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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

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UN Women has announced an opportunity for experienced creatives to join its global mission to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.

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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.

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Papers on Gender and Evaluation

Dear all,

I want to share with you some of my papers on Gender and Evaluation. Pleases, find attached the comunication Towards a gender-sensitive evaluation? Practices and challenges in international development evaluation. I presented this comunication in the 9th European Evaluation Society International Conference (Praga, 2010). This comunication has just been published with modifications in Evaluation. Abril, 2013 vol. 19 no. 2. Pp. 171-182.

ESPINOSA_Gender_evaluation_COM.pdf

In addition, click here to have access to my comunication “Gender issues in the evaluation of international aid. The experience of British, Spanish and Swedish development agencies”. It was presented in the 10th European Evaluation Society International Conference (Helsinki, 2012).

Currently, I am working in this doc in order to publish in a journal. So, if you want to use it, please write me before quoting.

ESPINOSA_gender_experiences_COM.pdf

Both papers are based on my PhD research which is available in Spanish in this link:

http://eprints.ucm.es/13206/

I hope these documents are useful for you and your work. Feel free for using these papers and, please, do not forget to quote. All comments and feedback are welcome.

Warm regards from Seville (Spain),

Julia

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Comment by Mamta Chauhan on November 5, 2013 at 20:13

Thanks Julia for sharing the two papers, I found these very useful and informative

Comment by Shraddha Chigateri on November 5, 2013 at 13:42

Thank you so much for sharing Julia- very useful!

Comment by Ela Karinas Gerthnerova on November 5, 2013 at 13:11

Thank you very much for sharing, Julia! Both of these papers are very useful, all the best with your future work! 

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