Monthly Corner

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

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!

Software for Qualitative Data Analysis: A Good Servant or a Bad Master

Event Details

Software for Qualitative Data Analysis: A Good Servant or a Bad Master

Time: May 6, 2021 from 6pm to 7:15pm
Location: "6 pm Indian Standard Time"
Event Type: online, workshop
Organized By: ISST and Gender and Evaluation community
Latest Activity: May 6, 2021

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Event Description

As the M&E community stretches to meet the demand for evidence, one question is whether or not to use software to analyse qualitative data generated from observations, interviews and focus group discussions. A related question is which software to use. But other equally critical questions include: how to ally methodological approaches to evaluation with the software choice, how best to work in a team environment. In my talk I would address these questions and discuss 3 popularly used qualitative software programmes from my perspective as a user: NVivo, Atlas-ti, MaxQDA. My use of each of these programmes on big data-sets has led me to assess them from a perspective of software and hardware, and I hope my insights will spare other would-be users some future angst.
Melita Vaz holds a doctoral degree from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor which empowered and diverted her career track from its origins in clinical service delivery and program management to research, monitoring and evaluation. Self-designated as a data elf with gifts for quantitative and qualitative research methods she is struggling with a Pandemic obsession to learn Python. Though based in the private sector in Mumbai city, she maintains professional ties with various universities through her training workshops for doctoral students related to research methodology and software. Her qualitative software journey has taken her for long visits to the isles of NVivo, Atlas-ti, and MaxQDA with a brief stop-over at QDA-Miner Lite. She has only taken a look at tourist brochures for Dedoose, and has plans for a trip to RQDA when travel conditions are favourable. 
This workshop is for the members of Gender and Evaluation community. Please fill up the google form. 

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