Monthly Corner

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

Events

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

Members

Next round of Professional Development Programme for Gender Trainers is open

Dear Colleagues,

 We have some exciting news!

 KIT (Royal Tropical Institute) together with the UN Women Training Centre are thrilled to announce that applications for the Professional Development Programme for Gender Trainers are open. The programme will begin in February 2022. Applications are open until the 21st of November this year.

 Are you a gender professional who wants to strengthen your gender training skills? Do you want to embed feminist principles into your gender training to reclaim training as a feminist process; and learn and co-create gender knowledge with a group of passionate and committed gender professionals from across the world? Then this is the programme for you!

 Ready to get inspired?  Listen to this quick video snippet of PDPGT alumni who finished the course last year: https://youtu.be/K8PK8RD0vjE

 The 6-month hybrid programme focuses on gender trainers and gender professionals who are doing gender training. The programme aims to:

 

  • Sharpen training skills and knowledge of gender and development concepts as a gender equality trainer
  • Enable participants to better employ learning and knowledge strategies
  • Support participants to reclaim training for gender equality as a political feminist process
  • Renew participants as gender equality trainers and their commitment to gender training as a transformative process.

 More information on the programme and how to apply is here: https://www.kit.nl/study/course/professional-development-programme-....

To hear more about the programme, meet the convenors and former participants and ask questions, sign up for our webinar on the 7th October (14.00-15.00 CET). To register for information, please click https://www.kit.nl/pdpgt-webinar-sign-up/ 

 You can also email PDPGT@kit.nl for more info.

 Please forward and spread the word to colleagues who you think may be interested and share our posts on social media.

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