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.
Body Mapping and Mapping of Control over Body
As many people wanted to know about body mapping- I have written up two variants. The first is when mapping of one's body is used to discuss about pleasure, pain, shame and power associated with body parts, and another is when mapping of one's body is used to discuss about degree of control exercised by oneself over each body part. I use the second method more often than the first. The first method requires a great degree of trust. When used in evaluations changes need to be captured, as well as causality of changes. Comments are most welcome- as these methods are going to feed into a manual!
Body mapping
Objectives
To map perceptions of women on which parts of their bodies gave them pleasure, pain, shame and power.
To capture nature of changes in perceptions on above during the project/programme period.
Assumption
Given privacy and trust women will articulate their perceptions on such sensitive issues. There are likely to be changes in sources of pleasure, pain, shame and power during the project/programme period
Methodology
Body mapping entails drawing map of the selected woman in private and gathering her perceptions on which parts give them pleasure, pain, shame and power and why.
Method
1. Choose a participant whose participation in the project/programme is average.
2. Ask the participant if she has any objection in doing the exercise- explain what the exercise entails. If she has problems, discontinue the exercise.
3. Ask the participant in which venue there will be some privacy and proceed to that place
4. Take necessary chart papers and stick them.
5. Ask the participant to lie down and you draw the outline of her body. Then ask her to draw different parts of the body
6. Ask the participant which part of the body gives her pain and why. Ask her to use a particular sketch colour pen to mark that part
7. Ask the participant which part of the body gives her pleasure and why. Ask her to use a different colour sketch colour pen to mark that part
8. Ask the participant which part of the body makes her feel ashamed and why. Ask her to use a different colour sketch pen to mark that part.
9. Ask the participant which part of the body makes her feel powerful and why. Ask her to use a different colour sketch pen to mark that part.
10. Ask the participant if the sense of pleasure, pain, shame and power has changed during the project/programme period. If yes, ask them to use the respective colours and mark + or – on the body part.
11. Explore how the project/programme has contributed to changes in sense of power, pleasure, pain and shame.
Also see:
Care, n.d, Care Gender Tool Kits Body Mapping, Last accessed 3rd March, 2013, http://pqdl.care.org/gendertoolkit/Pages/Body%20mapping.aspx
Mapping of control over body
Objectives
To map the extent to which women exercise control over different parts of their bodies, and explore whether the project/programme has expanded women’s control over their bodies
Assumption
The method is premised on the belief that control over one’s body is best captured through indirect methods, rather than asking “do you exercise control over your body?” Again this method is done in private wherein neither the partner/children of the participant nor other respondents are around.
Methodology
Mapping of control over one’s body entails asking selected woman in private to draw a map of their body, and gathering their perceptions on which parts of their body they have control over.
Method
1. Choose a participant whose participation in the project/programme is average.
2. Ask the participant if she has any objection in doing the exercise- explain what the exercise entails. If she has problems, discontinue the exercise.
3. Ask the participant in which venue there will be some privacy and proceed to that place
4. Take necessary chart papers and stick them so that her body can be drawn.
5. Ask the participant to lie down and you draw the outline of her body. Then ask her to draw different body parts
6. Ask the participant to begin with the head and ask whether she feels she has control over her thoughts? Why? Ask her to rate using a scale of ‘*’ to ‘***’, the greater the number of starts the higher the rating.
7. Next move to eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, breasts, stomach, uterus, vagina and legs, and repeat the same exercise.
8. Ask if she took the whole body, did she feel she exercised control over the same. Again ask her to rate using a scale of ‘*’ to ‘***’.
9. If the woman does not want to answer control over sexual organs do not force her.
10. Explore how the project/programme has contributed to changes in degree of control over body.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Jahnvi Andharia on
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Thanks Ranjani,
will try to explore this methodology with our work at ANANDI, Gujarat.
warm wishes,
Jahnvi
Ranjani K.Murthy said:Dear Jahnvi
Thanks for your comments.
On consolidation tabulate, and say 'this many participants out of a total of __ said this...."
I have used body mapping in evaluations that talk about women's empowerment, after all women's empowerment means gaining control over one's bodies
with warm regards
Ranjani
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Permalink Reply by Cate on -
Dear Ranjani,
Thank your very interesting post and for sharing about this method.
I am working in the field of non-formal education with groups of adolescents from Europe and Eastern Europe and I would like to try using body mapping with them to work on identity and body image (how they feel about their bodies, self-esteem and confidence). Also pleasure and shame would be a part of the activity.
Do you have any suggestion on how long such an activity should last? And are there introductory activities that you usually lead before the body mapping, or after?
Do you have any tips about books or other websites that talk about body mapping from a feminist perspective and how to use it in workshops?
Thank you for your consideration,
Best Regards,
Cate
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Permalink Reply by Ranjani K.Murthy on
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Dear Cate
Thanks for your email.
Normally I begin with 'road map of change' wherein the person draws or chooses between ascending, descending, curved, straight road maps or draws their own road map, and explains reasons for changes over the last few years if any. This takes around 15 minutes.
I then move into body mapping- beginning with easier bits e.g mobility, confidence and then move to issues of sexuality. More than 30 minutes would be taxing for the adolescents
http://www.catie.ca/en/bodymaps/bodymaps-gallery This link may be useful.
Do share your experience
Regards
Ranjani
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