All Discussions Tagged 'evaluation' - Gender and Evaluation2024-03-29T12:35:11Zhttps://gendereval.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=evaluation&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSeeking Evaluation Consultant for Employment Programtag:gendereval.ning.com,2023-06-29:6606644:Topic:1667272023-06-29T11:26:58.944ZLouise Hemfreyhttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/LouiseHemfrey221
<p>The Freedom Fund (freedomfund.org) is a global non-profit organisation that identifies and invests in the most effective frontline efforts to eradicate human trafficking and exploitation.</p>
<p>In 2021, the Freedom Fund (with funding from Minderoo Foundation’s Walk Free Initiative) sponsored a pilot program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that focused on vocational training and formal employment for 200 Ethiopian women survivors of slavery. If successful, such a scheme could help to address a…</p>
<p>The Freedom Fund (freedomfund.org) is a global non-profit organisation that identifies and invests in the most effective frontline efforts to eradicate human trafficking and exploitation.</p>
<p>In 2021, the Freedom Fund (with funding from Minderoo Foundation’s Walk Free Initiative) sponsored a pilot program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that focused on vocational training and formal employment for 200 Ethiopian women survivors of slavery. If successful, such a scheme could help to address a significant gap not just in the Freedom Fund’s existing Ethiopia Hotspot program but in anti-slavery programs globally – namely the absence of proven pathways to formal employment for survivors and those most vulnerable to slavery.</p>
<p>The Freedom Fund is seeking an external evaluator to assess the impact of the pilot project, provide valuable information to inform project design, and assess the scalability of the model postpilot. The Freedom Fund anticipates this consultancy to commence in July 2023, with a hard deadline to complete all the contractual deliverables by October 2023.</p>
<p>Click <a href="https://freedomfund.org/wp-content/uploads/RFP_Thrive_ResearchService_2023_05_27.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> for more detailed information on the proposal process.</p>
<p><strong>Deadline 11th July 2023</strong></p> Power framework for analysing how women exercised or influenced powertag:gendereval.ning.com,2021-07-08:6606644:Topic:1468172021-07-08T11:49:11.148ZBarbara Klugmanhttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/BarbaraKlugman
<p>Colleagues, I thought some of you might find this interesting. It uses an Outcome Harvesting approach but assesses significance by applying a power framework that I developed drawing on feminist and organising literature on power, as well as the insights of the women's rights groups in the Power Up initiative funded by Comic Relief: …</p>
<p>Colleagues, I thought some of you might find this interesting. It uses an Outcome Harvesting approach but assesses significance by applying a power framework that I developed drawing on feminist and organising literature on power, as well as the insights of the women's rights groups in the Power Up initiative funded by Comic Relief: <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/zsfivwzfgl3t/37b92Qfj8fniplVyHRjfyd/26b378fdc558c6fea0076dbdd7b213c5/Power_Up_Outcome_Harvesting_Report_2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How%20has%20work%20funded%20by%20Comic%20Relief%27s%20Power%20Up%20programme%20contributed%20to%20shifts%20in%20women%20and%20girls%27%20power%202021.pdf</a><a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/zsfivwzfgl3t/37b92Qfj8fniplVyHRjfyd/26b378fdc558c6fea0076dbdd7b213c5/Power_Up_Outcome_Harvesting_Report_2021.pdf">https://assets.ctfassets.net/zsfivwzfgl3t/37b92Qfj8fniplVyHRjfyd/26b378fdc558c6fea0076dbdd7b213c5/Power_Up_Outcome_Harvesting_Report_2021.pdf</a></p>
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<p>Barbara</p> Help - Ex-post projects/evaluation case studiestag:gendereval.ning.com,2020-08-12:6606644:Topic:997762020-08-12T08:27:59.060ZJaideep Visavehttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/JaideepVisave
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<div class="">Best Regards, </div> Query: Are agriculture programs supporting women to improve their livelihood?tag:gendereval.ning.com,2019-12-17:6606644:Topic:915402019-12-17T17:44:06.222ZRenata Mirullahttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/RenataMirulla
<p>Dear all, </p>
<p>I would like to draw your attention to the online discussion going on on the EvalForward Community of Practice, copied below.</p>
<p>You can find more information and contributions on the website: <a href="https://www.evalforward.org/discussions/are-agriculture-programs-supporting-women-improve-their-livelihood">https://www.evalforward.org/discussions/are-agriculture-programs-supporting-women-improve-their-livelihood</a> </p>
<p>Comments from members of the Gender &…</p>
<p>Dear all, </p>
<p>I would like to draw your attention to the online discussion going on on the EvalForward Community of Practice, copied below.</p>
<p>You can find more information and contributions on the website: <a href="https://www.evalforward.org/discussions/are-agriculture-programs-supporting-women-improve-their-livelihood">https://www.evalforward.org/discussions/are-agriculture-programs-supporting-women-improve-their-livelihood</a> </p>
<p>Comments from members of the Gender & Evaluation CoP are welcome.</p>
<p>All the best, </p>
<p>Renata </p>
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<p><strong>Are agriculture programs supporting women to improve their livelihoods? </strong></p>
<p>Dear members, </p>
<p>Women constitute the majority of the agricultural labour force in small-scale and subsistence farming. According to FAO, 43% of the agricultural labour force in developing countries is comprised by women and yet they account for an estimated two-thirds of the world's 600 million poor livestock keepers. (<a href="http://www.fao.org/gender/resources/infographics/the-female-face-of-farming/en/">http://www.fao.org/gender/resources/infographics/the-female-face-of-farming/en/</a>).</p>
<p><strong>What are the lessons learnt from agriculture programs with regards to the activities of the women in the agricultural sector? Which recommendations by evaluators have made (or could have made) a positive difference in the farming practices as well as the livelihood of these women and their families? To what extent have the programs empowered the women? Have the programs encouraged and supported women to become entrepreneurs, moving from subsistence to commercial farming? Are the initiatives of agriculture programs more male focused than female focused? Should programs be gender free or gender focused?</strong></p>
<p>I look forward to your responses.</p>
<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>Jackie Yiptong Avila</p> New page on gender analysis on BetterEvaluationtag:gendereval.ning.com,2019-03-03:6606644:Topic:820802019-03-03T23:02:58.131ZGillianhttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/Gillian
<p>Hope some of you find this useful!</p>
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<div class="summary"><p style="text-align: center;">Whether you are an evaluator or someone commissioning evaluation, any intervention to be evaluated that takes place within human society and involves human interactions <em>will have</em> gendered dimensions. And that means that you as an evaluator should be able to identify and analyse those gendered dimensions.…</p>
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<p>Hope some of you find this useful!</p>
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<div class="summary"><p style="text-align: center;">Whether you are an evaluator or someone commissioning evaluation, any intervention to be evaluated that takes place within human society and involves human interactions <em>will have</em> gendered dimensions. And that means that you as an evaluator should be able to identify and analyse those gendered dimensions.</p>
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<div class="body"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="text-align: center;">But the way in which this analysis is done will depend on how the evaluator (and the intervention being evaluated) thinks about gender in the first place.</p>
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<div class="summary"><p>Whether you are an evaluator or someone commissioning evaluation, any intervention to be evaluated that takes place within human society and involves human interactions <em>will have</em> gendered dimensions. And that means that you as an evaluator should be able to identify and analyse those gendered dimensions.</p>
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<div class="body"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>But the way in which this analysis is done will depend on how the evaluator (and the intervention being evaluated) thinks about gender in the first place.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Note: </strong>Gender is one of many ‘markers of difference’ along which humans tend to judge each other. Other such markers include disability, ethnicity, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, sexuality, or socio-economic status. The ways in which these markers of difference <em>intersect</em> to increase marginalisation, exclusion and inequity is also vitally important for evaluators to keep in mind.</p>
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<h3>What do we mean by gender?</h3>
<p>‘Gender affects everyone, all of the time. Gender affects the way we see each other, the way we interact, the institutions we create, the ways in which those institutions operate, and who benefits or suffers as a result of this.’ (Fletcher, 2015: <a href="https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/resources/addressing_gender_in_impact_evaluation"><em>Addressing Gender In Impact Evaluation: What Should Be Considered?</em></a>)</p>
<p>The importance of considering gender is widely acknowledged in evaluation <a href="https://www.betterevaluation.org/evaluation-options/terms_of_reference">Terms of Reference</a>, training curricula, evaluation-related publications and evaluation reports. But these documents often fail to clearly define what they mean by the term. There can be an assumption that the word is clearly understood, but in reality there is no one accepted way to understand what gender <em>is.</em> And that means there is no one accepted way of doing ‘gender analysis’. Similarly, there is no one way of doing feminist evaluation (as noted on the BetterEvaluation <a href="https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/themes/feminist_evaluation">feminist evaluation theme page</a>). This is about your way of thinking.</p>
<p>With that in mind, this theme page will begin by exploring the meaning of gender before moving on to issues of gender analysis.</p>
<p>There are many different definitions of gender, but the majority focus on unfair differences in the ways that women and men (<em>categories</em> of people) are treated in our societies. For example:</p>
<blockquote><p>‘Gender refers to the roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society at a given time considers appropriate for women and men … In most societies there are differences and inequalities between women and men in responsibilities assigned, activities undertaken, access to and control over resources, as well as decision-making opportunities.’ </p>
<p class="rteright">(<em><a href="https://trainingcentre.unwomen.org/mod/glossary/view.php?id=36&mode=letter&hook=G&sortkey=&sortorder=" class="ext" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UN Women Gender Equality Glossary</a></em>)</p>
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<p>Alternatively gender can be defined as:</p>
<blockquote><p>‘a process of judgement and value … related to stereotypes and norms of what it is to be masculine or feminine, regardless of your born sex category … certain forms of femininity and masculinity are given greater value than others (with particular forms of dominant masculinity usually having the greatest access to power and resources).’ </p>
<p class="rteright">(Fletcher, 2015: <a href="https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/resources/addressing_gender_in_impact_evaluation"><em>Addressing Gender In Impact Evaluation: What Should Be Considered?</em></a>)</p>
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<h3>What do we mean by gender analysis?</h3>
<p>If one takes the first definition provided above as a starting point, then analysing the gendered aspect of an intervention would involve focusing on the differences between men and women within that intervention. For example, are there equal numbers of men and women involved in the intervention and, if not, why not.</p>
<p>If one takes the second definition as a starting point, then analysing the gendered aspect of an intervention would involve examining the judgements, stereotypes and norms related to masculinity and femininity that occur in the intervention’s context and, from there, exploring the effect these stereotypes and norms had on the intended intervention outcomes.</p>
<p>The difference between these two definitions is a crucial one when it comes to evaluating change. The first definition is looking for change in ‘differences and inequalities between women and men’ while the second one is looking for change in the ‘process of judgement and value’ that rewards certain forms of masculinity and femininity while punishing others.</p>
<p>This is an important difference. Gender analysis that is based on the seemingly binary categories of women/men looks for changes in the numbers, and ways, that men and women are engaged in an intervention.</p>
<p>Gender analysis that is based on processes of judgment, norms and stereotypes looks for whether, and how, changes have occurred during the intervention in judgements, stereotypes and norms related to masculinity and femininity, and the effects of those changes. </p>
<p>Read details at <a href="https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/themes/gender_analysis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/themes/gender_analysis</a></p>
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<p>Dear colleagues, </p>
<p>The deadline is coming up December 14th for proposals to present at the Canadian Evaluation Society conference in Halifax, Canada. We welcome proposals on topics related to the conference theme. <a href="http://www.c2019evaluationcanada.ca/">www.c2019evaluationcanada.ca/</a> </p>
<p>The conference theme is Bridges: …</p>
<p>Dear colleagues, </p>
<p>The deadline is coming up December 14th for proposals to present at the Canadian Evaluation Society conference in Halifax, Canada. We welcome proposals on topics related to the conference theme. <a href="http://www.c2019evaluationcanada.ca/">www.c2019evaluationcanada.ca/</a> </p>
<p>The conference theme is Bridges: </p>
<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><h2 style="font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;"><em style="font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Subtheme 1: Bridges that connect</em></h2>
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">This sub-theme invites conversations about the connections built, sustained, or strengthened through evaluation and is an opportunity to share experiences about building and traveling bridges to overcome obstacles to evaluation. Evaluators also build bridges to strengthen stakeholder relationships and to help programs reach their goals efficiently and effectively.</span></p>
<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><h2 style="font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;"><em style="font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Subtheme 2: Sustaining and using bridges</em></h2>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Bringing people together to make a difference may be simpler than sustaining connections through life-cycles of change-making. This sub-theme inspires conversations about how to build sustainable connections that can weather storms and be adapted as needed to remain useful. We invite delegates to discuss established bridges in need of up-keep or new supports, as well as those that are no longer useful or relevant.</span></div>
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">A bridge can be ‘</span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">the elevated platform from which the captain steers a ship</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">.’ From the bridge the captain has a broad view of the surrounding environment and access to navigational tools to guide the ship safely on its journey. This subtheme conjures notions of complex system evaluation and is an opportunity for delegates to share their experiences from the ship’s bridge as evaluative leaders guiding the way through complex systems in stormy weather and fair skies.</span></p>
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<p></p> Call for Proposals! Canadian Evaluation Society conference- deadline December 14 2018tag:gendereval.ning.com,2018-11-14:6606644:Topic:792582018-11-14T18:10:25.336ZSarah Farinahttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/SarahFarina
<p>Dear colleagues, </p>
<p>The call for proposals is now out for the Canadian Evaluation Society conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia (May 26-29 2019). The deadline for proposals is December 14th. </p>
<p>Please see details here: <a href="http://www.c2019evaluationcanada.ca/ehome/c2019evaluationcanada/PROPOSALS/">http://www.c2019evaluationcanada.ca/ehome/c2019evaluationcanada/PROPOSALS/</a> </p>
<p>The conference theme is Bridges.…</p>
<p>Dear colleagues, </p>
<p>The call for proposals is now out for the Canadian Evaluation Society conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia (May 26-29 2019). The deadline for proposals is December 14th. </p>
<p>Please see details here: <a href="http://www.c2019evaluationcanada.ca/ehome/c2019evaluationcanada/PROPOSALS/">http://www.c2019evaluationcanada.ca/ehome/c2019evaluationcanada/PROPOSALS/</a> </p>
<p>The conference theme is Bridges.</p>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 16px;">When you search the definition of the term bridge, you find some variant of ‘a structure built over/ around/ through/ across some obstacle’. We hope that this sub-theme will inspire conversations about the connections that have been built, sustained, or strengthened through evaluation theories and practice. This theme is an opportunity to share experiences about building and traveling bridges to overcome obstacles to evaluation activities.</span></p>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 16px;">Further, this sub-theme allows us to consider the role of evaluation in overcoming barriers to programming. Evaluators have a role in building bridges to overcome obstacles to program success by supporting programs in reaching their intended destinations in an efficient and effective manner. Engaging in evaluation may provide a means of improving connectivity amongst stakeholders; it can be an opportunity to strengthen collaborative efforts, build new relationships or enhance existing ones.</span></p>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 13.33px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Building on the first sub-theme, sustaining bridges provides an opportunity to explore the role evaluation plays in supporting established connections. In some cases, bringing people together to make a difference is easy; sustaining the connection can be much more challenging. Physical bridges get eroded and worn down from the weather, natural occurrences and use; other bridges are built but not used as effectively as they could be and become neglected; still others lose their relevance as new methods overcoming barriers are established.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 13.33px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">We hope this sub-theme inspires conversations about how to build sustainable bridges that can weather storms and be adapted as needed to remain useful. We invite delegates to consider bridges that need up-keep or new supports and which bridges are no longer needed because the purpose(s) for which they were built are no longer relevant.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.33px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Another meaning of a bridge (again, geographically relevant to the Maritimes) is ‘the elevated platform from which the captain steers a ship.’ From the bridge the captain has access to a broad view of the ship and the surrounding environment and access to a variety of navigational tools that allow an enhanced perspective from which to guide the ship, crew, passengers and cargo to its final destination. The captain is tasked with interpreting information from the various tools and devices that comprise the ship’s operational and navigation systems while also considering the broader system in which the ship is being navigated and the people on the ship. The Captain must consider the purpose of the journey, the abilities and limits of the ship’s crew, the nature of its cargo and passengers, resources available to complete the journey and the timeline to reach its final destination. Taking all this into account allows for in the moment decision making and continuous course-correction to allow the captain to optimally steer the ship through whatever it encounters on its journey.</span></span></span></span></p>
<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #050711; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="font-family: Open Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This meaning of a bridge conjures notions of complex system evaluations, which we intend to inspire delegates to share their experiences in all aspects of this analogy - from providing leaders with the tools or data to inform decisions, to experiences that demonstrate the value of an evaluative lens for leaders in complex settings. When evaluators are invited to share the view from the bridge the breadth of perspective can enhance their thinking and practice. However, evaluators sometimes find themselves standing on the bridge alone, in the dark, during a raging storm, tasked with making recommendations about how to navigate rough seas using only their own experience and a tiny beacon of light from a far away light house as tools to guide them. Stories from the ship’s bridge will allow us to share lessons learned and innovations resulting from the experience of evaluative leadership in complex systems.</span></span></p>
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</div> Using Big Data in evaluation of gender-related worktag:gendereval.ning.com,2018-09-19:6606644:Topic:779952018-09-19T13:12:43.523ZSerdar Bayryyevhttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/SerdarBayryyev
<p>Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p>If anyone is interested to know if and how the Big Data could be used for evaluation, you may wish to review the findings on this subject presented in the recent study undertaken by the UN Women. This study was commissioned to investigate the feasibility of leveraging big data sources – particularly Twitter, Facebook and radio data – to improve the evaluation of gender equality and women’s empowerment initiatives. </p>
<p>The study is accessible via this link: …</p>
<p>Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p>If anyone is interested to know if and how the Big Data could be used for evaluation, you may wish to review the findings on this subject presented in the recent study undertaken by the UN Women. This study was commissioned to investigate the feasibility of leveraging big data sources – particularly Twitter, Facebook and radio data – to improve the evaluation of gender equality and women’s empowerment initiatives. </p>
<p>The study is accessible via this link: <a href="http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2018/can-big-data-be-used-for-evaluation-en.pdf?la=en&vs=540">http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2018/can-big-data-be-used-for-evaluation-en.pdf?la=en&vs=540</a></p>
<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>Serdar Bayryyev</p> Call for evaluator(s) - deadline 18th Decembertag:gendereval.ning.com,2017-11-30:6606644:Topic:720222017-11-30T17:49:33.871ZRussell Gasserhttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/RussellGasser
<p><span>CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN EVALUATION OF THE SECURITY ASSESSMENT IN NORTH AFRICA</span><br></br><br></br><span>CLOSING DATE: 18 DECEMBER 2017</span><br></br><br></br><br></br><span>The Security Assessment in North Africa (SANA) - a multi-year project of the Small Arms Survey - will be undertaking an evaluation in March next year. The Call for Expressions of Interest is attached - if you are interested please reply by midnight Geneva time, 18th December. Reply details are in the Call document.…</span></p>
<p><span>CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN EVALUATION OF THE SECURITY ASSESSMENT IN NORTH AFRICA</span><br/><br/><span>CLOSING DATE: 18 DECEMBER 2017</span><br/><br/><br/><span>The Security Assessment in North Africa (SANA) - a multi-year project of the Small Arms Survey - will be undertaking an evaluation in March next year. The Call for Expressions of Interest is attached - if you are interested please reply by midnight Geneva time, 18th December. Reply details are in the Call document. If you have colleagues who may be interested please forward the Call document. At this stage the aim is to identify a person or small team to do the evaluation.</span><br/><br/><span>Gender is important in small arms and light weapons issues: the Small Arms Survey would welcome interest from Gender and Evaluation forum participants.</span><br/><br/><span>This evaluation work has some specific requirements - in particular the language skills - but the Survey can be flexible about most aspects. We don’t expect that one person, or a small team, will necessarily be able to bring all the different skills we are seeking: evaluation experience, knowledge of both the North African context, and of small arms and light weapons and their illegal proliferation. Equally, while we would like an Outcome Harvesting approach, if you have expertise in another methodology that would also be suitable, please don't hesitate to get in touch. </span><br/><br/><span>Once we have identified a suitable person, or team, we will work with them to finalize the Terms of Reference. The Small Arms Survey staff will provide support and backstopping as required.</span><br/><br/><span>We look forward to hearing from anyone interested and are happy to answer questions sent to </span><a href="mailto:MEL@smallarmssurvey.org">MEL@smallarmssurvey.org</a><br/><br/><span>Russell Gasser</span><br/><span>Results-based management / Monitoring, evaluation and learning</span><br/><img id="<C589F990-D36F-41D1-91CB-A157781FED69>" alt="u4Nsca-Qkmo37Fo0HThTg7-bi9P3fXRTjO32J3JgFdmventjHG5ApCikIDM-J0BnWzaARfJS2dmSu22rPtn7QZ2WBZoi63F4E9JO1vJWcYjjVUIK0HQjRbGjMDLLQHOiQGL5cQt7.jpeg" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton"/><br/><a href="http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/">www.smallarmssurvey.org</a><br/><br/><span>Maison de la Paix, Chemin Eugene-Rigot 2E</span><br/><span>1202 Geneva, Switzerland</span><br/><br/><span>Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for the latest </span><br/><span>research on all aspects of small arms and armed violence. </span><br/><br/></p>
<div class="grammarly-disable-indicator"></div> Searching for methodologies on measuring empowerment of women and girlstag:gendereval.ning.com,2017-03-13:6606644:Topic:636222017-03-13T08:34:30.500ZJulie Newtonhttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/JulieNewton
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<p>Dear Gender and Evaluation Community</p>
<p>My name is Julie Newton and I am working in the Gender Team at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) based in the Netherlands. Building on our current review of methods for measuring empowerment of women and girls, we are updating our scan of methodologies designed specifically for measuring empowerment of women and girls.</p>
<p>We are reaching out to you to share examples of innovative methodologies/tools, approaches, instruments for data…</p>
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<p>Dear Gender and Evaluation Community</p>
<p>My name is Julie Newton and I am working in the Gender Team at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) based in the Netherlands. Building on our current review of methods for measuring empowerment of women and girls, we are updating our scan of methodologies designed specifically for measuring empowerment of women and girls.</p>
<p>We are reaching out to you to share examples of innovative methodologies/tools, approaches, instruments for data collection and analysis used to measure the empowerment of women and girls. We would be grateful if you reply by the 24<sup>th</sup> March.</p>
<p> Thank you in advance</p>
<p>Julie </p>