To celebrate Open Data Day 2021, Wikirate and the World Benchmarking Alliance organized a community-driven discussion and data research exercise on gender equality in corporations.

Some of the guiding questions are:

• What does current disclosure tell us about company impacts on gender equality? 
• Which gender metrics are relevant, and which might be missing in corporate reporting and benchmarks? 
• How can open data help us to track companies' progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals?

Small groups researched on some of the world’s largest Fashion companies and the gender policies they report to the public.

Step by Step Guidance

Step 1: Create a Wikirate account

Visit wikirate.org and click join. Enter a username, email address and password, then click submit. Please note: you will receive a verification email to complete the signup process. If you don’t receive a verification, let a member of the team know and we will approve your account.

Step 2: Go to the Project Page 

https://wikirate.org/Tracking_the_Impacts_of_Fashion_Companies_on_Gender_Equality 

Step 3: Start the research 

• Choose a company to research on the right-hand side, and click the Research button.
• Choose a metric to research and click the Methodology tab to learn how to find the answer.
• In the Year dropdown, select the year of the period cover by the latest report available. 
• In the Sources tab, check if the source you need is already on Wikirate. If it is, read this report to find the data you need. If not, find the company’s sustainability report online and add it to the platform (as URL or PDF file). 

• If you cannot find the relevant value select Unknown as an answer option. 
• Cite your source on the right-hand side of the window by clicking the Cite button.
• Add a comment to your answer detailing the page number where you found your answer and add relevant excerpts from the report. If you did any conversions or calculations, explain how you did so in the comments.
• Click Submit. Then, click the Next arrow (>) to move onto the next metriIc.
  
  

IMPORTANT: you can edit values if you have added something incorrectly or found a better answer - just click on the edit icon (pencil) next to the answer you want to change.

How to conduct reseach on Wikirate