Climate change isn't just an environmental crisis – it's a human rights issue that disproportionately affects the most vulnerable among us. Recent research has shown that climate change significantly amplifies existing inequalities, with women and girls bearing an outsized burden of its impacts (Sidun et al., 2023). Nowhere is this more evident than in climate-hit countries, where the intersection of climate change and gender dynamics creates unique challenges…

2ème ÉDITION DU PANEL DE HAUT NIVEAU SUR « ÉVALUATION, PAIX ET DÉVELOPPEMENT »

Dans le cadre de la célébration de ses 10 ans d'existence, l'Initiative Ivoirienne pour l'Evaluation (2IEval) organise la 2ème édition du Panel de haut Niveau sur « Évaluation, Paix et Développement ».…

Posted from Evaluating gender mainstreaming vs. evaluating gender-transformative change (comminit.com)

Gender mainstreaming means integrating a gender equality perspective at all stages and levels of policies, programmes, and projects. Women and men have different needs and living conditions and circumstances, including unequal access to and control over…

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Are you interested in pursuing a career as a surgical technologist? If so, you may be wondering, "Are there any surgical tech programs near me?" Luckily, there are a variety of reputable schools and training programs available nationwide to help you achieve your goal of becoming a certified surgical tech.

What Is a Surgical Tech?

Before diving into the details of finding a surgical…

Colleagues I would like to take this opportunity to introduce to you the 'Spotlight Initiative Learning Centre.' This online platform is designed to support all of us working to end violence against women and girls. It combines insights from the Spotlight Initiative with best practices from the field to offer a comprehensive learning space.

The Learning Centre is a valuable resource for anyone involved in designing, implementing, and managing programmes aimed at preventing and…

The EVALSDGs EVALUATION INSIGHT (EI) on "Quick Tips to Assess the Risks of AI Applications in Monitoring and Evaluation", authored by myself, aims to provide practical guidance for monitoring and evaluating (M&E) the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

 

In alignment with the United Nations 2030 Agenda, AI has revolutionized decision-making by harnessing big data and datasets for trend and pattern analysis. However, integrating AI into M&E processes…

Since the popularity emergence of gender and development approach in the late 1980s, there have been debates on where and how to locate gender equality in evaluations.

At one end, most multi-lateral development banks do not have a separate evaluation criterion on gender equality. The focus is on relevance, effectiveness,…

https://www.iweps.be/publication/evaluer-les-politiques-locales-en-wallonie/

This issue of IWEPS’ in-house journal Dynamiques Régionales looks at the evaluation of public policies at the local level, the level closest to the citizen. The four articles in this issue demonstrate the ability of evaluations and the evaluation community to respond…

The persistent gender inequalities in all areas of our societies represent injustices that public policies must address. More broadly, in the face of climate change, overexploitation of natural resources, and inequalities between countries and individuals, the analysis of public policies and their evaluation must integrate all the social, economic, and environmental effects they generate. The purpose of this Working Paper is to highlight frameworks, approaches, tools, and methods that allow…

Unveiling ‘The Help’ in India: Understanding the Plight of Domestic Workers Amid Daily

Humiliations

Diksha Shriyan

On February 21, more than 300 women domestic workers and their daughters gathered opposite the Labour Commissioner’s office in India’s national…

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Colleagues, I thought you might find interesting this learning brief put together by a number of groups who participated in Comic Relief's Power Up peer learning initiative. It describes a few very different ways of addressing power in evaluation - one by an organisation's constituents; the other by a funder. It is attached but also at…

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/looking-back-ahead-reflections-three-decades-gender-ranjani-k-murthy-ca3xc

Looking back and looking ahead: Reflections on three decades of gender and development…

Seema gets scared every time her phone rings. She has been receiving calls from an unknown caller for a while who wants to be her ‘friend’. Despite her clear indication that she does not want the same, he continues to harass her. According to a Truecaller report in India, as of 2019-2020, 8 in every 10 women receive harassment and nuisance phone calls at least once a week. Most of these calls are from unknown acquaintances. The…

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The world is currently witnessing a profound demographic transformation, with consequences that resonate across numerous facets of society. Within the G20, developed nations have grappled with declining fertility rates for an extended period, a trend showing no signs of reversal. This issue extends beyond the confines of a single country. Still, it significantly impacts economic productivity, healthcare systems, and social security programs. Meanwhile,…