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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
Vacancy | GxD hub, LEAD/IFMR | Research Manager
Hiring a Research Manager to join us at the Gender x Digital (GxD) Hub at LEAD at Krea University, Delhi.
As a Research Manager, you will lead and shape rigorous evidence generation at the intersection of gender, AI, and digital systems, informing more inclusive digital policies and platforms in India. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys geeking out over measurement challenges, causal questions, and the nuances of designing evaluations that answer what works, for whom, and why. We welcome applications from researchers with strong mixed-methods expertise, experience designing theory or experiment based evaluations, and a deep commitment to gender equality and digital inclusion.
Must-haves:
• 4+ years of experience in evaluation and applied research
• Ability to manage data quality, lead statistical analysis, and translate findings into clear, compelling reports and briefs
• Strong interest in gender equality, livelihoods, and digital inclusion
• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast-paced environment, as the ecosystem evolves and pivots to new areas of inquiry
📍 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gcBpjtHy
📆 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
So sooner you apply the better!
Principles, Values and Ethics of Gender-Transformative Evaluations
Are the principles, values and ethics that guide gender-transformative evaluations different from those of other evaluations? Watch Renu Khanna discuss the same in the following video.
Did you enjoy the video? We invite you to share your thoughts and experiences.
This video is the second in the series of training videos produced under Institute of Social Studies Trust ( ISST)'s project -Engendering Policy through Evaluation. More to be uploaded soon. Stay tuned!
References -
1. American Evaluation Association (2004). 'Guiding Principles for Evaluators'. Available at http://www.eval.org/d/do/594 (Last accessed on 11th February, 2016).
2. Batliwala, Sreelata (2012). ‘Ethical Principles in Evaluations’, Presentation at ISST workshop, 2-4 May 2012, New Delhi.
3. Khanna, Renu (2012). 'A Feminist, Gender and Rights Perspective for Evaluation of Women’s Health Programmes'. Indian Journal of Gender Studies Volume 19, Issue No. 2 (June 2012).
For more information on Gender Transformative Evaluations, kindly visit http://www.feministevaluation.org/
For more on ISST's work, kindly visit http://www.isstindia.org/
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Comment by Sanghamitra Dhar on February 24, 2016 at 21:59
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Renuji, wow! I'm already looking forward to this report :)
I must say an evaluation when conducted in a participatory mode brings out gems of information as no one hesitates to share their experiences then.
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Comment by RENU KHANNA on February 24, 2016 at 19:20
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Thanks Rituu and Sanghamitra.
You want to know about an evaluation that I found transformative both for myself and the evaluatees.... well, the last one that I did for HAQ and its partners on Prevention of Child Marriage. I learnt a lot about an issue that I had not engaged with viz. child marriage/Early Marriage/Forced Marriage. I was so impressed and inspired by the football team that Jabala has nurtured over the years - girls who resisted marriage sometimes even going through physical violence as a consequence. Their stories of resistance left me in awe of their courage and determination to pursue their own paths. It was a humbling experience. And the partners I believe learnt a lot from the participatory processes of evaluation - they could see their own programmes from a distance, because of my questions and the daily debriefing that we did. We did an exercise of looking at the issue of Child Marriage from multiple perspectives - child rights, sexual and reproductive rights, adolescents rights, feminism. There was so much excitement at making connections. And everyone was on a high at the end of this process.... We are writing about this evaluation in the compendium on feminist evaluations that ISST is bringing out so read more when it is ready.
Waiting for more comments. Renu
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Thank you for sharing this video. The presentation was great. :)
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Comment by Rituu B Nanda on February 23, 2016 at 16:49
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Dear Renuji,
Thanks for the crisp presentation...enjoyed it. You mention how the evaluation can be transformative for both those being evaluated as well as the evaluator. This particularly resonated with me. Please can you share an experience of an evaluation on the above. Also what kind of methodology can contribute to transformative and empowering evaluation? Thanks!
Warm greetings
Rituu
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