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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.

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Members

Do you have a question on gender and equity-focused evaluation?

If there is one thing you wanted to know on gender-transformative/feminist evaluation what would it be?

We will compile the questions and then try to find answers amongst our members of gender and evaluation community.

PLEASE RESPOND! THANKS 

Ranjani.K.Murthy

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Permalink Reply by susmita mukherjee on July 9, 2015 at 10:36

I think to begin with, the fist question I have is - What is feminist evaluation? what is not a feminist evaluation?

Permalink Reply by Rukmini Panda on July 9, 2015 at 11:19

At the outset I would like to thank Ranjinidi for this initiative & Rituu for sharing this?

I have questions in my mind.

What are the prerequisites of equity focused evaluation?

Is it required that while taking gender equity evaluation of the programs, such evaluation of the organizations to be taken into consideration?

Permalink Reply by Eva Otero Candelera on July 13, 2015 at 14:37

Hi there, and thanks for this wonderful initiative.

I have a rather practical question. I am part of a team facilitating a gender strategy for a big and complex international NGO. As part of this process we are screening tools and methodologies to assess the level and the quality of gender mainstreaming in their development and humanitarian programmes.

Any hint you can give us in this regard will be much appreciated! Thanks a million.

Eva 

Permalink Reply by Ranjani K.Murthy on July 13, 2015 at 14:43

Dear Eva

Please look at the toolkit on non discrimination in emergencies by Save the Children.  I was one of the coauthors. It looks at inter-sectionalities, including gender

www.crin.org/docs/ND_Emergencies.pdf

Thanks, we will include tools and methodologies to assess quality of gender mainstreaming in our resource pack. 

Best 

Ranjani

Permalink Reply by Eva Otero Candelera on July 13, 2015 at 14:50

Thanks Ranjani!

Permalink Reply by Ranjani K.Murthy on August 13, 2015 at 14:42

Eva do look at the 12 box framework developed by oxfam novib- it also looks at institutional gender mainstreaming. Google. If you cannot find do revert. 

best

Ranjani

Permalink Reply by Sille Jansen on September 3, 2015 at 17:10

Thanks all who have already contributed to this great initiative. I have been following the website and now have a question that I would like to pick your brains about. I am looking for tools that parliamentarians can use to assess laws from a gender perspective. Has anyone used particular tools to train parliamentarians on this or knows of tools that they could be provided with (questions to ask, checklists, etc.).

Sharing gender analysis of laws with parliamentarians can be a strong advocacy tool but strengthening capacity of parliamentarians to make their own assessments could be even more powerful.

Any ideas or experiences you can share working on this would be very welcome!

Permalink Reply by Ranjani K.Murthy on September 9, 2015 at 12:07

Dear Sille

I would think a good place to explore would be UN Women. 

In Asia, there is Asia-Pacific Women Law and Development and I am sure they engage with Parliamentarians.  

International Women's Rights Action Watch works partly on this, and they have offices at regional level all over the world

Best 

Ranjani

Permalink Reply by Sille Jansen on September 9, 2015 at 12:35

Thank you very much for your suggestions Ranjani! 

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