Evaluating our work through a power lens

[Barbara Klugman]

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

• Evaluating our work through a power lens

Both drew on a framework I put together drawing on work of other feminists on how to identify different dimensions of power in movement-building and advocacy, which is also in the doc.

With best wishes for the year,

Barbara Klugman

[Hiwot Tedla]

Thank you for Sharing Barbara, This  paper  can be used by Feminist scholars, activists, and organizations to understand and challenge power dynamics within society and how it can be evaluated. 

[Sakshi Tekam]

Thank you so much for sharing these with us!

[InstituteofSocialStudiesTrust]

Hi Barbara,

I wanted to express my gratitude for sharing such an interesting and useful tool for evaluators. It not only provides valuable insights but also helps feminists identify various dimensions of power in movement-building and advocacy. Thanks for making this document available!

Warm Regards,

ISST Team