 201 and specialized training on feminist data methodologies.
Supporting national and local institutions in mainstreaming gender data into policy frameworks, ensuring more inclusive decision-making.
Engaging with feminist and gender data coalitions to foster cross-sectoral collaboration and knowledge-sharing.
Leveraging Technology and Data Science for Gender Equity
Innovating AI-driven models to improve the analysis of gender data, particularly in understanding the barriers to reporting gender-based violence.
Designing digital platforms and tools that visualize gender data trends, facilitating real-time monitoring and improved policy interventions.
Assessing and promoting ethical, inclusive, and gender-sensitive technological solutions, ensuring AI and digital governance frameworks do not reinforce bias or exclusion.
Advocating for feminist technology policies and digital rights, particularly in the Global South, through research on AI bias, responsible AI, and gender-equitable technology development.
By integrating rigorous research, strategic capacity-building, and technological innovation, the Data Feminism Program is reshaping gender data ecosystems to better serve the needs of women, girls, and gender minorities. Through this multi-pronged approach, the Program works to ensure that gender data is not only more widely available but is also utilized as a catalyst for structural change and gender justice.
Our Impact
Collaborating with UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, and the Rainbo Initiative, we contributed to a movement addressing child marriage and female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone, leading to a historic 2024 national bill to ban child marriage.
The Data Feminism Program has played a key role in strengthening gender data ecosystems globally by ensuring that research, capacity-building, and technological innovation directly support evidence-based policymaking and advocacy. Through strategic partnerships and rigorous methodologies, the program has improved the availability, quality, and use of gender-disaggregated data to advance gender equality. By integrating an intersectional feminist lens into data science, policy, and advocacy, the program continues to drive systemic change—leveraging gender data as a powerful tool for equity and inclusion.
Over the past several years, the Program has: