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Resources for gender justice organization’s project and organizational evaluation

Capturing Change in Women’s Realities by Srilatha Batiwala and Alexandra Pittman

Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM): GEM is a guide to integrating a gender analysis into evaluations of initiatives that use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for social change.  GEM provides a means for determining whether ICTs are really improving women’s lives and gender relations as well as promoting positive change at the individual, institutional, community and broader social levels.  The guide provides users with an overview of the evaluation process (including links to general evaluation resources) and outlines suggested strategies and methodologies for incorporating a gender analysis throughout the evaluation process. GEM does not contain step-by-step instructions to conducting evaluations.

Gender at Work Framework:  The Gender at Work framework is a powerful tool that combines best practices in organizational development with feminist thought to help organizations see their work from new perspectives; i.e. we help them look at/uncover the “deep structure” of culture – the largely unexamined (invisible) values and mindsets that underpin “informal” (everyday) culture – at play in their organizations and in the communities they serve. The analysis that emerges through applying our framework helps organizations undertake more effective gender-equality planning and implementation.

AWID’s Monitoring and Evaluation Wiki: “The aim of this wiki is to stimulate experience sharing and build a body of practical knowledge and experience of M&E in terms of measuring gender equality (or other related human rights issues). To that end, we have two primary sections, the first section is for individuals working on M&E or assessments to share thoughts, struggles, or successes for other members of the community to share. This is a space to pose questions or offer advice and to gain feedback from colleagues around the world. The second section is a compendium (a library of sorts) with descriptions of major M&E frameworks, approaches, and tools used to track social change and justice, along with the link to their original source. We also provide a brief overview and critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses. The strengths and weaknesses analysis have been written from the perspective of trying to capture the complexity of changes related to women’s rights work, building on the work of Capturing Changes in Women’s Realities. There are also case studies of different techniques for deeper discussion and experience exchange as well.”

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