Monthly Corner
IDH Publication, 2026
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is not just a social issue, it’s a systemic challenge that undermines agricultural value chains.
In rural and isolated areas, GBV threatens women’s safety, limits their economic participation, and weakens food security. When women cannot work safely, entire communities lose resilience, and businesses lose productivity. Climate resilience strategies that overlook gendered risks leave communities exposed and women vulnerable.
Ending GBV is essential for building equitable, sustainable, and climate-resilient agri-food systems; and it’s not only a human rights imperative, but also central to climate adaptation and economic stability.
The good news? Solutions work. Programs like the Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund (WSAF) demonstrate that addressing GBV can enhance productivity and strengthen workforce morale and brand reputation. Safe, inclusive workplaces aren’t just good ethics, they’re smart business.
Gurmeet Kaur Articles
Luc Barriere-Constantin Article
This article draws on the experience gained by The Constellation over the past 20 years. It is also a proposal for a new M&E and Learning framework to be adopted and adapted in future projects of all community-focused organisations.
Devaka K.C. Article
Sudeshna Sengupta Chapter in the book "Dialogues on Development edited by Prof Arash Faizli and Prof Amitabh Kundu."
Events
Vacancies
- We’re Hiring: National Evaluation Consultant – Bangladesh
UN Women is recruiting a National Evaluation Consultant (Bangladesh) to support the interim evaluation of the Joint Regional EmPower Programme (Phase II).
This is a great opportunity to work closely with the Evaluation Team Leader and contribute to generating credible, gender-responsive evidence that informs decision-making and strengthens programme impact.
📍 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh (home-based with travel to project locations)
📅 Apply by: 24 February 2026, 5:00 PM
🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gar4ciRr
If you are passionate about feminist evaluation, gender equality, and rigorous evidence that drives change (or know someone who is) please apply or share within your networks.
- Seeking Senior Analyst - IPE Global
About the job
IPE Global Ltd. is a multi-disciplinary development sector consulting firm offering a range of integrated, innovative and high-quality services across several sectors and practices. We offer end-to-end consulting and project implementation services in the areas of Social and Economic Empowerment, Education and Skill Development, Public Health, Nutrition, WASH, Urban and Infrastructure Development, Private Sector Development, among others.
Over the last 26 years, IPE Global has successfully implemented over 1,200 projects in more than 100 countries. The group is headquartered in New Delhi, India with five international offices in United Kingdom, Kenya, Ethiopia, Philippines and Bangladesh. We partner with multilateral, bilateral, governments, corporates and not-for-profit entities in anchoring development agenda for sustained and equitable growth. We strive to create an enabling environment for path-breaking social and policy reforms that contribute to sustainable development.
Role Overview
IPE Global is seeking a motivated Senior Analyst – Low Carbon Pathways to strengthen and grow its Climate Change and Sustainability practice. The role will contribute to business development, program management, research, and technical delivery across climate mitigation, carbon markets, and energy transition. This position provides exceptional exposure to global climate policy, finance, and technology, working with a team of high-performing professionals and in collaboration with donors, foundations, research institutions, and public agencies.
Making the transition from evaluations to knowledge on gender-transformation
In-spite of several decades of development, the progress has been limited in reducing gender based violence, gender gap in economy, and gender gap in political participation globally. Yet a lot of development programmes and projects focus on these issues, and several evaluations have been carried on 'gender integrated' and 'gender specific projects".
A key question is "Are evaluations creating to knowledge building on what works and what does not work with regard to reducing gender based violence, gender gap in economy and gender gap in political participation?" Not always, is the answer.
For one the programme/ project objectives may not focus on these goals, and hence thier evaluations do not.
Second evaluation findings/reports are not always in public domain. Several organizations want to share success and not failures, in particular if it is linked with getting funds for next cycle. At times the implementing organisation may be interested, but the funding agency may want sensitive information removed- if political context is repressive
Representatives of rights based implementing agencies - who are open to sharing- do not always get opportunity to attend national and international evaluation conferences or web based platforms, in particular if they do not know english. They require support to convert findings into journal based articles. Evaluation team is not normally paid to do the same and knowledge on what works in bridging these gaps falls between the lines.
What about taking it downstream? Rarely is there budget for taking forward findings to federations of marginalised women's groups, youth groups etc , and discussing ways forwards. An opportunity for putting pressure on state from below is lost.
Funds should be available to bridge these gaps- for gender transformative evaluations are for addressing gender gaps, learning and not just to give support to access funds.
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Comment by Ranjani K.Murthy on September 28, 2018 at 11:14
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Dear Rituu
Thanks for your comment. I do agree that some evaluations are fault finding exercises- but not all. Everybody has to be open to learnings.
UN Women's compilation is good. I would like to additionally see an analysis on what was worked and not worked in each of its priority areas
1. Women’s leadership and
political participation
2 Women economic
empowerment
3 Ending violence
against women
4 Gender Peace, security and
humanitarian action
5 Gender National planning
and budgeting
6 Gender, Global norms,
policies and standardsBest
Ranjani
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Comment by Rituu B Nanda on September 27, 2018 at 1:11
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Dear Ranjani, you raise critical issues which are very important to discuss. Thank you.
Here are thoughts from my experience:-)
Evaluations are seen as fault finding exercises. The 'learn' in MEL is not given importance. People fear evaluations. If we create safe, learning spaces where people can share what went well and what did not particularly from gender and equity lens? For this gender and equity has to be a way of life and work.
And this will lead to the deeper question related to communities iThe first step is to bring critical thinking in communities if we want to address the context.
Meanwhile what do you think of this compilation by UN Women I find this a good compilation. What do you think http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/li...
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