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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.

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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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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.

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 • 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
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 • Comfort with ambiguity and a fast-paced environment, as the ecosystem evolves and pivots to new areas of inquiry
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Gender-Transformative Evaluation Frameworks- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Greetings from India

The Institute of Social Studies Trust is putting together on-line course on Gender-Transformation Evaluation in India.  with the support of the Ford Foundation   The intended audience is development professionals from India with minimum of three years of experience
One of the modules that Anwesha, ISST and me are working on is gender-transformative frameworks for evaluation.  We are aware of the Change-Matrix,  12 Box framework, Social Relations Framework,  empowerment framework and.   gender-integrated MEAL.
I was wondering if you want to suggest any other one that we should review and include
Ranjani and Anwesha

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Permalink Reply by Laura Gagliardone on August 14, 2017 at 13:42

Hello Ranjani and Anwesha, I have read your query and thought of sharing some resources for your consideration:

UN Women Evaluation Handbook: How to Manage Gender-Responsive Evaluation

http://genderevaluation.unwomen.org/en/evaluation-handbook

Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluations

http://www.unevaluation.org/document/detail/980

Gender Transformative Evaluations: Principles and Frameworks

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304094587_Gender_transform....

With the hope that this helps, I wish you a wonderful work.

Warm regards, Laura Gagliardone

Permalink Reply by Miranda Morgan on August 14, 2017 at 15:27

Hi Ranjani,

Please see some of the resources we have from our work on measuring gender transformative change as part of the CGIAR AAS programme:

https://www.worldfishcenter.org/content/measuring-gender-transforma...

https://www.worldfishcenter.org/content/measuring-gender-transforma...

Hope that is helpful, would be great to see what you come up with, please do share any final materials. 


Thanks

Miranda

Permalink Reply by Donna Mertens on August 14, 2017 at 19:39

I have written extensively about a transformative framework that includes gender and other dimensions of diversity that are used as a basis of discrimination and oppression with a focus on the support of transformative change to increase social justice. You can find many of my writings at my website:

Donna M. Mertens, PhD
Gallaudet University, Professor Emeritus

Adjunct Professor, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Website: donnamertens.com

Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Negi on August 18, 2017 at 11:28

Hi Ranjani and Anwesha,

I have tried to draw and some ideas from "Data metrics" in some research work I'm working on at present. Do check it out. I'm posting one link below.

https://civic.mit.edu/blog/natematias/best-practices-for-ethical-ge...

Regards

Elizabeth Negi

Permalink Reply by Julia Espinosa on September 1, 2017 at 13:31

Dear Ranjani and Anwesha,

We have worked on how to evaluate gender structural change at Universities. Please, find our guideline on how to do it. Maybe it could be useful for you.

http://www.genovate.eu/media/genovate/docs/intconferencebrusselsdoc...

Warm regards from Spain,

Julia

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