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Evaluation of UN Women’s Work on the Care Economy in East and Southern Africa 

A regional study of gender equality observatories in West and Central Africa, carried out by Claudy Vouhé for UN Women

Sources: UN Women

This regional study offers an inventory and analysis of the legal framework of gender observatories, their attributions, functions and missions. It is based on exchanges with 21 countries, in particular the eleven countries that have created observatories. It compares the internal organisation and budgets of the observatories between countries, looks at operational practices, in particular the degree of involvement in the collection and use of data, and identifies obstacles and good practices in terms of influencing pro-gender equality public policies. Finally, the study draws up a list of strategic recommendations intended for observatories, supervisory bodies and technical and financial partners.

MSSRF Publication - November 2025 - Shared by Rajalakshmi

Ritu Dewan - EPW editorial  comment on Labour Codes

Eniola Adeyemi Articles on Medium Journal, 2025

An analysis of the “soft life” conversation as it emerges on social media, unpacking how aspirations for ease and rest intersect with broader socio-economic structures, gendered labour expectations, and notions of dignity and justice

Tara Prasad Gnyawali Article - 2025

This article focused on the story of community living in a wildlife corridor that links India and Nepal, namely the Khata Corridor, which bridges Bardiya National Park of Nepal and Katarnia Wildlife Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh, India.
This article revealed how the wildlife mobility in the corridor affects community livelihoods, mobility, and social inclusion, with a sense of differential impacts on farming and marginalised communities.

Lesedi Senamele Matlala - Recent Article in Evaluation Journal, 2025

Vacancies

UN Women has announced an opportunity for experienced creatives to join its global mission to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The organization is recruiting a Multimedia Producer (Retainer Consultant) to support communication and advocacy under the EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies Programme.

This home-based, part-time consultancy is ideal for a seasoned multimedia professional who can translate complex ideas into visually compelling storytelling aligned with UN Women’s values.

Application Deadline: 28 November 2025
Job ID: 30286
Contract Duration: 1 year (approximately 200 working days)
Consultancy Type: Individual, home-based

Lessons from Nordic / the Netherlands' ex-post project evaluations

Event Details

Lessons from Nordic / the Netherlands' ex-post project evaluations

Time: January 14, 2021 from 2pm to 3:30pm
Location: Zoom, link arrives upon registration (small fee to cover webinar costs)
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Event Type: online, webinar
Organized By: Jindra Cekan, PhD
Latest Activity: Jan 11, 2021

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Event Description

Dear gender eval colleagues-
On 14 January from 14-15:30 CET (8-9:30 EST) we will be having a webinar going over our analysis of publicly-found ex-post evaluations among Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands.  All of them have a stated gender focus and we found this as well in the evaluations... There are many lessons, see below, as evaluations of long-term sustainability have so much to teach us. We hope you can join, and please share with your networks!

About this Event

We believe sustainable development is proven when aid donors return to measure the long-term sustainability of their projects 2+ years after full exit. We searched donor databases of Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark, and the Netherlands to identify “ex-post evaluations” of public projects. These evaluate the durability of project outcomes and impacts.

There were lessons from all 16 ex-posts found among the 5 countries' publicly-funded evaluations, including 1) the search process, 2) how ex-post evaluations are defined and categorized, 3) what was done well by each country’s ex-posts, 4) sustainability-related findings and lessons, and 5) what M&E experts in each country can improve on ex-post evaluation practices.

Your ticket purchase (sliding scale) entitles you to the webinar, its meeting recording, associated white papers, and online Sustainability Network membership for resources and discussion.

Please register at the link below:

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