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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

WEBINAR: Enabling Gender Responsive and Equity Focused Evaluation

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WEBINAR: Enabling Gender Responsive and Equity Focused Evaluation

Time: January 31, 2014 from 10am to 11am
Location: online
Event Type: webinar, time, is, in, est
Organized By: Eval Partners
Latest Activity: Jan 27, 2014

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31st January 2014
10:00 to 11:00 AM (EST)

 

Hosted by

EvalPartners Equity Focused and Gender Responsive (EFGR) Task Force

 

Facilitated by

Professor Donna M. Mertens, Gallaudet University

 

We are delighted to announce a WEBINAR on Enabling Gender Responsive and Equity Focused evaluation (EFGR), as part of the EvalPartners initiative. This is the second WEBINAR organised by the Task Force with particular responsibility for promoting EFGR evaluation.

 

The WEBINAR theme

Donna Mertens will address enabling factors that are relevant to sustaining and encouraging a gender responsive/equity focused orientation for evaluative practice, with specific attention given to the issues of stakeholders’ involvement. Evaluators can play a role in advocating for gender responsive and equity focused evaluation by persuasively engaging with a full range of stakeholders, from those who represent marginalized groups to those who represent national evaluation systems and donors. A framework for addressing the cultural and linguistic complexities will be used to illustrate successful strategies and encourage participant’s application of these practices. 

 

The presentation will be followed by a discussion where online participants will have the opportunity to raise questions and make their interventions via online chat facility.

 

Donna M. Mertens, PhD

Donna is a professor in the Department of Education at Gallaudet University and serves as the editor for the Journal for Mixed Methods Research. She conducts and consults on gender responsive and equity focused evaluations in many countries, including Kazakhstan, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Botswana, South Africa, Brazil, and Egypt. The primary focus of her work is transformative mixed-methods inquiry in diverse communities that prioritizes ethical implications of evaluation, in pursuit of social justice. Her recent books include Program Evaluation Theory to Practice: A Comprehensive Guide and Transformative Research and Evaluation. 

 

To Participate

To participate in this webinar , please register at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/971200113

 

Inga Sniukaite and Murray Saunders (EFGR Co-chairs)

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