b'Soroptimist InternationalReport for the High-Level Political ForumGender Data Genderdatarequiresbothqualitativeandandethnicityandotherfactorsrelevantto quantitative data, as well as gender-differentiatedmonitoring inequalities, as a minimum. It is vital that statistics and indicators. Only when all types of datadataiscollectedontheindividuallevel,as are used it is possible to ascertain the true realitieshousehold data surveys obscure inequalities within of womens and girls lives and the extent to whichhouseholds, in particular gender inequality.they are benefitting from sustainable development efforts.Datacollectionmethodologies,indicatorsQualitativedataseekstodescribephenomena, and the approaches used to evaluate data must allexperiences and perspectives that can be observed beadjustedtoensurethatdataistrulybutnotmeasured.Thistypeofdatatherefore representative and complete. Unrepresentative orassumesthatpeoplesrealitiesaredynamicand incompletedataismisleading,harmful,anddependentuponamultitudeoffactorsthat obscures the lived realities of all women and girlsnumbers alone are not able to capture. The aim of whichultimatelycontributestoperpetuatingthequalitative research and data is to understand the barriers to achieving gender equality.socialrealityofindividualsandgroupsby establishinghoworwhyparticularsocial Gender-differentiated statistics provide a numericalphenomenon, behaviours and experiences exist. As representationofthesituationaldifferencesandgenderinequalityisasociallycreatedand inequalities between women and men in all areas ofexperiencedphenomenonandwomens life, whilst gender differentiated indicators serve asvulnerabilities are not intrinsic, qualitative data is ameanstomeasurereductionsingenderessentialinunderstandingwhatprogrammesto inequality.Gender-differentiatedstatisticsanderadicategenderinequalityshouldbeandhow indicators should be collected nationally, regionallypolicy areas intersect. In contrast, quantitative data and globally in order to measure gender gaps andfocusesonmeasuringphenomenanumerically, consequentlyadjustsustainabledevelopmentwhich assumes that there is a fixed and measurable programmes to rectify inequalities. All data shouldreality. These statistics require qualitative data for be disaggregated on the basis of age, gender, sexinterpretationtoensurethatpoliciesand characteristics, geography, income, disability, raceprogrammes are effective.41'