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AcknowledgmentsThemethodologicalguidelinesaretheproductofacollectiveworkofanECGTaskForcecomposedofthefollowinginstitutionsandmembers,ledbytheAfricanDevelopmentBank(AfDB),andsupportedbyMichaelJ.Bamberger,ExpertConsultant.

TaskForcemembers

IndependentDevelopmentEvaluation(IDEV)AfricanDevelopmentBankGroup(AfDB)

SamerHachem,DivisionManagerSohnaNgum,Consultant(OfficeoftheSpecialEnvoyonGender)JessicaHarris,Consultant(OfficeoftheSpecialEnvoyonGender)

IndependentEvaluationDepartment(IED)AsianDevelopmentBank(AsDB)

FarzanaAhmed,LeadEvaluationSpecialistHyunSon,PrincipalEvaluationSpecialist

EvaluationDepartment(EvD)EuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopment(EBRD)

ShireenEl-Wahab,PrincipalEvaluationManagerBeatrizPerez-Timermans,Principal,EvaluationManager

OperationsEvaluation(EV)EuropeanInvestmentBank(EIB)

EmmanuelPondard,EvaluationSpecialist

IndependentEvaluationOffice(IEO)GlobalEnvironmentFacility(GEF)

GeetaBatra,Deputy-DirectorAnnaViggh,SeniorEvaluationOfficer

IndependentEvaluationOffice(IEO)IFAD

CatrinaPerch,EvaluationSpecialistMarkKeating,EvaluationOfficer

IndependentEvaluationOffice(IEO)UNWomen

ShravantiReddy,EvaluationSpecialistSabrinaEvangelista,EvaluationSpecialist

IndependentEvaluationGroup(IEG)WorldBankGroup(WBG)

GiselaGarcia,EvaluationOfficerElenaBardasi,SeniorEconomist

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TableofcontentsAcknowledgments..........................................................................................................................................................ii

Tableofcontents...........................................................................................................................................................iii

Appendix1:Therationaleforintegratinggenderintoprojectandprogramevaluations...................4

Appendix2:ThespecialchallengesofgenderevaluationwithintheIEOcontext...................................6

Appendix3:OverviewofGREEvaluationDesigns..............................................................................................81.ThemainevaluationdesignsthatcanbeusedforstandardGRE.................................................................................................................82.Morein-depthmethodsforspecialGREevaluations.......................................................................................................................................10

Appendix4:Toolsforcollectingdataforgenderevaluations......................................................................121.Mixedandmulti-methodapproaches.....................................................................................................................................................................122.Secondarydatasources................................................................................................................................................................................................133.Theorybasedevaluation(TheoryofChange).....................................................................................................................................................134.Reconstructingbaselinedata.....................................................................................................................................................................................135.Surveys.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................146.Qualitativemethods.......................................................................................................................................................................................................147.Broaderapplicationsofqualitativemethodsusedinspecial,in-depthGREs.......................................................................................15

Appendix5:AdatacollectionplanningmatrixforaGRE:ApplicationtoahypotheticalVillageDevelopmentProjectinCentralAsia.....................................................................................................................21

Appendix6:ExampleofaGREdesignmatrix:EvaluatingahypotheticalvillagedevelopmentprojectwithdefinedgenderobjectivesinCentralAsia...................................................................................23

1.Theproject’sgenderobjectives.................................................................................................................................................................................233.Theproject’sgenderresponsiveinterventions..................................................................................................................................................244.Definitionofthegenderquestionstobeaddressed.........................................................................................................................................255.Initialproposalfortheevaluationmethodology...............................................................................................................................................26

Appendix7:ExampleofaGREdesignmatrix:EvaluatingahypotheticalpublictransportprojectinEurasiawithdefinedgenderobjectives................................................................................................................33

1.Frameworkoftheevaluationreport.......................................................................................................................................................................332.Theproject’sgenderobjectives.................................................................................................................................................................................333.Theproject’sgenderresponsiveinterventions..................................................................................................................................................344.Definitionofthegenderquestionstobeaddressedintheevaluation.....................................................................................................365.Initialproposalforthegenderevaluationmethodology...............................................................................................................................38

Appendix8:Linkstothegenderindexes.............................................................................................................48

Appendix9:Strengtheningthedisseminationanduseofgender-evaluationfindings.......................491.Theunderutilizationofevaluations........................................................................................................................................................................492.StrategiesforpromotingtheutilizationofGREevaluations........................................................................................................................494.Buildinggenderindicatorsandfindingsintokeyagencyreports.............................................................................................................50

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Appendix 1: The rationale for integrating gender into project and program evaluations Thefollowingparagraphs(adaptedfromBamberger,2013)presentarationalethatcanbeadaptedbydifferentagenciestostresstheimportanceofincorporatingagenderfocusintoagencyevaluationprograms.Inthiscase,theexamplesaretakenfromcountry-levelimpactsbutsectorexamplescanalsobeincluded.ForamorecomprehensivereviewseetheOverviewofthe2012WorldDevelopmentReportonGenderandDevelopment.

WhyisitimportanttoincorporategenderintoM&E?

Ineverysociety,therearerulesgoverningappropriatebehaviorformenandwomenandgirlsandboys,inthehome,thecommunity,thelabormarket,schools,andinpolitics.Someoftheserulesareregulatedbysocialcustoms,othersbylawsortheoperationofthelabormarket.Sometimestheformsofcontrolaresubtle,whileothersmaybeenforcedbylegalsanctionsorthethreatofviolence.Whilesomesectorsofsocietymaybelievetheserulestobebasedon“natural”differencesbetweenmenandwomen,therulesare,infact,sociallyconstructedandvaryfromonesocietytoanotherandovertime.However,despitedifferencesacrosssocieties,ineverycountrythathasbeenstudied,theserulesplacewomenatadisadvantagewithrespecttokeydimensionsofdevelopment.

Thepersistenceofsignificantgenderinequalitiesinallregionsnegatesfundamentalhumanrightsandtheexpansionofhumanfreedoms.Inaddition,genderinequalitiesareseriousbarrierstotheachievementofdevelopmentobjectives(BoxA1-1).

InGenderEqualityandDevelopment(WorldBank,2012),itisarguedthatpromotinggenderequitycanmakeamajorcontributiontodevelopment:first,byfullyutilizingthecapacitiesofbothwomenandmen;second,throughimproveddevelopmentoutcomesforthenextgeneration;andthird,bymakinginstitutionsmorerepresentative.Genderequitywillopenthedoorstomorepolicychoicesandinstitutionswillbecomemorerepresentative.


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Inlightofthiscompellingevidence,manygovernmentsandinternationaldevelopmentagencieshaveprioritizedgenderequalityasoneoftheirtopdevelopmentobjectives.Achievinggenderequalityrequiresintegratinggenderintoallaspectsofprogramming,budgeting,implementation,monitoring,andevaluation.Manyorganizationshaveoperationalizedtheirgenderequalitystrategiesthroughgenderactionplans(GAP)thatstressthecriticalroleofappropriategendertoolsfordatacollectionandanalysisformonitoringandevaluation(M&E).WhileaGAPprovidesausefulframeworkforanintegratedapproachtogenderequality,itisnotessentialandmanyagenciesbeginbybuildinggenderintotheirexistingM&Esystems.TheymaythendevelopabroadergenderframeworkaftergainingexperiencewithgenderM&E.

Source:M.Bamberger(2013),EngenderingM&EPREMSeriesonNutsandBoltsofM&Esystems.NoteNo.27.WorldBank.

BoxA1-1:EstimatedEconomicCostsofGenderInequality:SomeexamplesfromAfrica,theMiddleEastandAsia.

• IntheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica,ifwomen’slaborforceparticipationhadincreasedinthe1990satthesamerateaswomen’seducation,theaveragehouseholdincomewouldhavebeen25percenthigher.

• Tanzaniacouldincreasegrowthbyonepercentbyremovingbarrierstowomenentrepreneurs.• IfIndiaincreaseditsratiooffemaletomaleworkersbytenpercent,grossdomesticproduct

wouldincreasebyeightpercent.• TotalagriculturaloutputinSub-SaharanAfricacouldincreasebysixto20percentifwomen’s

accesstoagriculturalinputswereequaltomen’s.• AsiaislosingbetweenUS$42billionandUS$47billionperyearduetowomen’slimitedaccessto

employmentopportunities.• AsiaislosingbetweenUS$16billionandUS$30billionperyearasaresultofgirls’limitedaccess

toeducation.

Source:DFID(2008);UNESCAP(2007).


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Appendix 2: The special challenges of gender evaluation within the IEO context [ThisisanexpandedversionofthediscussioninPartI-ChapterOne]

ThechallengesandopportunitiesresultingfromtheIEOmandate

TheReferenceDocumentrecognizesthatIEOsoperatewithinamandatethatdefinesthescopeoftheirevaluations,thetime-frameswithinwhichtheyoperateandtheevaluationmethodologiesthattheyuse.Giventheseparameters,theIEOapproachtoevaluationingeneral,andGREinparticular,isdifferentfromtheevaluationscenariosandmethodologiesdiscussedinmostevaluationtextbooks.IEOswereestablishedtoensuretheirindependencesothattheycanprovideanobjectiveassessmenttotheBoardofDirectorsandotherkeystakeholdersontheextenttowhichprojectsandotherinterventionshaveachievedtheirobjectives,whethertheyhaveusedtheirresourcesinthemostefficientway,andwhethertheyhavecompliedwiththeadministrativeproceduresandcodesofconductdefinedbytheirrespectiveagencies.

ThismandateprovidesbothuniqueopportunitiesandchallengesforconductingGREs.OpportunitiesarisebecauseIEOsreportdirectlytotheBoardofDirectors,meaningthereareinstitutionallydefinedmechanismsforthedisseminationanduseoftheevaluation,andprocedurestoensuretheobjectivityandindependenceoftheevaluations.ChallengesarisebecauseIEOevaluationsareconductedex-postafterprojectshaveclosed,sotypicallytheycannotinfluencethekindsofbaselineorimplementationdatacollectedontheprojectsbeingevaluated.Consequently,itisnotalwayspossibletoapplymostofthepre-test:post-testexperimentalandquasi-experimentalevaluationdesignsadvocatedbyevaluationtextbooks.ThesechallengesareparticularlyimportantforGREwheretheprocessesofwomen’sempowermentareregulatedthroughsocialmechanismsandprocessesofbehavioralchange,whichideallyshouldbeobservedovertimeratherthanassessedthroughrecallattheendoftheprocess.However,thisreferencedocumentreferstosomeofthenewinformationtechnologies(smartphonesandbigdata)thatofferthepossibilitytoreconstructbaselineandlongitudinaldatafromexistingdatasets,suchastwitterandothersocialmedia,satellitetimeseries,phonerecordsandelectronicfinancialtransactiondatasuchasATMs.Thesesourcesopen-upthepossibilitytobroadentherangeofevaluationmethodologies.

Specialchallengesfacinggenderevaluation

Inadditiontochallengesthatalldevelopmentevaluationsface,GREsfaceanumberoftheirownspecialchallenges:

a. Relevance:Manyagencystaffarenotconvincedthatgenderissuesarerelevantinallsectors.Forexample,somestaffworkingininfrastructure,financeortrademayarguethattheirsectorsare“genderneutral”andthatbothmenandwomenhavethesameneedsandwillbenefit(orbeaffectednegatively)equally.

b. Costandtime:GREfrequentlyinvolveadditionalcostsasmoredatahastobecollected,anddatamaybemoreexpensiveortime-consumingtocollect.Giventhedemandsonevaluationresources,theseconsiderationscanbeaseriousconstraint.

c. Dataisnotavailable:Whereanagencyhasnotcollectgenderdata,thislackofdataisgivenasthereasonfornotincludinggenderinanevaluation,creatinga‘chicken-and-egg’situation.Asgenderissuescannotbeanalyzed,itissometimesarguedthatwedonotknowifgenderissuesarerelevant–sodataisnotcollected.GREdatacanbemoredifficulttocollect,soitmaybehardtomakethecaseforitscollectionwithoutevidenceastoitsrelevance.

d. GRErequirestheuseofnewandunfamiliarmethodologies:Someresearcherswhohaveestablishedtheirprofessionalreputationsbyconductingcertainkindsofevaluation(e.g.,


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collectionandanalysisofconventionalquantitativedata)maybereluctanttoincorporatenewkindsofdataandmethodswithwhichtheyarenotfamiliar.Forsomeresearchers,GREcanalsoseemthreateningasitmayquestionthevalidityofsomeofthetraditionalevaluationmethodsi.Somestaff,particularlythosetrainedineconomicsandquantitativemethods,maynotconsiderthemorequalitativelyorientedGREasbeing“professional”evaluations.

e. Theremaybeconcernsabouttheperceivedpoliticalideologyoffeministresearchers.Althoughthiswillfrequentlynotbethecase,insomecountriesfeministsareperceivedashavingapoliticalagendathatmaybedisruptiveorthatmaydivertevaluationsawayfromwhatareperceivedtobetheirintendedpurposefortheagency.


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Appendix 3: Overview of GRE Evaluation Designs

1.EvaluationdesignsusedforstandardGREsThefollowingarethemostcommonevaluationdesignsusedforstandardGREs:

A.Descriptivepost-projectfieldvisits.ThisisprobablythemostwidelyusedGRE.DeskresearchandpersonalorphoneinterviewswithkeyinformantsarecombinedwithcountryvisitsbyIEOstaffand/orconsultants.Rapidprojectvisitsandindividualorgroupinterviewswithcommunitygroups,arecombinedwithmeetingswithimplementingagenciesandlocalgovernmentofficials,civilsocietyandotherkeyinformantinterviews.Focusgroupdiscussions(FGDs)withcommunitygroups,civilsocietyorimplementingagenciesmayalsobeincluded.

B.Quasi-experimentaldesigns.Whentimeandresourcespermitasurveymaybeconducted.Thismayuseapre-test:post-testcomparisonwithasampleoftheprojectpopulationbutwherepossibleacomparisongroupshouldalsobeincluded.GiventhatIEOevaluationsareconductedretrospectively,baseline(pre-test)datawillnormallyusetechniqueforreconstructingbaselinedata.

C.Theorybasedevaluation.Atheorybasedevaluation,suchasatheoryofchange(TOC),canprovideausefulframeworkforthedesignandimplementationofanevaluation.Frequently,thestandardGREwillincludearelativelysimpleformofTOCwhilespecial,in-depthevaluationsmayuseamoreelaborateform.Consequently,notalloftheelementsdescribedherewillbeincorporatedintoeverystandardGRE.

ATOCcanbeparticularlyusefulforGREasitcanhelpidentifythemanysubtleanddifficult-to-measurefactorsthatcanconstrainsuccessfuloutcomesofgenderinterventions.Manyofthesefactorsarenotnormallyaddressedinconventionalevaluations,sotheTOCcanalsoserveasachecklisttoensurethatimportantquestionsandindicatorsarenotoverlooked.Ideally,aTOCforaGREshouldincludethefollowingelements:

a. Problemdiagnostic:Descriptionoftheproblembeingaddressedandsomeofitscauses.Wherepossiblethisshouldincludeahistoricalanalysistoidentifyhowpastexperienceswithinterventionsinthisareamayaffectattitudestothepresentproject.

b. ProjectIntervention:Identificationofthegender-responsivecomponentsandinterventions.c. Implementationprocesses:Theprocessesthroughwhichthedifferentcomponents/serviceswill

bedelivered.d. Outputs:Thegender-responsiveoutputsthateachcomponentisexpectedtoproduce.e. Outcomes:Theintendedgender-responsiveoutcomesandthecombinationofoutputsthatare

expectedtocontributetoeachoutcome.Thereisrarelyaone-to-onerelationshipbetweenasingleoutputandaparticularoutcome,soitisimportanttoidentifythedifferentoutputsandexternalfactorsthatcancontributetoeachone.

f. Impactsorgoals:Someagenciesbreak-downimpactsintoshort,mediumandlong-termwhileothersdistinguishbetweenimpacts(thatareclearlylinkedtotheproject)andbroaderdevelopmentgoalstowhichprojectimpactsareonlyonecontributingfactor.

Inadditiontotheaboveelements,thatareusuallypresentedinalinearfigurewitheachelementdirectlylinkedtothenextlevelup,thereareotherimportantelementsthatshouldbeaddressedintheGRE.

• Contextualfactors(e.g.economic,legal,organizational,political,cultural,climaticandhistoricalfactorsthatcanaffecthowtheprojectisdesigned,implementedandthegender-responsiveoutputs,outcomesitproduces.Thisshouldbelinkedtofactorsaffectingparticularoutcomeand


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impacts.Thesefactorsarecloselylinkedtothechallengesofaddressingcomplexityintheevaluationdesign(Bamberger,VaessenandRaimondo,2016;FunnellandRogers,2011;Patton2011).

• TheTOCmustbefalsifiable.Atheorymustbetestable(otherwiseitisjustastatementofbelieforhope),whichmeansthatitmustbepossibletostatethatithasnotworkedorthatthereisnocredibleevidencetoshowthatitdidwork.ThisrequiresmorerigorinthearticulationoftheTOCthanisusuallythecase.RequirementsofarobustTOCinclude:

o Atimelineoverwhichoutputs,outcomesandimpactsaretobeachieved.AcriticismofmanyTOCapproachesisthattheydonotincludethistimeline,sothatifexpectedoutcomeshavenotbeenachieveddefendersoftheprojectcanalwaysarguethat“ourtheoryofchangeisvalid,itisjustthatmoretimeisneededtoproduceresults.”Ideally,thereshouldbearelativelylongtimelineforGREasmanyoutcomes,particularlythoseinvolvingbehavioralororganizationalchange,evolveslowlyovertime.Also,theprocessesoftransformativechangeareusuallynotlinear,andtheremaybebacklashandresistancewhichisrecognizedbyfeministresearchersinthesaying“twostepsforward–onestepback”.

o Clearlydefinedandmeasurableindicators.

o Asetofalternative(rival)hypothesesthatcouldexplainhowtheexpectedoutcomescouldhavebeenachieved.Soeveniftheexpectedoutcomesareachieved,itisnotpossibletoconcludethatthesechangeswereduetotheprojectinterventionunlesstherivalhypotheseshavebeentestedandfoundnottobecredible.

g. Emergence:AcriticismofmostTOCsisthattheyarestaticandimplicitlyassumethattheenvironmentinwhichtheprogramoperateswillnotchangeoverthelife-timeoftheproject.However,thisstaticassumptionisrarelytrue.Governmentschange,thelocalandnationaleconomychange,andothercomplementaryorcompetingprogramsarelaunched.Equallyimportantisthefactthatthenatureoftheprojectandhowitoperateswillalsochange.Realistevaluation(Pawson,2013)hasshownthatprojectschangeinresponsetointeractionswithaffectedcommunitiesandotherstakeholders.Servicesanddeliverystylesthatbeneficiarieslikewillcontinueandbestrengthened,whilethosethatpeopledonotlikewilloftenchangeorwilldieoutifno-oneusesthem.Furthermore,programswilloftenevolveinnewdirectionssothattherewilloftenbeimportantunanticipated(positiveandnegative)outcomes.TheTOCmusthavetheflexibletoadapttotheemergentenvironment.Emergencepresentsmanychallengesfortheevaluator.Inadditiontothemethodologicalchallenges,thereisthefactthatmanyprojectswillbeheldaccountableonthebasisofthe(almostalways)relativelystaticresultsframework.Whilethisframeworkcanrevisetheoriginalnumericaltargets,mostresultsframeworksdonothavetheflexibilitytoincorporatecompletelynewandunplannedoutcomesorimpacts,andimplementingagenciesarefrequentlynotassessedontheirflexibilitytoadapttochangingcircumstances.

D.Objectives-basedevaluation(results-basedmanagement).Manyagenciesincorporateintotheirprojectdesignsaresultsframeworkthatdefinesasetofoutput,andoutcomeindicatorsthatdefinetheintendedresults.Usuallytheseincludebaselinemeasures,initialintendedtargetstobeachievedoveragivenperiodoftimeandtheactualvaluesachievedii.Theresultsframeworkisagoodstartingpointfortheevaluation,bothbecauseitprovidesapreciseandcomprehensivedefinitionofintendedresults,andbecauseprojectsarerequiredtocollectinformationonallofthesefactors.

However,thepracticallimitationforGREisthatmostprojectshaveonlyafewobjectivesthataredisaggregatedbysex,andevenfewerspecificgenderobjectives.So,whiletheresultsframework


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providesausefulstartingpoint,itwillalmostalwayshavetobecomplementedbyothersourcesofinformation.Insomecaseitmaybepossibletoreconstructapproximategenderobjectivesby,forexample,askingstaffhowimportanttheinclusionofwomenincommitteesandleadershippositionsorinaccesstotrainingandprojectbenefitswasintheprojectdesign?Importancecanberatedas“veryimportant”,“quiteimportant”,“notimportant”and“notconsidered”.ManyIEOsincludetheseratingsinthegenderflags(seeChapter2,Section2.4)thatareusedtorateprojectdesignandimplementationintermsofhowwellgenderissuesareaddressed.Women’sactualparticipationoraccesstobenefitsindifferentactivitiescanthenbeassessedintheevaluation.Ofcourse,incaseswheretheprojecthadgender-specificobjectives,amorepreciseassessmentcanbemade.

E.Casestudies.Casestudydesignsarebasedontheselectionofcases(households,communities,schoolsandsoforth)thatarebroadlyrepresentativeofthetotalprojectpopulation.Casescanbedescriptive(illustratingthedifferenttypes),illustrative(describingthedifferenttypologiesfoundinsurveysorotherpartsoftheevaluation)oranalytic(seekingtoidentifyorexplaindifferentbehavior,processesofchangeoroutcomes).Casestudiesareaverypowerfulformofevaluationastheycandigdeeperandhelpexplainthelivedexperiencesofdifferentsectorsofthetargetpopulation.Forgenderevaluation,casescanoftenuncoverandhelpunderstandsubtleprocessesthataredifficulttocaptureininterviews.Thelatersectiononspecial,in-depthevaluationswilldiscussthegrowinguseofQualitativeComparativeAnalysis(QCA)casestudies.RobertYin(2003,2004,2012)providesausefulintroductiontocasestudyresearch,whileByrneandRagin(2009)provideacomprehensivereviewofcasestudymethods.However,noneofthesetextsfocusdirectlyongender.

F.Qualitativemethods.AlmostallGREincorporatequalitative(QUAL)methodsintotheevaluationdesign.Thesemethodsincludeunstructuredandsemi-structuredindividualinterviews,groupinterviewsanddiscussions(includingfocusgroups),andobservation(participantandnon-participant).Therearealsoawiderangeofparticipatorygroupdiscussiontechniques(PRA)thatincludemanymethodsdesignedforgroupswithlowliteracy.Onesetofveryusefultechniquesusesocialmappingtohelpunderstandthesocial,economicandpowerstructureofacommunity,andanothersetoftechniquestraceshistoricaltimelinesandthemajoreventsinthehistoryofthecommunity.

2.Morein-depthmethodsforspecialGREevaluationsParticularprojectsorthemesaresometimesselectedformorein-depthevaluation.Thefollowingaresomeofthewiderrangeofevaluationtoolsthatitmaybepossibletouseforthesestudieswhenmoretimeandresourcesareavailableandwherethemandatemaybebroader.Asindicatedearlier,thereisnoclearlinebetweenstandardandin-depthevaluations.

Theorybasedevaluation.In-depthevaluationsareoftenabletousesomeofthemoreadvancedapproachestotheory-basedevaluation,including:

a. Contributionanalysis

Experimentaldesignsarerarelypossible,particularlyforretrospectiveevaluations.Contributionanalysis(Mayne,2011)recognizesthatitisrarelypossibletoassessthedirecteffectofaparticularinterventionasmostprojectsareimplementedincontextswherethereareotheragencies,otherprojects,newgovernmentpoliciesandexternalfactors,allofwhichcancontributetoobservedchangesintheareawhereaprojectisoperating.Consequently,thepurposeistodefineandassessthemostplausible“contributionstory”.Theanalysisusuallyinvolvessixsteps:

• Definehowtheprojectisintendedtocontributetoasetofoutcomes(thecauseandeffectrelationship).

• Layouttheprogramtheory(developthe“programstory”).• Gatherallofthesupportingevidence.• Assessandchallengethecontributionclaim(identifyandtestrivalhypotheses).


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• Findadditionalevidence.• Strengthenthecontributionclaim.

WhilemanyTOCsonlydescribeandassesstheproject’stheoryofchange,contributionanalysisarguesthatitisessentialtoidentifyandtestplausiblerivalhypotheses.Italsostressestheimportanceofcontinuallyseekingnewevidencetosupportorchallengetheevolvingtheory.

b.Outcomeharvesting

Theapproachissimilartocontributionanalysis,butwhiletheformerisoftenimplementedatthestartofaprojectandcontinuesthroughoutitsimplementation,outcomeharvestingisusedattheendofaprojectandisconsequentlyveryrelevantforIEOevaluations(WilsonGrau,2012).Outcomeharvestingcollectsstoriesfromprojectbeneficiariesandotherstakeholdersonchangesthathaveoccurredoverthelifeoftheproject.Itisquitecommonforhundredsofstoriestobecollected.Theyareorganizedintogroupsandtheircredibility,andtheirlinkstotheproject,arethenassessedbytheresearchteam.Manyevaluatorsfindthisapproachusefulbecausethestories(potentialoutcomes)aregeneratedbythestakeholdersthemselvesandnotbytheresearchteam.Similarapproachestocontributionanalysisareusedtotestthecredibilityoftheprogramstory(theory).

c.Realistevaluation

Realistevaluation(Pawson,2013)believesthattheexperimentaldesignquestion“Didtheinterventionworkinthiscontext,withthispopulationandatthispointintime?”istoonarrowtobeofmuchpracticalvalue.Insteadrealistevaluationasks:“Whatworks,forwhom,inwhatrespects,towhatextent,inwhatcontexts,andhow?”Thesequestionsareaddressedbydefining“generativemechanisms”thatexplain“how”theoutcomeswerecausedandtheinfluenceofcontext.Thebasicmodelisdefinedas:C(context),M(mechanisms)O(outcomes).

Theuniquefeatureoftheapproachisthebeliefthatthe“reasoning”oftheactorsinresponsetotheresourcesoropportunitiesprovidedbytheprojectiswhatcausestheoutcomes.Consequently,theprocessofunderstandingthisreasoningandthefactorsthataffectitimpliesaverydifferentresearchapproachfromconventionalevaluationdesignsthatassumetheoutcomesarecausedbytheprojectinterventions.TheapproachispotentiallyveryvaluableforGREaswomen’sreasoninginresponsetoprojectopportunitiesisinfluencedbyawiderangeofsocial,economic,cultural,political,legalandhistoricalfactors–whichiswhyprojectoutcomescanbeverydifferentindifferentcommunitiesandcontexts.TheapproachisalsoconsistentwiththeGREapproachofconsideringwomen’sagency.

d.Broaderapplicationsofqualitativemethods.

Thenatureofmostqualitativemethodsisthattheyrelyonbuildingtrustwiththecommunitiesbeingstudied,andconsequentlytheirapplicationideallyrequiresaconsiderableinvestmentoftime.So,althoughqualitativemethodsarewidelyusedinstandardevaluations,timeconstraintslimittheirfullapplication.ThisisdetailedinAppendix4below.

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Appendix 4: Tools for collecting data for gender evaluations ThisAppendixdescribesthemostwidelyuseddatacollectionmethodsthatcanbeusedfortheGREevaluationdesignsdescribedinChapter3andAppendix3.Manyofthedatacollectionmethodsareusedinseveraloftheevaluations,andTable4.1oftheGenderNoteliststhemethodsmostcommonlyusedforeachdesign.ManyofthedatacollectionmethodscaneitherbeusedinarelativelysimplewayforstandardGREorinmoredepthforspecialevaluations.Thefollowingdiscussiondoesnottrytodistinguishbetweenstandardandmorein-depthdatacollectionapplicationsasthereisnoclear-cutlinebetweenthetwo.

1.Mixedandmulti-methodapproachesAlmostallIEOevaluationsrequireanassessmentofbothquantitative(howmuch?howmany?whoisincludedandexcluded?)andqualitativedimensions(understandingtheimplementationprocesses,thelivedexperiencesofdifferentgroups,andmechanismsofsocialcontrol).Consequently,allGREshouldincorporateamixed/multi-methodapproachiii.QUANTandQUALmethodsareoftencombinedinasomewhatadhocway(e.g.conductingnot-very-wellselectedfocusgroupsattheendofasurvey,orcommissioningafewcasestudiesthatareconductedwithverylittlecoordinationwithaQUANTsurvey).However,mixedmethodevaluationshouldbeconsideredasanintegratedevaluationstrategythatcancombineQUANTandQUALapproachesatallstagesoftheevaluation(Bamberger,RughandMabry,2012;Bamberger,2016).

ThereareseveraladvantagesofamixedmethodapproachforGREevaluations.First,triangulation(comparingindependentestimatesofakeyindicator)canincreasethereliabilityandvalidityofevaluationfindings.Second,combiningdifferentmethodsmayincreasethevalidityoffindingswhenworkingunderbudgetconstraintsiv.Third,mixedmethodshelpdescribeandunderstandinteractionsamongdifferentorganizationsandactorsandtoobserveprocessesofbehavioralchangetocomplementandhelpinterprettheQUANTfindings.

Thereareseveralguidelinestokeepinmindwhenusingmixedmethods:

• Mixedmethodsofteninvolveprofessionalsfromdifferentsocialsciencedisciplineswhohavedifferentwaysofworking.Consequently,itisimportanttoallowmoretimeforteam-buildingandplanninginordertointegratethedifferentapproachesandtofullybenefitfromthewiderrangeoffindingsandanalyticalmethods.TeambuildingisparticularlyimportantforGREasgenderandfeministresearchersoftenbringapproachesthatareunfamiliartomanyQUANTresearchers,whichmayinitiallycreatesomeresistanceorquestioningastowhethersomeoftheQUALmethodsreallymeet“professional”researchstandards.

• Thereshouldbeclosecoordinationwithrespecttodesignandapplicationofalldatacollectionmethods.Thisisessentialtopermittriangulationsothatonemethodcanbeusedtovalidatedatacollectedusingadifferentmethod.Thisisonlypossibleifallinstrumentsarecollectingcomparabledata.Thesituationoftenariseswhereestimatesofhouseholdincomeobtainedfromasurveyareinconsistentwithestimatesobtainedfromin-depthQUALinterviews.Oftenthequestionsareaskedindifferentwayssothatitisnotpossibletodeterminewhetherthedifferencesareduetothewaythequestionwasaskedorwhetherinfactonemethodiscollectingmorereliableinformationv.

• Thetimingofthecollectionofdifferentkindsofdatamustbecoordinatedsothattheinitialfindingsfromonemethodcanbeusedtocorrectanyissueswithanothermethod.Oftendiscrepanciesareonlyfoundlateintheresearchwhenitistoolatetomakeanycorrections.


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2.SecondarydatasourcesAlmostallevaluationsbeginwithareviewofavailablesecondarysources.Thesecaninclude:

a. Projectdocuments.Whilemanyoftheseareincludedinprojectfilesandeasilyaccessible,oftenprojectstaffhavetheirownfileswithadditionalusefulreports.Forolderprojects,someofthesedocumentsmaynothavebeendigitalizedandhardertolocate.

b. Reportsfromotheragencies.Again,itmaybeusefultocontactagencystafftorequestdocumentsfromtheirpersonalfiles.

c. Systematicreviewsprovideasynthesisofresearchandevaluationfindings,thatmeetcertainmethodologicalstandards,fromallstudiesconductedonaparticulartypeofintervention(e.g.off-gridruralelectrification,villagewatersupply).Theseprovideausefulreferencepointtodeterminethemaximumimpactsimilarinterventionshaveachieved.Itisimportanttobeawarethatsystematicreviewsoftenhavequiteselectivescreeningcriteria,suchasonlyincludingrandomizedcontroltrials,soinmanyareasofgenderresearchitmaybethecasethatthevastmajorityofstudieswereexcludedbecausetheyusedqualitativemethods.

3.Theorybasedevaluation(theoryofchange)Theorybasedevaluationsusedamixedmethodsapproachfordatacollectionastheydrawonallavailablesourcesofdata.Forexample,contributionanalysisseeksatvariouspointsintheanalysistoidentifyanynewsourcesofdatathatmayberelevanttomakingthe“projectstory”morecredible,oralternatively,seekingevidencethatcouldchallengethecredibilityoftheprojecttheory.Thiswillofteninvolveseekingoutsourcesofdatathatconventionalevaluationswouldnotnormallyuse.

Therearetwokindsoftheory-basedevaluationthathavetheirownsourcesofdataanddatacollectionmethods:

a. Outcomeharvesting(Wilson-GrauandBritt,2012):Outcomeharvestingcollectsstoriesfromprojectbeneficiariesandotherstakeholdersonchangesthathaveoccurredoverthelifeoftheproject.Itisquitecommonforhundredsofstoriestobecollected.Theyarethenorganizedintogroupsandtheircredibility;theirlinkstotheprojectarethenassessedbytheresearchteam.Manyevaluatorsfindthisapproachusefulbecausethestories(potentialoutcomes)aregeneratedbythestakeholdersthemselvesandnotbytheresearchteam.Similarapproachestocontributionanalysisareusedtotestthecredibilityoftheprogramstory(theory).

b. Realistevaluation(Pawson,2013)seeksinformationtoanswerthequestions:“Whatworks,forwhom,inwhatrespects,towhatextent,inwhatcontexts,andhow?”ThisrequiresacreativeuseofmixedmethodsoftenwithastrongrelianceonQUALmethodstounderstanddifficult-to-measureconcepts,suchasbehavioralchangeandhowmechanismsofsocialcontrolinfluencedecisionsandactionsofindividualsandgroups.Realistevaluationalsoexamineshowthecontextaffectsprogramoutcomesandconsequentlydrawsonsomeofthekindsofdatausedincomplexityevaluationandsystemsanalysis.Processanalysisisalsousedtounderstandhowthegenerativemechanismsoperatevi.Thesearethecontextualfactorsthatcausepeopletoreasoninacertainwayaboutaprojectandwhichresultsintheiractinginaspecificwayinresponsetotheproject.

4.ReconstructingbaselinedataAsalmostallIEOevaluationsareconductedretrospectivelyaftertheprojecthasbeencompleted,itisnotpossibletoconductabaselinestudytocollectdataforapre-test:post-testcomparison.However,thereareanumberofwaysthatbaselinedatacanbe“reconstructed”:


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a. Usingdatacollectedbytheprojectforprojectselectionanddesign.Forsomeprojects,suchaslow-costhousingormicro-credit,applicantshavetocompletequestionnaireswhichmayincludequitedetailedsocio-economicdata(Bamberger,RughandMabry,2012,Chapter5).

b. Usesecondarysurveydata.c. Conductingretrospectivesurveyswhererespondentsareaskedtorecalltheirsituationatthe

timetheprojectbegan.d. Keyinformantinterviews.e. PRAandotherqualitativemethods.f. GISdataandsatelliteimages.

5.Surveys.Forsomelargerevaluations,itmaybepossibletoconductsurveys.Theseincludearangeofapproaches:short,rapidsurveys,unstructuredorsemi-structuredinterviewsorlarge-scalestructuredsamplesurveys.Experienceshowsthatiftheevaluatorshavelocalcounterpartsitisoftenpossibletoconductashortsurveyofseveralhundredhouseholdsinonetotwoweeksandatamodestcost.Sometimesinterviewscanbeconductedbylocalteachersorstudentnurses,orinsomecasesevenhigh-schoolstudents.

IntegratinggenderintostandardQUANTsurveyswilloftenrequirecarefulcoordination.Inmanycasescollectingtherequiredsex-disaggregateddatamaybemoredifficultthanitmightseem.Whenhouseholdinterviewsareonlyconductedwiththe“headofhousehold”,inmanyculturesthemajoritywillbemen.Oftenthemanmaynotknowabouttheactivitiesoffemalemembers(forexample,howmanyhourstheyspendeachdayonhouseholdchoresandcollectingwaterandfuel?)Studieshaveshownthatmenoftenunderestimatethetimeburdenofsuchactivitiesontheirwivesanddaughters.Inmanyculturesmenalsohavelittleinformationontheirchildren’seducationbutareunwillingtoacknowledgethisfact.Anumberofstudieshavealsofoundthatmendonotmentiontheseveralhourstheirwivesspendeachdaycollectingwaterorfuelasaproblemvii.Forallofthesereasonsitisimportanttoplanhowreliablesex-disaggregateddatacanbecollected.Insomecases,itmightrequireamaleandfemaleinterviewertoworktogetherasateam,oritmaymeanarrangingafollow-upinterviewwithoneormorefemalemembersofthehousehold.

Observationisanimportanttooltocomplementsurveys.Forexample,whenaskedwhomakesmajordecisionsonhouseholdpurchasesandchildren’seducation,thewifewilloftensayitisherhusband.However,oncetheevaluatorhasgainedtheconfidenceofthewifeandisinvitedintothehouse,shewilloftenobservethatinfactthewifeisactivelyinvolvedinthesedecisions.

6.Qualitativemethods.Thereareawiderangeofqualitativetechniquesthatevaluatorscandrawon.Manyofthesehavetheadvantageofbeingrelativelyeconomicalandhavetheflexibilitytoadapttolocalconditions.Theyarealsousefulfortheanalysisoftheprocessofprojectimplementation,relationshipsamongdifferentagencies,andforunderstandingprocessesofbehavioralchange.HowardWhiteusedtheterm“ethnographiceconomics”torefertothecollectionofinsightsonhouseholdorcommunitydynamicsfromconversationswithstaff,communitymembersandcasualobservationthatcanprovidebackgroundforunderstandingfactorsthatinfluencebehaviorandprojectoutcomesthattendtogetmissedbyconventionalsurveysandprojectvisitsviii.Someofthemostwidelyusedtechniquesinclude:

a. Keyinformantinterviews.b. Focusgroups.c. Observationchecklists(forexample,forstudyinghowwomenparticipateinmeetings

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d. In-depthinterviews.e. PRAandotherparticipatorygroupconsultationmethods.f. Diaries:participantsorprojectstaffareaskedtokeepdetailedrecordsoftheiractivities,

suchastimeuseduringatypicalday,useofdifferentsourcesoffuelandpower,expenditures.

g. Photographsandartefacts(suchasornamentsandreligiousrelics,furnitureandhouseholdpossessions,photographsandgraffiti.

h. Audioandvideorecordings.

7.Broaderapplicationsofqualitativemethodsusedinspecial,in-depthGREsThefollowingillustratesomeofthewaysthatapplicationofqualitativetoolscanbeimprovedwhentimeandresourcespermit.

Initialdiagnosticstudies

Forcommunitybasedprojects,itisveryusefultoassignaresearchertospendseveralweeksinthecommunityinordertohelpunderstandthedailylives,problemsandconcernsandattitudestotheproposedinterventions(PillowandMayo,2012;Clarke,2012;Salmen,1987).Thegoalistobeabletoobserveandtoexperiencecommunityliferatherthantoconductinterviews.Itcanalsobehelpfultounderstandthelanguageandconceptsusedtothinkaboutanddescribekeyconceptssuchaswellnessandsickness,povertyandvulnerability,publicagenciesandtheservicestheyprovide,andpeople’saspirationsandfears.Theresearcherwillalsoexplorelocalhistoryandhowthisaffectsattitudestotheproposedproject.

Itisimportanttonotethatinmanycasesthestudycanbeconductedbyalocalresearcher(withappropriateguidance)sothestudydoesnotnecessarilyhavetobeveryexpensive.

Keyinformantsandinformalpanelstudies

Theluxuryofmoretimemakesitpossibletobetterselectkeyinformantsandtobuildconfidencewiththem.Manyofthemostvaluableinformantsprovenottobethepeopletheevaluatormetduringthetypicalonetotwodayvisittoacommunity.

Iftheevaluatorisabletomakeseveralvisitstothecommunityoveraperiodoftime,itisoftenusefultodevelopanetworkofinformantswhocanbevisitedperiodicallytoreportontheactualprogressoftheprojectontheground,andwhatpeoplearesayingaboutit.Forexample,peopleoftenhavedifferentperceptionsandexpectationsthatwhattheprojectbelievestheyareexpecting.

Participatoryplanningandgroupconsultationtechniques

Participatorymethodscanbeusedbothtoinvolvecommunitiesintheplanning,design,analysisanddisseminationofsurveysorasaparticipatoryevaluationtooltoobtaincommunityperspectivesonpriorityissues,thesocialstructureofthecommunityandthechangingcontributionmadebytheprojectovertime.

TheWorldBankSocialObservatoryprojectinIndiahasmadeextensiveuseofparticipatorytechniquesintheirresearchprojects.Forexample,villagewomendesignedasurveyinstrumenttoidentifyfamilyneedsinpoorcommunitiesinIndia.ThesurveywasthenadministeredtoalmostonemillionpeopleandtheresultswereanalyzedincooperationbetweenthewomenandtheSocialObservatoryteam.Thewomenthendesignedandimplementedparticipatorydisseminationstrategies,usingpictures,marchesandtalks(WorldBank,SocialObservatoryblog).

Withrespecttoparticipatorygroupconsultationmethodsforevaluation,thereisawidearsenaloftoolsandtechniquesthatbaseplanningandevaluationstudiesonfeedbackobtainedthroughgroup


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consultations.Participatoryruralappraisal(PRA)isonewidelyusedsetofapproaches(LykesandHerschberg,2012;Kumar,2002).Thesetechniqueselicitperceptionsofthecommunityanditssurroundings,powerstructures,constraintsonwomenandothervulnerablegroups,andahistoricalperspectiveontheevolutionofthecommunity.Whiletherearerisksofbias,ofcooptionoftheprocessbyasmallgroupofmorepowerfulpeople,orinterpretationsimposed(intentionallyorinadvertently)bytheresearchers,theseapproachesareaveryvaluabletool.However,theyrequireconsiderabletimefortheirproperuseinordertopreparethegroup,gainanunderstandingofthecontext,conductthemeetings(whichcanoftentakethreetofives)andworkwiththecommunitytointerpretthefindings.Thesetechniqueshavebeenusedextensivelyingenderresearch(Cornwall,2003,2008;Kumar,2002).

Story-tellingandsense-making

Inrecentyearstherehasbeenanincreasedinterestinstory-telling.Oftenbeneficiariesareaskedtotellastoryaboutsignificantrecenteventsinthecommunityorwhattheyhaveexperiencedorheardabouttheproject.Oftenthestoriesareanalyzedusing“Sense-makingsoftware”.Thisapproachcanprovideadifferentperspectivebycapturingandanalyzingtheperspectiveofthecommunityratherthanbyaskingthemtorespondtoquestionsdevelopedbytheevaluator.DevaultandGross(2012)provideanoverviewoffeministapproachestoqualitativeinterviewing,listeningandstory-telling.

Anotherapproachtostory-tellingistomakeaudioorvideorecordingswhichcanthenbeanalyzedusingsomeofthenewdataanalyticssoftware.

Case-basedmethods.

Casestudieshavealwaysplayedanimportantroleinprogramevaluation.Theyprovidevaluablewaystoexplainquantitativefindings(particularlyunexpectedfindings),andtoprovidein-depthinsightsintolivedexperiences,projectimplementationprocessesandbehavioralchange.Anumberofdifferentcasestudyapproaches,allofwhichareusefulforGREcanbeidentified:

a. Exploratoryanddescriptivecasestudies.b. Illustrativecasestudies:Theseareoftenusedasafollow-uptoaquantitativesurvey.For

example,surveyanalysismaycreateatypologyofoutcomesandcasescanbepreparedtoillustrateorexplaineachtype.

c. Analytical:thepastdecadehasseenanincreasinguseofQualitativeComparativeAnalysis(QCA).Theunitofanalysisisacasewhichcanbeaslargeasacountryorassmallasanindividual.Casescanalsobehouseholdsororganizations.Thismethodidentifiestheconfigurationoffactors(forexample,householdattributesorcommunitycharacteristics,suchasaccesstoinfrastructure)foreachcase,thatarepresentwhentheoutcomeispresent.QCAisconsideredausefulwaytoprovideanapproximateestimateofcausalitywhenexperimentaldesignsarenotpossible.QCAalsohastheadvantagethatitcanbeusedwithsmallsamples(50orlesscases),anditisalsousefulfortheanalysisofcomplexprogramsasitidentifiesconfigurations(combinations)offactorsthatareassociatedwithanoutcome,ratherthananalyzingasinglefactor(asisthecasewithexperimentaldesigns).ForanoverviewofQCAmethodologiesseeByrneandRagin(eds)2009.UNWomen(2014)illustrateshowQCAwasusedtoevaluatetheimpactsofUNWomen’scountrystrategiesforpromotingwomen’empowerment.

ExperimentalandQuasi-experimentaldesigns.ItisnormallynotpossibletoconductanexperimentaldesignforIEOevaluationsastheyareconductedretrospectively.Yetitmayoccasionallybepossibletousethefindingsofexperimentaldesignsconductedbyotherpartsoftheorganization.Forexample,theWorldBank’sAfricaGenderInnovationLabconductsRCTsandquasi-experimentaldesignstotestinnovativeapproachesforthedesignandimplementationofgenderprojects(AfricaGenderInnovationLab,2016).

However,itmaybepossibletouseaquasi-experimentaldesign(QED).WhilethesedonothavethestatisticalrigorofRCTswithrespecttointernaldesignvalidity,QEDsoftenprovideuseful


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approximationsforcausalanalysis,andsomewouldarguethatawell-designedQEDmaybeabletoaddressexternalvalidityissuesbetterthananRCT.ThefollowingareexamplesofQEDsthatcouldbeconsideredforGREwhenresourcesandtimepermit:

a. Post-testcomparisondesign.Forexample,manyevaluationsofthegenderimpactofmicrocreditprogramsusecross-sectionalstudieswherewomenwhousedavillagebankarematchedwiththosewhodidnot,wherepossibleusingpropensityscorematching.Thechallengewiththesedesignsishowtoaddressinitialdifferencesbetweenthetwogroups(beforethevillagebankbegantooperate)thatmightexplainsomeofthedifferencesinoutcomeindicators(expenditureonfood,educationandotherhouseholdessentials};investmentinhousing;profitsgeneratedbysmallbusinesses;women’sroleinhouseholddecision-making.Forexample,thewomenwhotookoutloansmighthavehadmoresmallbusinessexperience,ortheymightcomefromfamiliesthatweremoresupportiveofwomenrunningasmallbusiness.Post-testevaluationsfinditdifficulttocontrolfortheseinitialdifferences.However,ifamixedmethodsdesignisusedtherearemanyqualitativetechniquesthatcanexplorepossibleinitialdifferencesandhowtheycouldaffectoutcomes.

b. Naturalexperimentsandpipelinedesigns.Sometimesaprojectorpolicyisintendedtoreachallofthepopulationofadistrict,provinceorthewholecountry.However,duetoadministrativeproblems,budgetcutsorproblemssuchasflooding,somesectorsofthetargetpopulationmaynotbereachedormaybesubjecttolongdelays.Inthesecases,theoutcomesforthegroupsthatreceivedtheintendedservicescanbecomparedwiththosethatdidnot,thusprovidinganapproximateestimateofprojectoutcomes.Whilethisapproachisuseful,andquitewidelyused,itmustbeinterpretedwithcareastheremaybesystematicdifferencesbetweenbeneficiariesandnon-beneficiaries.Forexample,administrativeproblemsmaybemorelikelytoaffectpoorerormoreremoteareas.

Asimilarlogiccanbeusedincaseswhereprojectsareimplementedinphasesoveraperiodoftime.Anexamplewouldbetheinstallationofwaterandsanitationinalargeurbanslum.Theprojectwillusuallybeimplementedinphases(startingatoneendofthecommunityandmovingtotheother)overaperiodofyears.Anotherexampleistheconstructionofaroadwhichagaincantakeseveralyears.ThesectorsofthecommunitythatwillnotreceivethewaterandsanitationuntilYear2or3canbeusedasacomparisongroupforthePhase1areasthatwillreceivetheservicesinYear1.Assumingthatthecharacteristicsofhouseholdsineachphaseoftheprojectaresimilar(whichisnotalwaysthecase),thenabaselinesurveycanbeconductedinbothareasatthestartofYear1andthenrepeatedattheendofYear1.Comparingchangesinthetwogroupscanprovideanapproximateestimateofprojectimpacts.Theanalysiscanberefinedtocomparethechangesforwomenandmen.

c. Reconstructingbaselinedata.Asdiscussedearlier,itmaybepossibletofindbaselinedatasothatapre-test:post-testcomparisondesigncanbeused.

Bamberger,RughandMabry(2012)Chapter11andAppendixFreview,withexamples,allofthemostcommonexperimentalandquasi-experimentaldesigns.

Systemsandcomplexityscience-basedapproaches(WilliamsandHummelbrunner,2011,reviewthemainsystemsanalysisapproaches).ThereareanumberofnewevaluationapproachesdevelopedbycomplexitysciencethatcouldbeappliedinGRE.Alloftheseidentifythemainstakeholderoractors,thelinkagesbetweenthem,howinformationflows,leadershippatternsandhowdecisionsaremade.Systemsmapsandmodelsidentifythelinkagesbetweenorganizationsthatfacilitateorconstraindesiredprocessesofchange.Whilesomeoftheapproaches,suchassociometricanalysisrequirethecollectionofconsiderableamountsofsurveydata,othertechniquesarevisualizationtoolstohelpconceptualizethenatureofthesystemwithinwhichaparticularprogramoperates.Manyoftheapproachescanbelinkedtoatheoryofchange.Systemsapproachesareparticularlyvaluableforgender


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analysisastheyhelpunderstandthecomplexityofthesocialsystemwithinwhichaprojectinterventionisseekingtopromotesocialchange.Theseareusuallytoolstomakeclients(aswellasevaluatorsthemselves)awarethatoutcomesareinfluencedbymanymorefactorsthanareusuallytakenintoconsiderationinprogramdesignandevaluation.Thefollowingaresomeofthemostwidelyusedapproaches,allofwhicharedescribedwithexamplesinWilliamsandHummelbrunner(2011).

a. Systemsmapping:Thiscoversanumberofapproachesthatprovideavisualrepresentationofasystem.Systemsmappinghelpsidentifythedifferentpartsofasystemandthelinkagesbetweenthedifferentpartsthatarelikelytochange.Systemsmapscanalsoidentifypositiveandnegativelinkagesbetweendifferentpartsofthesystemandthestrengthofthelinkages.Theapproachiscloselylinkedtoatheoryofchangeandprovidesatoolforexamininginmoredetailthedifferentpartsofthesystemthataffectedtheintendedprocessesofchange.Asystemsmapcouldalsobeusedtomodelalloftheinstitutionsandprocessesthatcomprisethesystemofsocialcontrolthatconstrainsprocessesofwomen’sempowerment.

b. Socialnetworkanalysis.Theapproachisusefulformodellingstakeholderrelationshipsanddescribinghowinformationflowsthroughthesystemanddecisionsaremade.Theapproachisusuallybasedonsurveysorobservationsthatcalculateinteractionsbetweendifferentindividualsorgroupsandthestructureofpoweranddecision-makingwithinagrouporamongdifferentgroups.

c. Systemdynamics:Thisdealwithinterconnectednessanddynamicrelationshipsamongdifferentpartsofaprogramsystem.Theapproachdrawsonengineeringandmanagementandinvolvesdevelopingafiguretorepresentstocksandflowvariables.Theapproachcanbeusedinevaluationtocapturehowcomplexsystemsareaffectedby,andrespondto,developmentinterventions.Forexample,WilliamsandHummelbrunner(2011)usedSystemsDynamicstoevaluatetheeffectsofmicroloanprogramstargetingsexworkersinWestAfricaaspartofalargerprogramtocombatHIV/AIDS.Theanalysiswasabletoidentifyandhelpexplainviolentswingsinthepopularityofthemicroloanprogramwithsexworkers.

d. Criticalsystemsheuristics:Thisapproachfocusesonunderstandingthefactorsthatdeterminewhatisconsideredtoliewithinthesystembeingstudiedthatiswhatgetsevaluated?Thisisprincipallyanethicaldecisionbasedonavaluejudgment.ThisisimportantforGREbecauseinmanycasesgenderissuesarenotconsideredtoliewithinthe(project)systemsogenderisnotincludedintheevaluation.

Conceptmapping(KaneandTrochim,2007).Conceptmappingisatechniquethatusesinterviewswithstakeholdersorexpertstoobtainanapproximateestimateofprogrameffectiveness,outcomesorimpacts.Agroupofexpertsorstakeholdersareaskedtolistthecharacteristicsofasuccessfulprogram(e.g.topromotewomen’sempowerment).Thelisteditemsaresortedintogroups(manuallyorbycomputer)andtheseareorganizedintoasetofdimensions.Thesameordifferentgroupisthenaskedtorate(usuallyona1-5scale)actualprogramsonthesedimensions.Theratingscaneitherbeproducedatonepointintime(aswouldusuallybethecaseforanIEOevaluation,ortheratingscanbeproducedatthestartandendofaprojecttomeasurechange.Conceptmappinghasseveraladvantages.First,thedimensionsonwhichaprogramisevaluatedaredefinedbystakeholders(orexperts)andnotbytheevaluationteam.Thisisparticularlyimportantforevaluatingmulti-dimensional,anddifficulttodefine,conceptssuchasempowerment.Second,softwareisavailabletoconducttheconceptdevelopmentandevaluationonlinesoitcanbemuchmoreeconomicalandcaninvolveawiderrangeofstakeholdersorraters.Theprocesscanalsobecarriedoutrelativelyquickly.UsingnewinformationtechnologyforGRE(Bamberger,2017).Thepastfewyearshaveseenarapiddevelopmentofexcitingnewsourcesfordatacollectionandanalysisthatareopeningupnewapproachestoprogramevaluationthatitwouldhavebeendifficulttohaveimaginedeventenyearsago.ThesearebasedonICTs(smartphones,internetandotherportabledevicesthatcanbeusedinthefieldandbyeventhepooresthouseholdslivinginremoteregions),andonbigdata(generatedfromsatellite


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images,fromtwitterandothersocialmedia,electronictransfers,remotesensorsandtheinternetofthings).Thesearecomplementedbypowerfulnewdataanalyticstoolsthatcananalyzevastquantitiesofdatafarbeyondthecapacityofofficecomputers.Mostoftheseinvolvenewkindsofdata,muchofitcollectedforacompletelydifferentpurpose(suchasanATMtransactionorasocialmediadiscussion),aredistinctfromthekindsofinformationcurrentlyusebyevaluators.Infact,evaluatorshavebeenmuchslowertoadoptnewinformationtechnologiesthanmarketresearchers,medicalresearchers,programplanners,socialmarketers,andagenciesworkinginemergencyrelief.

Despiteevaluatorshavingbeenmuchslowerontheuptake,therearenowexamplesfromallsectorsandregionsontheimmensepotentialofnewinformationtechnologyfordevelopmentevaluation.ManyofthenewtechnologiesareofparticularinteresttoIEOs,includingforGREs,astheycanovercomemanyoftheconstraintsdiscussedearlier.Someofthepotentialapplicationsandadvantagesinclude:

a. Muchoftheinformationisveryfastandcheaptocollectandanalyzeasitisderivedfromexistingdatasourcesandtheevaluationdoesnothavetopayforcollection.

b. Economicalaccessmeansthatevaluationsnolongerhavetorelyonrelativelysmallsamples,butdatacanoftencoverthetotalpopulation.Thismakesitpossibletoconductkindsofdatadisaggregationthatwerenotpreviouslypossible,asthesmallsamplesizedidnotprovidesufficientnumbersfordisaggregateddataanalysis.

c. Easeofdataaccessalsomakesitpossibletoincorporatemanycontextualfactorswhichwerepreviouslyinaccessibleortoextensivetouse.Thispermitsplacingprogramsintheirbroadercontexts,whichisveryimportantforunderstandingthemultiplefactorsthataffectorconstrainsocialchange.

d. Longitudinaldatasetsarestartingtobecomeavailablethatofferthepotentialtoovercomethemajorconstraintonretrospectiveevaluations,namelythelackofbaselinedata.Examplesoflongitudinaldatasetsinclude:ananalysisofchangingattitudesandinformationonmajorsocialissuesasreflectedontwitter(whichnowcoveranumberofyears);datastreamsfromsatelliteimagesthatcapturepopulationmovements,indicatorsofpovertyandeconomicgrowth(suchasvehiculartraffic,typesofhouseconstruction,nocturnallightemissionsinpoorcommunities,areasundercultivation).

e. Dataanalyticsmakesitpossibletoconstructanintegrateddataplatformthatbringstogethermanydifferentsourcesofdatausingacommonmetric.Thismakesitpossibletoidentifypatternsofrelationshipsbetweendifferentdatasetsthatwerepreviouslydifficulttodetect.

f. Real-timedatafeedbackmakesitpossibletodetectchangesandtrendseveninpost-projectdata

Portfolioanalysis.PortfolioanalysiswasdescribedinSection2.4B.Dataiscollectedfromthefollowingsources:

• Policy,planningandprojectdocumentsfromcountryprograms.Documentsarereviewedtodeterminewhetherandhowgenderissuesareaddressed.Sometimestheassessmentsimplyindicateswhetherthereisareferencetogender,butinothercasesthereisaratingofwhethergenderwasacentralpriorityorhowthoroughlyitwasaddressed.

• Keyinformantinterviewsmaybeconductedbyphone,e-mailorinpersontoobtainopinionsonhowgenderwasapproachedindifferentpartsoftheprogram.

• Focusgroupinterviewsmaybeusedinasmallnumberofcountriestodigdeeper.• Afewcountriesmaybeselectedtoconductfieldstudiesthatmayincludeprojectsurveys,site

visitsandinterviewswithdifferentstakeholdergroups.Asmallnumberofrepresentativeprojectsmayalsobeselectedformorein-depthanalysis.Forexample,theWorldBankassessmentoftheimplementationoftheirglobalgenderpolicy(WorldBank,2009)beganwiththeassessmentofhowwellgenderwasincorporatedintopoliciesandprojectsin93countrieswheretheBankhadactiveprograms.Ratingscaleswereusedand1,153projectswereanalyzed.Basedontheseratings,12countrieswereselectedformorein-depthanalysis(e.g.stakeholder


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interviews),ofwhichthreewereselectedforfocusgroupinterviewsandtwoforintensivecountrystudies.

Genderflags.Manyagencieshavedevelopedchecklistsforassessingwhetherandhowwellgenderissueshavebeenaddressedincountryprogramframeworks,sectorprogramsorprojectsix.Theindicatorseitherusea“Yes/No”formatorratehowwelltheissuewasaddressed.Box2.3inChapter2illustratesthequestionsincludedintheWorldBankIEGGenderFlagcountryevaluationtemplate.Checklistscaneitherbeusedforself-assessmentbyoperationsstafforforexternalassessmentbyIEOsorconsultants.

Datacollectionforcasestudies.DescriptivecasestudiesmainlyuseQUALmethodstodescribethecontextinwhichtheprojectoperates.Illustrativecasestudies,ontheotherhandnormallyusedmixedmethodsdatacollectionassurveysareanalyzedtoidentifyatypologyofsubgroupsforexample,farmers,villagebankmembers,mothersusingachildcareclinic.CasesarethenselectedwithineachtypologyandarestudiedusingQUALmethods.

QualitativeComparativeAnalysis(QCA)casestudiesuseaspecializeddatacollectionmethod(Byrne,2009;ByrneandRagin,2009).Amatrixisconstructedwhereeachcaseisarowandeachcolumnrepresentseitheranattributeofthecase,orofthecontextinwhichitislocated,ortheoutcomevariable.InthesimplestformofQCA,allattributesandoutcomesaredichotomized.Forexample,QCAmightbeusedtoassesshowgirlsenrolmentinsecondaryschool(theoutcome)isaffectedby:(i)whetherthemotherhascompletedsecondaryschool;(ii)whetherthegirlliveslessthan1,000metresfromtheschool;and(iii)whethertheschoolhassatisfactorytoilets(asdefinedbytheMinistryofEducation)forgirls.Thecolumnswouldbedefinedasfollows:

• Column1:Casenumber.• Column2:Motherhascompletedsecondaryschool[Yes=1,No=0].• Column3:Girlliveslessthan1,000metersfromtheschool[Yes=1,No=0].• Column4:Theschoolhassatisfactory(asdefinedbytheMinistryofEducation)toiletforgirls

[Yes=1,No=0].• Column5[outcomevariable]:Thegirlisenrolledinsecondaryschool[Yes=1,No=0].

Thedatamaybecollectedinaspecialsurveyoritmaybeavailablefromprevioussurveysorrecords.Oftenthevariablesareselectedtoreducethetimeandcostofdatacollection.


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Appendix 5: A data collection planning matrix for a GRE: Application to a hypothetical Village Development Project in Central Asia Note:Thisisahypotheticalexampletoillustratetheuseofthedatacollectionplanningmatrix.Thisexampleonlyillustratesafewofthepossibleindicatorsanddatacollectionmethodsthatcouldbeconsidered.ThismatrixcouldbeusedinthedesignofallthreecasestudiesdiscussedintheReferenceDocument.

• • Evaluationdesign • Indicators • Datasources• Genderquestion1:Didtheprojectaddresswomen’sneeds?• 1.Didtheprojectstaffbelieve

thatwomen’sneedswereaddressed?

• a.Deskreviewcombinedwithquantitativeorqualitativesurveys.

• b.Ifpossiblebaselinedatawillbereconstructedtopermitapre-test:post-testdesign.

• a.Didtheprojectstaffbelievewomen’sneedswereaddressed?

• b.Whichneedswereaddressed?

• Addressingbothquestions• i.Interviewswithprojectstaff.• ii.Monitoringandotherproject

reports.• 2.Didwomenbelievethat

theirneedswereaddressed?• a.Theproportionofwomenwhosay

projects:• Respondeddirectlytotheir

needs.• Respondedsomewhattotheir

needs.• Didnotrespondtotheirneeds.

• i.Samplesurveywithwomen.• ii.Focusgroups.

• Notesonthefeasibilityoftheproposeddatacollectionmethods:• 1.Reviewmonitoringandotherprojectreportstocheckthekindsofinformationincludedonprojectsperceivedtosatisfywomen’sneeds.• 2.Aretheoriginalprojectstaffstillavailabletobeinterviewed?• 3.Willtimeandresourcepermittheapplicationofasurvey?• 4.Whathasbeentheexperienceinterviewingwomen?Isthisfeasible?Dosurveysorfocusgroupstendtoworkbetterwithwomen?• Genderquestion2:Howdidtheprojectaffectwomen’sempowerment?• 1.Participationinproject-

relatedcommunityorganizations.

• a.Deskreviewscombinedwithquantitativeorqualitativesurveys.

• b.Reconstructingbaselinedataifpossible.

a.Numberofwomenandmenparticipatingindifferentprojectorganizationsforeachyearoftheproject.b.Regularityofattendance.

• a-i.Projectmonitoringreports.• a-ii.Interviewswithproject

staff.• a-iii.Projectprofiles.• • b-i.Monitoringreports.


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• b-ii.Attendancerecords• b-iii.Visitstomeetingstocheck

records• 2.Participationindecision-

makingincommunityorganizations.

• a.Numberofwomenandmenonleadershipcommitteesinprojectorganizations.

• b.Levelofparticipationofwomencomparedtomenmeasuredby:

i. Frequencyofspeaking.ii. Numberofwomen’sideas

approved.

• a-i.Projectmonitoringreports.• b-i.Observationchecklistsused

incommitteemeetings.• b-ii.Audioandvideorecordings

(ifpermitted).

• 3.Impactsonwomen’sstatusinthehousehold• a.Mobility. • • Placesvisited:(adaptlisttocontext):

[1pointforeach]• a.Market.• b.Clinic.• c.Movies.• d.Outsidethevillage.

• Coveringallitems:• iRapidsamplesurveywith

women.• ii.Keyinformants.• iii.Focusgroups.

• b.Abilitytomakesmallpurchases.

• Thingspurchased(adaptlist)[1pointforeach]

• a.Itemsfordailyuse.• b.Itemsforself.• c.Treatsforchildren.

• Coveringallitems.• i.Observationduringvisitsto

families.• ii.Rapidsamplesurveywith

women.• iii.Requestingagroupof

womentocompleteanexpenditurediary.

• c.Involvementinmajorhouseholddecisions.

• (Adaptlist)[pointstobedecided].Maygivedifferentscoresfordecisionsmadeonownormadewithhusband.

• a.Purchaseofgoatorsmallanimal• b.Householdrepair.• c.Leasingland.• d.Purchaseoflandorequipmentfor

farmorbusiness.

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• Notesonthefeasibilityofdatacollectionmethods:• 1-4Asforquestion1.• 5.Isthereanyexperiencewiththeapplicationofmultiplechoicequestions?Howwelldotheywork?


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Appendix 6: Example of a GRE design matrix: Evaluating a hypothetical village development project with defined gender objectives in Central Asia.

1.Theproject’sgenderobjectivesItwillbenecessarytoconfirmwhatthestatedgenderobjectivesoftheprojectare,andwhetherthereareadditionalgenderobjectivesthatareimplicitbutnotspecificallystatedwhichcouldbeincludedintheassessment.BoxA6-1identifiesthegenderobjectivesthatmightbeincluded.Intheboxthesearedividedintooutputsandoutcomes(followingthecategoriesusedinmostTOCs)butthedistinctionbetweenthetwocategoriesisnotveryclear.Forexample,participationinagroupisconsideredanoutput,whereasassumingapositionofleadershipisconsideredanoutcome.Theprimaryoutcomesareconsideredastheproject’sdefinedgenderobjectives.Whilesomeoftheseareclearlystatedintheprojectdocument,othersareinferredaspossiblegenderoutcomesthatmightbeproducedandwhichgobeyondthedefinedprojectobjectives.Thesecouldbeclassifiedasprimary(defined)genderobjectivesandsecondaryoutcomes(otherpotentialeffectsonwomenintheproject)andtertiarygendereffects(onwomeninothercommunities).So,inthedesignoftheprojectevaluationitwillbeimportanttomakethisdistinctionandalsotoagreewithmanagementwhichsecondaryoutcomesshouldbeassessed.Itwillbeimportantforpoliticalreasonstoclarifythatmanagersarenotbeingassessedonwhethersecondaryandtertiarygenderoutcomesareachieved,butthatthesearebeingreviewedtobetterunderstandthebroaderpotentialoutcomesthatfutureCommunityDrivenDevelopmentprojectscan(andcannot)beexpectedtoachieve.


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3.Theproject’sgenderresponsiveinterventionsTheprojecthasanumberofcomponents/interventionsthatarespecificallyintendedtopromotetheequalparticipationofwomenandtopromotetheireconomicorsocialwell-being,andanumberofothersthathavethepotentialtoadvancethestatusofwomen(seeBoxA6-2).

BoxA6-1:Possiblegenderobjectivestobeincludedintheassessment

Outputs

a. Women’sactiveparticipationinthedifferentprojectcommittees.b. Women’sactiveparticipationintheprivategroupenterprises.c. Women’sequalaccesstoprojectservicesandbenefits.

Outcomes

Primarygenderoutcomes(definedintheprojectdesign)

a. Organizationandleadership• Womenassumeleadershippositionsindifferentcommitteesandgroups.• Involvementindecisionsontheselectionofprojects.• Infrastructureprojectsareselectedthatdirectlybenefitwomen.

b. Accessto,andcontrolofeconomicandproductiveresources• Involvementindecisionsoncontrolofprojectresources.

c. Equalaccessto,andcontrolof,resourcesforprivategroupenterprises.Secondaryoutcomes(effectsonwomenintheprojectthatarenotidentifiedintheprojectdesign)andtertiaryoutcomes(effectsonwomeninothercommunities)

a. Women’spositionstrengthenedwithinthehousehold• Women’srolestrengthenedincontrolofhouseholdresources.• Womenenjoygreaterindependence(forexamplegeographicalmobility).

b. Economic• Increasedemploymentopportunities.• Increasedincomeandearningsopportunities.

c. Social• Increasedaccesstoeducationforwomenandgirls.• Greaterpersonalsecurity(forexample,reduceddomesticviolenceandsexual

harassmentoutsidethehome).


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4.DefinitionofthegenderquestionstobeaddressedBoxA6-3identifiesaninitiallistofgender-relatedquestionsrelatingtofivedimensions:

a. Historyandcontextandhowtheseaffecttheimplementationandlikelygenderoutcomesoftheproject.

b. Relevanceoftheprojectdesigntotheachievementofimportantgenderobjectives.c. Efficiencyofprojectimplementationwithrespecttotheachievementofgenderobjectives.d. Achievementofgenderobjectives(efficacy).Objectivesaredefinedintermsofoutputsand

outcomes.e. Sustainabilityandresilience.WhiletheAppraisalReportdiscussessustainability,itdoesnot

discussresilience–whichisaconceptthathasbeenintroducedsincethisprojectwaslaunched,butwhichisnowfrequentlydiscussedtogetherwithsustainability.

BoxA6-2:Projectcomponentsandinterventionsdesignedtopromotegenderequality,andtheeconomicandsocialwell-beingofwomen

1. Socialinclusionstrategya. Socialmobilization:

i. Womenaredefinedasoneoftheprioritygroupstoreceivetrainingandotherkindsofsupporttoensuretheirparticipationinprojectactivities.

ii. Annualmeetingswillbeheldwithallpartneragenciestoreviewprogressinachievingtheparticipationofwomenandothertargetgroups.

iii. Effortswillbemadetorecruitwomenassocialmobilizers.b. Villageprofiles:

i. Willfocusonissuesofexclusion,includingexclusionofwomenandwillexaminesocial,political,legal,economicandotherfactorsthatcauseorsustainexclusion.

ii. Asocialcapitalanalysiswillexaminedifferencesinsocialcapitalforwomenandmen.

c. Villagemeetings:i. Itisrequiredthatatleasttwoofthesixcommitteemembersshouldbe

women.ii. Aseriesofstructuredmeetingsareplannedandtheparticipationof

womenandmencanbemonitored.d. Preparationofgroupsandstatementsofneeds:effortswillbemadetoensurethat

womenmemberswillhavetheopportunitytostatetheirneeds.2. Identificationofprioritysocialinfrastructure

a. Itwillbeimportanttomonitor/assesswhetherwomen’sprioritiesarereflectedintheselectionofinfrastructure[note:thePADdoesnotstatewhetherthisisapriorityandhowitwillbeachieved].


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5.Initialproposalfortheevaluationmethodology5.1. TableA6-1presentsinitialideasfortheevaluationdesign.Thisonlyprovidesaframeworkthat

willneedtobeelaboratedonceagreementhasbeenreachonthegeneralapproach.Thetableincludesthreecolumns:

• ThequestionscoveringeachofthefivedimensionsoftheevaluationthatarelistedinBox4.• Theindicatorsusedtoaddresseachquestion.• Thedatacollectionmethods.

BoxA6-3:Gender-relatedquestionstobeaddressed

1.Historyandcontext

a. Howwaswomen’sparticipationandaccesstobenefitsaffectedbythetransitionfromtheSovietera?

b. Howdidhighunemploymentaffectwomen’sparticipationandaccesstoprogrambenefits?2.Relevance

a. Howdoestheprogramexpecttostrengthenwomen’sempowermentandensurewomenhaveaccesstoprogrambenefits?

b. Aretheinterventionsrelevanttotheachievementoftheseobjectives?c. Howrelevantwereinclusion,socialmobilizationandprovisionofinfrastructureto

achievingobjectives?d. Howrelevantwassmallscaleprivategroupenterprises?e. Howrelevantarethegenderobjectivesandtheirimplementationsstrategiestothe

achievementofoverallprojectobjectives?3.Efficiency[notallagenciesincludeefficiencyintheevaluation]

a. Werewomenconsultedandinvolvedinprojectdesign?b. Didtheselectedprojectsreflecttheprioritiesofwomen?c. Wereprojectimplementationstrategiesconducivetotheparticipationofwomen?d. Howdidwomen’sparticipationindesignandimplementationaffectoverallproject

outcomes?e. Theeffectivenessofthesocialmobilizationstrategy.

4.Achievementofgenderobjectives(efficacy)a. Outputs

i. Women’sparticipationinprojectleadershipandmanagementii. Women’sroleindecision-making

b. PrimaryOutcomesi. Projecteffectsonwomen’sempowerment.ii. Assessingsocialandeconomicoutcomesforwomen.iii. Didprojectsrespondtowomen’sneedsandpriorities?

c.Secondaryandtertiaryoutcomesi. Weretherepositiveand/ornegativeunintendedprojectoutcomesforwomen?ii. Whateffectsdidtheprojecthaveonwomen’empowerment?

5.Sustainabilityandresiliencea. Whatevidenceistherethatthedifferentgenderoutcomeswillbesustainable?b. Doindividualwomen,andwomen’sgroupsdevelopstrategiestoadapttostressandshocks

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Theframeworkidentifiesthefollowingpossibledatacollectionmethods.Theapplicationofeachofthesedatacollectiontoolswillbeexplainedoncethereisaninitialagreementontherangeoffeasibleandappropriatemethodsforthisevaluation.Itisrecognizedthatnotallofthelistedmethodswillbeusedinthisevaluation.Theinitiallistofdatacollectionandanalyticalmethodsincludes:1. ConstructingagenderTOCthatcanhelpidentifykeyevaluationquestions,indicatorsandthe

pathwaysthroughwhichitisexpectedthatgenderoutcomeswillbeachieved.2. Constructingadatacollectionplanningmatrix.Appendix5presentsanexampleofadatacollection

planningmatrixthatcouldbeusedinthedesignofthepresentevaluation.Thematrixlistsallofthekeygender(andother)questions,theproposedevaluationdesigns,theindicatorsandthedatacollectionmethods.Importantly,italsoassessesthefeasibilityofcollectingtheproposedinformationwithinthebudget,time,methodologicalandorganizationalconstraintswithinwhichtheevaluationwillbeconducted.

3. Secondarysources:a. TheAppraisalReport.b. TheCompletionReport.c. Projectmonitoringreports.d. Projectprofiles.e. Governmentreports.f. Partnerreports.g. Civilsocietyreports.

4. Consultations:a. Expertandkeyinformants.b. Focusgroups.

5. Surveysandquestionnaires:a. Rapid,shortsamplesurvey.b. Ratingscalestobecompletedbybeneficiaries,projectstafforpartners.

6. Casestudiesa. Descriptivecasestudies.b. Analyticalcasestudies(QCA).

7. Qualitativefieldwork:a. Projectvisitsb. Informalinterviews.c. In-depthinterviews.d. Observation.

8. Socialmediaanalysis(ifthisisfeasible):a. Socialmediaanalytics(forexample,analysisoftwitterandothersocialmedia).

9. Pipelinedesignstoconstructacounterfactual.5.2.Evaluatingprojectoutcomespromotingwomen’sempowerment.Theprojectreferstosocialmobilizationasamechanismforstrengtheningtheparticipationofwomenincommunityorganizationspromotedbytheprojectandinthemanagementoftheseorganizations.Italsopromotestheparticipationofwomenintheprivategroupenterprises.Althoughtheprojectdocumentsdonotreferdirectlytogenderempowerment,theseobjectivescouldbeconsideredimportantelementsinwhatmanyagencieswouldcalltheeconomicandsocialempowermentofwomen.Chapter8oftheReferenceDocumentdiscusseshowtheseobjectivescouldbeincorporatedintoagenderempowermentframeworkandillustrateshowanempowermentframeworkcouldbedevelopmenttoassesstheeffectsoftheprojectonpromotingthedifferentdimensionsofwomen’sempowerment.


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• TableA6-1:Keygender-responsivequestions,indicatorsanddatacollectionmethods:

PARTI:SOMEGENERALAPPROACHESTHATCANBEUSEDTHRUGHOUTTHEEVALUATION

1.Gendertheoryofchange:Developingagendertheoryofchangethatisusedtoidentifythekeyevaluationquestionsandtodefinetheprocessesthroughwhichoutputsandoutcomesaretobeachieved.Thisalsodefineskeyassumptionstobetested.

• 2.Resultsframework(ifithasbeenusedintheproject):Thisdefinestheintendedgenderobjectivestobeassessed.

• 3.Descriptivecasestudies:Usuallyarelativelysmallnumberofcasestudiesthatarebroadlyrepresentativeofthemainprojectscenariosandwhichareusedtoillustratehowtheprojectsevolvedandthelivedexperienceoftheprojectpopulations.Casestudiescanbelongitudinal(conductedoverarelativelylongperiodoftime),or(asisusuallythecasewithex-postevaluations)conductedatonepointintime,andrelyingextensivelyonrecall.

• 4.Analyticalcasestudies:TheseusetechniquessuchasQCA(qualitativecaseanalysis)toidentifythenecessaryandsufficientconditionsforprojectoutcomestooccur,andalsothenecessaryandsufficientconditionswhereprojectoutcomesdoNOToccur.Normallyatleast30casesarerequired.WhileQCAarerarely(ifever)usedbyIEG,theycouldbeapotentiallypowerfulanalyticaltoolthatpermitsattributionanalysistobeused.

• 5.Counterfactualanalysis:Thiscomparesprovincesorregionswheretheprojecthasbeenimplementedwithregionswheretheprojecthasyetbeenimplemented.Manyprojectsarerolled-outinphasessothatapipelinedesigncanbeusedwhereregionswheretheprojecthasnotyetbeenimplementedarecomparedwithareaswhereithasbeenimplemented.Sometimesthedesignisbasedonplannedphasing-inofdifferentregionswhileinmanycasesitisbasedonnaturalexperimentswheredelaysarecausedbyunplannedcircumstances,suchasdelaysinfundingoradministrativeproblems.Whiletherearemethodologicallimitationsintheuseofpipelinedesigns,theyofferausefultoolforassessingattributionwhereexperimentalandquasi-experimentaldesignsarenotfeasible.

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• PARTII:DESIGNSFORASSESSINGEACHDIMENSIONOFTHEEVALUATION

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Dimension/Question Indicators Datacollectionmethods

• 1.HISTORYANDCONTEXT

1. Howwaswomen’sparticipationandaccesstobenefitsaffectedbythetransitionfromtheSovietera?

• Opinionsfromexpertsandkeyinformantsontheeffectsofhighunemployment.

a. Expertandkeyinformantinterviews.

2. Howdidhighunemploymentaffectwomen’seffectiveparticipation?

• Opinionsfromexpertsandkeyinformantsontheeffectsofhighunemployment.

a. ExpertandKeyinformantinterviews.b. AppraisalReportandICR.

c. • 2.RELEVANCE:Therelevanceoftheprojectconceptanddesignforpromotingwomen’sempowermentandsocialandeconomicbenefits

1. Howdoestheprogramexpectto a. DevelopaTheoryofChange(TOC)thatidentifiesthe a. ThedraftTOCwouldbedevelopedby


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strengthenwomen’sempowermentandensurewomenhaveequalaccesstoservices?

intendedgenderoutputsandoutcomesandtheprocesses/stepsthroughwhichthesearetobeachieved.Someoftheoutputsandoutcomesmayinclude:

• Outputs.

a. Womenparticipatinginthedifferentcommittees.b. Womenparticipatingintheprivategroupenterprises.c. Women’saccesstobenefitsandservicesprovided

throughtheproject.Outcomes.

a. Womeninleadershippositionsinthedifferentgroups.b. Womenowningorgainingmanagementpositionsinthe

privategroupenterprises.c. Women’saccessto,andcontrolofeconomicand

productiveresourcesatthelevelofthehousehold,communityandenterprise.

d. Women’sandgirl’sincreasedaccesstoeducationalopportunities.

e. Women’sincreasedgeographicalmobility.

consultantsonthebasisofprojectdocumentsandinterviews.Feedbackwouldbeobtainedfromprojectstaff,beneficiariesandcivilsociety.

b. ICR.c. Interviewswithprojectstaffandpartner

implementingagencies.d. ICRAnnexes11and12.

2. Howrelevantaretheseintendedoutputsandoutcomesforwomen’sempowerment?

a. Women’sopinionsontherelevanceofeachoutputandoutcome(seepoint1above)totheirlivesandtotheirfeelingofempowerment[***Note:anappropriateandunderstandabletermfor“empowerment”mustbeidentified].

b. Theopinionofkeyinformantsandwomen’sorganizationsontherelevanceoftheoutputsandoutcomesfordifferentgroupsofwomen.

a. Reviewtheoryofchange.b. Focusgroupswithbeneficiaries,project

staffandcivilsociety.c. Anappropriatelocallyunderstood

translationof“empowerment”wouldbedevelopedthroughin-depthinterviewsandpossiblydiscussiongroupswithbeneficiaries.

d. Oneapproachusedfortheevaluationoftheimpactsofmicrocreditonwomen’sempowermentinBangladeshwastomeetwithlocalwomeningroupsandtoworkwiththemtoidentifywhatforthemwouldbekeydimensionsofempowerment(forexample,beingabletotraveloutsidethefamilycompound,tobeinvolvedindecisionsonpurchaseofschooluniforms,beingabletowalkthroughricepaddieswithoutbeing


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requiredtostepintothewatertoallowmentopassonthenarrowpathway).Eachitemwasthenputintoascaleandwomenwereaskedtolocatetheirpresentpositiononeachdimension1.Theadvantageofthisapproachisthatthewomenthemselvesdefinedthedimensionsthatwereimportanttothem,andtheadvances(usuallyverymodest)thattheythoughtwerepossible.

3. Howrelevantaretheinclusionstrategy,socialmobilizationandprovidingessentialinfrastructure,towomen’sempowerment?

a. Women’sopinionsontherelevanceofinclusion,socialmobilizationandprovisionofinfrastructurefortheirlivesandtheirfeelingofempowerment.

b. Theopinionofkeyinformantsandwomen’sorganizationsontherelevanceoftheseprojectcomponentsforthedifferentgroupsofwomen.

a. Expertandkeyinformantinterviews.b. Interviewswithprojectstaff.c. InformationfromthePADandICR.d. Focusgroupsandin-depthinterviews.e. Observationofprojectactivities(for

example,dosocialmobilizationtrainingactivitieshelpwomentoparticipatemoreactively?

f. Audioandvideorecordingsofgroupactivities.

4. Howrelevantaresmallscaleprivategroupenterprisesforwomen’sempowerment?

a. Women’sopinionsontherelevanceofprivategroupenterprisesfortheirlivesandtheirfeelingofempowerment.

b. Theopinionsofkeyinformantsandwomen’sorganizationsontherelevanceoftheseenterprisesfordifferentgroupsofwomen.

a. Asforpoint3.b. Reviewofgrouprecords(forexample,

loansizesforwomenandmen).

5. Howrelevantwerethegenderobjectivesandtheirimplementationfortheachievementofoverallprojectobjectives?

a. Opinionsofprojectstaffontherelevanceofthegenderobjectivesfortheoverallachievementofprojectobjectives.

b. Opinionsofkeyinformantandwomen’sorganizations.

a. Asforpoint3.b. Reviewoftheoryofchangetocheckon

criticalassumptions.

• 3.EFFICIENCY:Gender-responsivenessofprojectimplementation

1. Werewomenconsultedandinvolvedinprojectdesign?

a. Proportionofwomenondifferentplanninggroups.b. Proportionofwomenwhowereawareofthe

proposedprojects.c. Proportionofwomenwhosaytheywereconsulted.d. Proportionofwomenwhowereinvolvedinproject

1Hashemi,SchulerandRiley(1996)“Ruralcreditprogramsandwomen’sempowermentinBangladesh,”WorldDevelopment24(4):635-53.


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implementation. Anappropriatecombinationofthefollowingtoolsandtechniqueswillbeusedtoaddresseachofthesequestions.

Projectmonitoringreports.

a. Projectprofiles.b. Focusgroups.c. Interviewswithprojectstaff.d. Socialmediaanalysis(ifappropriate).e. Rapidsurveys(iffeasible).f. ICR.

2. Didtheprojectsselectedreflecttheprioritiesofwomen?

i. Proportionofwomenwhosayprojects:o Respondeddirectlytotheirneedso Respondedsomewhattotheirneedso Didnotrespondtotheirneeds

3. Wasthewaytheprojectwasimplementedconducivetotheparticipationofwomen?

a. Werethereguidelinesonhowtoinvolvewomeninprojects?

b. Howactivelywerewomeninvolved?4. Howdidtheparticipationof

womeninprojectdesignandimplementationaffecttheachievementoftheoverallprojectobjectives?

a. Howactivelywerewomeninvolvedinprojectdesignandimplementation?

b. Werethereanydifferencesinhowwellprojectsachievedtheirobjectivedependingonhowactivelywomenwereinvolved?

5. Theeffectivenessofthemobilizationstrategy.

a. Weretheredifferencesinhoweffectivelymobilizationstrategiesinvolvedwomenandmen?

b. Whatwerewomen’viewsontheeffectivenessofthemobilizationstrategies?

• 4.OUTPUTSANDOUTCOMES:Achievementofgenderresponsiveprojectobjectives{efficacy]

A.OUTPUTS: • •

1. Women’sparticipationinleadershipandmanagementofprojects.

a. Theproportionofprojectorganizationleadersandmanagerswhoarewomen.

a. Projectmonitoringreports.b. Interviewswithprojectstaff.c. Projectprofiles.d. Audioandvideorecordings.e. Observation.f. Expertandkeyinformantinterviews.

2. Women’sroleinprojectdecision-making.

g. Whatisthelevelofcontributionofwomentoprojectdecisionmaking:

o Womenplayamajorrole.o Womenplaysomerole.o Womenplayverylittlerole.

B.OUTCOMES:Assessinggenderresponsiveoutcomes.

• •

1. Projecteffectsonwomen’sempowerment.

a. Participationincommunityorganizations.b. Participationindecision-makingincommunity

organizations.c. Didtheselectionofvillageprojectsreflectwomen’s

needsandpriorities?d. Impactsonwomen’sstatusinthehousehold:

• Accesstoandcontroloverresources.• Participationindecision-making.

a. Theoryofchange.b. Monitoringreports.c. ICR.d. Expertsandkeyinformants.e. Casestudies.f. Analysisofsocialmedia.g. Audioandvideorecordings.h. Focusgroups.


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e. Geographicalmobility.

f. f.Strengtheningsocialcapital.

i. Observation.j. Rapidsurvey.k. Projectprofiles.l. Self-reportedratingscales.m. Harvard-typetimeuseandaccesstoand

controlofresourceschecklists.

2. Assessingsocialandeconomicoutcomesforwomen.

a. Girl’sandwomen’seducation.b. Personalsecurity.c. Geographicalmobility.d. Strengtheningsocialnetworksandsocialcapital.e. Accesstoinformationabouttheoutsideworldand

aboutthecommunity.f. Reducingtimeburdens.

3. Doprojectsaddresswomen’sneedsandpriorities[***Note:thismaybeincludedunderefficiency].

a.Proportionofwomenwhosayprojects:

• Respondeddirectlytotheirneeds.• Respondedsomewhattotheirneeds.• Didnotrespondtotheirneeds

4. Identifyingunintendedoutcomes. a. Didtheprojectshaveanyunintended(unanticipated)positiveoutcomesforwomen?

b. Didtheprojectshaveanyunintended(unanticipated)negativeoutcomesforwomen?

• SUSTAINABIITYANDRESILIENCE:

1. Whatevidenceistherethatdifferentgenderoutcomeswillbesustainable?

a. Haveprojectscontinuedtodeliverthesamelevelofservicesoverthelifeoftheproject(up-tototimeoftheevaluation?)

a. Sustainabilitychecklists.b. Casestudies.c. Observation.

2. Doindividualwomen,andwomen’sgroupsdevelopstrategiestoadapttostressandshocksanddotheylearnfromexperienceandimprovehowtheyadapt?

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Appendix 7: Example of a GRE design matrix: Evaluating a hypothetical public transport project in Eurasia with defined gender objectives.

1.FrameworkoftheevaluationreportItisproposedthattheframeworkoftheevaluationshouldfollowthestructureofatypicalIndependentEvaluationGroupprojectassessmentreport.Thegenderassessmentwillbebuiltintotherespectivesectionsoftheoverallevaluation.TheproposedoutlinepresentedinBoxA7-1alsosuggestssomeadditionalsectionsthatmightbeincludedinapublictransportproject.

2.Theproject’sgenderobjectives.2.1. PrimaryobjectivesTheProjectAppraisalDocumentidentifiesseveralobjectivesrelatingtopromotingequalityofopportunityintheprocessesofrecruitment,trainingandcareeradvancementwithinthepublictransportcompany.Thesewillbedefinedasthedirectgenderobjectives.Followingthepracticeofmosttheoriesofchange,theseobjectivesaredividedintooutputsandoutcomes(seeBoxA7-2).However,thereisextensiveevidencethatwomenandmenhavedifferenttravelandtransportneeds.Furthermore,manyprojectstendtofocusmoreonmen’stransportneeds(gettingquicklyfromhometo

BoxA7-1:ProposedoutlineforthegenderassessmentcomponentofthePublicTransportProjectinEurasia.

[Possibleadditionalsectionsnotnormallyincludedinthistypeofevaluationareindicatedby***].1. Historyandcontext:

a. ***Theproject’sgenderobjectivesandtheprojectdesignthroughwhichtheobjectiveswillbeachieved.Thismightincludeboththeexplicitgenderobjectivesandsomesecondarygenderoutcomes[objectives]thatmightbeachieved.

b. TheGenderTheoryofChange.TheIEOwilldecideifthisisrequired.2. Relevance:Therelevanceoftheprojectconceptanddesignforpromotingwomen’s

empowermentandaccesstotheprojectsocialandeconomicbenefits.3. ***Efficiency:Thegender-responsivenessofprojectdesignandimplementation.4. Achievementoftheprojectgenderobjectives[efficacy].

a. Outputs.b. Outcomes:primary(projectgenderobjectives),secondary(otherpotentialbenefitsfor

womenparticipantsnotincludedinprojectdesign),andtertiary(effectsonotherwomennotinvolvedintheproject).

5. ***Sustainabilityandresilience:Thelikelihoodthatgenderoutputsandoutcomeswillbesustainedandthebuscompanyandotherstakeholderswillhavetheresiliencetolearnfromexperienceandtoadapttotheevolvingcontextwithinwhichtheprojectoperates.

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work)andtooverlookwomen’smorecomplexneedstocombinetraveltoworkwithtakingchildrentoschoolandthedoctorandshopping(WorldBank,2010)2.Thesemulti-chainingneedsareignoredbymanytransportprojects,resultinginthelossofmanypotentialwomenpassengerswhohavetorelyoninformaltransportservices.Therearealsoissuesofsecurityasmanystudieshavefoundthathighproportionsofwomenhaveexperiencedsexualharassmentonpublictransport.TheAsianDevelopmentBank(AsDB)GenderandTransportToolkitreportsthattherearegenderdifferencesintravelpatterns,useoftransportmodes,timeuseandtimepoverty,accesstoresourcesfortravel,mobilityandsafetyandthatthereareanumberofgenderbarriersanddifferencesinbenefits3.Asanobjectiveoftheprojectistoprovidehighqualityservicetopassengers,BoxA7-2identifiesanumberofsecondaryandtertiaryoutcomesthatcouldbeconsideredforinclusion.Ifanyoftheseoutcomesareincludedintheevaluation,itwillbeimportanttoclarifythatprojectmanagersandstaffarenotbeingassessedonwhethersecondaryoutcomesareachievedasthesewerenotincludedintheprojectobjectives.ThereasonfortheirinclusionistohelptheEuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopment(EBRD)learnlessonstoimprovethedesignandgender-responsivenessoffutureprojects.2.2. DefiningsecondaryandtertiaryoutcomesChapter9discussesinmoredetailhowsecondaryandtertiaryoutcomescouldbedefinedandmeasuredforthisproject.Theproposedapproachisstrategicallyhelpfulbecauseitshowsthatmanyoftheseoutcomesarepotentiallypositiveandcouldsignificantlyincreasetheestimatedprojectbenefits(ratesofreturn).Thisisimportantbecausesecondaryandtertiaryoutcomesareoftendiscussedintermsof“unintendedoutcomes”wherethefocushasusuallybeenonthenegativeoutcomes,suchasincreasesindomesticviolenceorincreaseddemandsonwomen’stime.

3.Theproject’sgenderresponsiveinterventionsTheprojecthasseveralcomponents/interventionsthatarespecificallyintendedtopromotetheequalparticipationofwomeninrecruitment,trainingandjobadvancementwithinthepublictransportcompany(seeBoxA7-3).ThereisalsoareferencetoensuringtheproposedspecificationsforthebusessatisfyEUrequirementsforenvironmentalandsocialimpact.Thiscouldbeinterpretedtoincludestrategiestopreventsexualharassment(acommonproblemonpublictransport)andpossiblyalsotoconsidersafetyandconvenienceconsiderationswithrespecttothelocationofbusstops.Oneimportantsetofissuesthatdonotseemtobeaddressedconcernsthedifferenttransportandtravelneedsofwomenandmen(discussedintheprevioussection).However,asthereisnoreferencetotheseissuesintheprojectdocument,thesequestionscanpresumablynotbeaddressedwhenassessingprojectinterventions.

2WorldBank(2010).Mainstreaminggenderinroadtransport.Chapter2Gendertrippatternsandmobilityconstraints.3ADB(2013)Gendertoolkit:Transport.Maximizingthebenefitsofimprovedmobilityforall.


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BoxA7-2:Identifyinggenderobjectives:Directprojectgenderoutputsandoutcomes,andsecondaryandtertiarygenderoutcomes.

GenderOutputs

DirectGenderOutputs

a. Equalityof:o Recruitmentopportunities.o Careerprogression.o Accesstotraining.

b. Increasethenumberofwomenhired.c. Workshopwithstakeholderstodisseminatelessonslearnedonhowtopromotegender

equality.d. EnsurebusesmeetEuropeanUnionstandards,includingongenderconsiderations(suchas

securityandcomfort).

Secondarygenderoutputs[notdefinedintheprojectdesign]

a. Routeplanningandservicefrequencytakesintoconsiderationwomen’sspecifictransportneeds.

b. Serviceplanningtakesintoconsiderationgender-relatedsecurityandsafety.Forexample:o Driversandconductorsaretrainedhowtoaddresssexualharassmentonthebuses.o Busstopsarewelllitarenotlocatedclosetobarsorotherareaswithgreaterriskfor

women.o Additionalsecurityisprovidedforwomentravellingtoandfromworkatnight.o Driversandstaffaretrainedtorespectwomenpedestrians[studiesinanumberof

countrieshavefoundthatdriversdonotslowdowntoallowwomenpedestrianstosafelycrosstheroad,andsometimesdriverswillnotcompletelystopsothatwomenhavetogetoffwhenthebusisstillmoving].

c. Numberofwomenpassengerssteadilyincreases.

PrimaryGenderOutcomes(programobjectives)

Directgenderoutcomes

a. Morewomenarehired.b. Morewomenreceivetraining.c. Morewomenarepromoted.d. Women’sjobstabilityincreases.e. Morewomenbecomedriversandmechanics.f. Gendergoodpracticelessonsaredisseminatedto,andadoptedbyothertransport

companies.Secondarygenderoutcomes

a. Women’ssafetyimprovescomparedtootherbuscompaniesandformsoftransport.b. Genderresponsiverouteplanningcontributestoreducingwomen’stimeburden.c. Women’incomeincreases(duetogreateraccesstojobopportunitiesthroughmore

convenienttransport].d. Children’shealthimprovesasgender-responsivetransportplanningmakesiteasierfor

workingmotherstotakechildrentothedoctor.e. Children’sschoolattendanceimprovesasitiseasierforworkingmotherstotakechildrento

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4.DefinitionofthegenderquestionstobeaddressedintheevaluationBoxA7-4identifiesaninitiallistofpossiblegender-relatedquestionsrelatingtodimensionslistedinTableA7-1.Thesecoverfivedimensions:

a. Historyandcontextandhowtheseaffecttheimplementationandlikelygenderoutcomesoftheproject.Thisincludesinformationonearlierprogramstoincorporatewomenintothetransportsectorandbroadereffortstobroadenwomen’saccesstolabormarkets.Relevantlegislationandgovernmentpolicieswillalsobedescribed.

b. Relevanceoftheprojectdesigntotheachievementofimportantgenderobjectives.c. Efficiencyofprojectimplementationwithrespecttotheachievementofgenderobjectives.d. Achievementofgenderobjectives(outcomes/efficacy).Objectivesaredefinedintermsof

outputsandoutcomes.e. Sustainabilityandresilience.Thereisnodirectreferencetosustainabilityorresiliencein

theprojectdocument.However,theseareimportantconsiderationsasmanyinitiativestopromotewomen’seconomicequalitybeginwellbutoftenencounterorganizational,cultural,politicalandeconomicchallengesthatreducetheirlonger-termimpact.So,adecisionmustbemadeastowhetheritisappropriatetoincludethisdimensionintheevaluation.

BoxA7-3Projectcomponentsandinterventionsdesignedtopromotewomen’saccesstoemploymentopportunitiesandattentiontowomen’sconcernsinthedesignofbuses(andpossiblybusstops).

1.Interventionstopromotewomen’saccesstoemploymentopportunitiesinthebuscompany.

a. Promotinggender-responsiverecruitmentpolicies.b. Puttinginplacecareeradvancementpoliciesforwomen.c. Trainingforwomencandidatestopromotecareeradvancementandincreasing

thenumberofwomenemployedatthecompany.2.Gender-sensitiveservicedesign.

a. EnsuringbusdesignrespondstoEUrequirementsonsocialandenvironmentalimpacts.

b. Thisrequirementmightalsoincludelocatingbusstopsandtheirdesign(forexample,adequatelighting)totakeintoconsiderationwomen’ssafetyandconvenience.

c. Note:theredoesseemtobeanyreferencetoplanningtransportroutestorespondtowomen’smulti-chainingneedstocombinetraveltoworkwiththeneedtotakechildrentoschoolandtothedoctorandtogoshopping.

3.Disseminatinglessonsonhowtomaketransportprogramsmoregender-responsive.Workshopspromotingknowledgesharingacrossthecountryandthewiderregion.


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BoxA7-4:Gender-relatedquestionstobeaddressedintheevaluation

1.Historyandcontexta. Havetherebeenearlierinitiativestopromotewomen’semploymentinthetransport

sector?Whatweretheresults?b. Havetherebeeninitiativesinothersectorsandwhatweretheresults?c. Isthereanylegislationorgovernmentpoliciesaffectingwomen’slabormarketaccess?

Whathavebeentheeffectsofthesemeasures?d. Howdidtheseearlierexperiencesaffectthedesignofthepresentproject?

2.Relevancea. Howdoestheprogramexpecttostrengthenwomen’saccesstoemploymentandjob

advancementinthebuscompany?b. Aretheinterventionsrelevanttotheachievementofgenderequalityinthebuscompany

andperhapsmorewidely?c. Howrelevantarethegenderobjectivesandtheirimplementationsstrategiestothe

achievementofoverallprojectobjectives?3.Efficiency

a. Werewomenconsultedandinvolvedinprojectdesign?b. Dotheselectedinterventionreflecttheprioritiesofwomen?c. Arethereanyadditionaldesignorimplementationelementsthatshouldhavebeen

included?d. Wereprojectimplementationstrategiesconducivetotheparticipationofwomen?

4.Achievementofgenderobjectives(efficacy)a. Outputs:

i. Increasednumberofwomenrecruited.ii. Increasednumberofwomentrained.iii. Rateofwomen’sadvancementincreases.iv. Consultationmechanismswithwomenareputinplace.v. Busandservicedesigntakesgenderissuesintoconsideration.vi. Genderissuesareincludedinworkshopstodisseminatelessonsfromtheproject.

b. Primarygenderoutcomes.i. Increaseinproportionofwomenemployedbythebuscompany.Proportion

increaseoverthelifeoftheproject.ii. Increaseinproportionofwomeninnon-administrativepositions(drivers,

mechanics).iii. Increaseinwomen’searnings.iv. Increaseinproportionofwomeninmanagerialpositions.

c.Secondarygenderoutcomes.

i. Improvedwork-lifebalance.ii. Enhancedwomen’sempowerment(seeChapter9).

d.Tertiarygenderoutcomes

i. Improvedcomfortandsafetyforwomenpassengers.ii. Timesaving.iii. Increasedaccesstourbanservicesandentertainment.

5.Sustainabilityandresiliencea. Whatevidenceistherethatwomen’sadvancesinthecompanyarelikelytobesustained?b. Havewomeninthecompanylearnedcopingmechanismsforworkingandadvancingina

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5.Initialproposalforthegenderevaluationmethodology.5.1.TableA7-1presentsinitialideasfortheevaluationdesign.Thisprovidesaninitialframeworkthatwillneedtoberefinedonceagreementhasbeenreachedontheevaluationapproach.Thetableincludesthreecolumns:

• ThequestionscoveringeachofthefivedimensionsoftheevaluationlistedinBoxA7-4.• Theindicatorsusedtoaddresseachquestion.• Thedatacollectionmethods.

Theframeworkidentifiesarangeofpossibledatacollectionmethodsfromwhichanappropriatesetwillbeselectedforeachstageoftheevaluation.AllofthesemethodsaredescribedintheECGReferenceDocument.Itislikelythatnotallofthelistedmethodswillbeusedinthepresentevaluation.Theinitiallistofdatacollectionandanalyticalmethodsincludes:1. Constructingagendertheoryofchange[TOC]thatcanhelpidentifykeyevaluationquestions,

indicatorsandthepathwaysthroughwhichitisexpectedthatgenderoutcomeswillbeachieved.NotallgenderevaluationsuseaTOCsoadecisionwillbeneededastowhetheritisappropriateforthepresentevaluation.

2. Constructingadatacollectionplanningmatrix.Appendix5presentsanexampleofadatacollectionplanningmatrixthatcouldbeusedinthedesignofthepresentevaluation.Thematrixlistsallofthekeygender(andother)questions,theproposedevaluationdesigns,theindicatorsandthedatacollectionmethods.Importantly,italsoassessesthefeasibilityofcollectingtheproposedinformationwithinthebudget,time,methodologicalandorganizationalconstraintswithinwhichtheevaluationwillbeconducted.

3. Secondarysources.a. Theprojectdocument.b. Projectmonitoringandprogressreports.c. Governmentreports.d. Partnerreports.e. Civilsocietyreports.f. Academicresearchandpublications.g. Systematicreviews.

4. Consultations.a. Expertandkeyinformants.b. Civilsocietyorganizations.c. Otherfundingagencies.d. Focusgroups.

5. Surveys,ratingscalesandchecklists.a. Rapid,shortsamplesurvey.b. Trafficandpassengersurveys.c. Travelsafetyaudits.d. Ratingscalestobecompletedbybeneficiaries,projectstafforpartners.e. Checklists.

6. Casestudies.a. Descriptivecasestudies.b. Analyticalcasestudies(QCA).

7. Qualitativefieldwork.a. Projectvisits.b. Informalinterviews.c. In-depthinterviews.d. Observation.e. Participantobservation.


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f. Traveldiaries.8. Socialmediaanalysis(ifthisisfeasible).

a. Socialmediaanalytics(forexample,analysisoftwitterandothersocialmedia).b. Internetsurveys.

9. Pipelinedesignstoconstructacounterfactual.5.2.MeasuringsecondaryandtertiaryoutcomesChapter9discussesinmoredetailhowsecondaryandtertiaryoutcomescanbedefinedandmeasured.


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• TableA7-1:Keygender-responsivequestions,indicatorsanddatacollectionmethods

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• PARTI:SOMEGENERALAPPROACHESTHATCANBEUSEDTHRUGHOUTTHEEVALUATION

1.GenderTOC:DevelopingagenderTOCthatisusedtoidentifythekeyevaluationquestionsandtodefinetheprocessesthroughwhichoutputsandoutcomesaretobeachieved.Thisalsodefineskeyassumptionstobetested.

• 2.Resultsframework(ifithasbeenusedintheproject):Thisdefinestheintendedgenderobjectivestobeassessed.

• 3.Descriptivecasestudies:Usuallyarelativelysmallnumberofcasestudiesthatarebroadlyrepresentativeofthemainprojectscenariosandwhichareusedtoillustratehowtheprojectsevolvedandthelivedexperienceoftheprojectpopulations.Casestudiescanbelongitudinal(conductedover

arelativelylongperiodoftime),or(asisusuallythecasewithex-postevaluations)conductedatonepointintime,andrelyingextensivelyonrecall.

• 4.Analyticalcasestudies:TheseusetechniquessuchasQCA(qualitativecaseanalysis)toidentifythenecessaryandsufficientconditionsforprojectoutcomestooccur,andalsothenecessaryandsufficientconditionswhereprojectoutcomesdoNOToccur.Normallyatleast30casesarerequired.

WhileQCAarerarely(ifever)usedbyIEOs,theycouldbeapotentiallypowerfulanalyticaltoolthatpermitsattributionanalysistobeused.

• 5.Counterfactualanalysis:Thiscanbeusedatthenationallevelforprogramsintendedtocoverthewholecountry,orattheprojectlevel.FortheevaluationoftheTransportProject,counterfactualwouldprobablycomparetheprojectwithotherbuscompanies(assumingthereanyother

companiesthatareofasimilarsizewithcommoncharacteristics).Theanalysiswouldrequireabeforeandaftercomparison.

•

• PARTII:DESIGNSFORASSESSINGEACHDIMENSIONOFTHEEVALUATION

•

• Dimension/Question • Indicators • Datacollectionmethods

• [appropriatetoolswillbeselectedforeachphaseoftheevaluationfromthislistof

options]

• 1.HISTORYANDCONTEXT

a. Havetherebeenearlier

initiativestopromotewomen’s

employmentinthetransport

sector?Whatweretheresults?

a. Transportsectorprojectswithgender

components/objectives.

b. Genderoutcomes.

c. Transportprojectsthathadunintendedgender

outcomes.

a. Expertandkeyinformantsinterviews.

b. Governmentreports.

c. Civilsocietyreports.

d. Donorreports.

e. Academicresearch.

b. Howdidtheseearlier

experiencesaffectthedesignof

thepresentproject?

a. Referencesintheprojectdocumentsonprevious

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c. Havetherebeeninitiativesin

othersectorsandwhatwerethe

results?

a. Othersectorprojectswithgenderemployment

components.

b. Projectgenderoutcomes.

d. Isthereanylegislationor

governmentpoliciesaffecting

women’slabormarketaccess?

Whathavebeentheeffectsof

thesemeasures?

•

a. Legislationconcerningwomen’slabormarketaccess.

b. Opinionsonpolicyoutcomes.

e. Arethereanyimportant

economic,politicalorcultural

contextualfactorsthathave

affectedhowthegender

componentsweredesignedor

implementedorthataffected

theiroutcomes?

a. Reportsandindicatorsoncontextualfactorsaffecting

women’slabormarketaccess.•

• 2.RELEVANCE:Therelevanceoftheprojectconceptanddesignforpromotingwomen’sempowermentandsocialandeconomicbenefits

a.Howdoestheprojectexpectto

promotewomen’saccessto

employmentandtoimprovethe

qualityoftransportservicesfor

women?

a. DevelopaTOCthatidentifiestheintendedgender

outputsandoutcomesandtheprocesses/steps

throughwhichthesearetobeachieved.Someofthe

outputsandoutcomesmayinclude:

i. DirectGenderOutputs[seeSection4A].

ii. Secondarygenderoutputs[seeSection4B].

iii. Directgenderoutcomes[seeSection4C].

iv. Secondarygenderoutputs[seeSection4D.]

a. ThedraftTOCwouldbedeveloped

byconsultantsonthebasisofproject

documentsandinterviews.Feedback

wouldbeobtainedfromprojectstaff,

beneficiariesandcivilsociety.

b. Projectdocument.

c. Interviewswithprojectstaffand

partnerimplementingagencies.

d. Expertsandkeyinformants.

e. Householdincomeandexpenditure

surveys.

f. Passengerandtransportsurveys.

g. Socialmediaanalysis(twitter,and

suchlike)iffeasible.

h. Participantobservation(observer

travellingonbuses).


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b.Howrelevantaretheseintended

outputsandoutcomesforwomen

workersandpassengers?

a. Women’sopinionsontherelevanceofeachoutputand

outcome(seepoint1above)totheirlives[***Note:an

appropriateandunderstandabletermfor

“empowerment”mustbeidentified].

b. Theopinionofkeyinformantsandwomen’s

organizationsontherelevanceoftheoutputsand

outcomesfordifferentgroupsofwomen.

a. Reviewtheoryofchange.

b. Focusgroupswithbeneficiaries,project

staffandcivilsociety.

c. Expertandkeyinformantinterviews.

d. Interviewswithprojectstaff.

e. Informationfromtheprojectdocument.

f. Audioandvideorecordingsofproject

activities.

g. Projectmonitoringandprogressreports.

h. ApplicationofOECD-typeratingscale.

c.Howrelevantwerethegender

objectivesandtheirimplementation

fortheachievementofoverallproject

objectives?

a. Opinionsofprojectstaffontherelevanceofthegender

objectivesfortheoverallachievementofproject

objectives.

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• 3.EFFICIENCY:Gender-responsivenessofprojectimplementation

a.Werewomenconsultedand

involvedinprojectdesign?a.Werestakeholdersconsultedonprojectdesign?

b.Werethereprovisionstoinvolvewomeninthe

consultations?

c.Whichgroupsofwomenwereconsulted?

-Actualorpotentialemployees

-Civilsociety

f.Howmanywomenwereactivelyinvolvedthe

consultations?

•

a. Projectmonitoringreports

b. Projectprofiles

c. Focusgroups

d. Interviewswithprojectstaff

e. Socialmediaanalysis(ifappropriate)

f. Rapidsurveys(iffeasible)

g. Observation

b.Didtheprojectsselectedreflect

theprioritiesofwomen

Proportionofwomenwhosayprojects:

o Respondeddirectlytotheirneeds.

o Respondedsomewhattotheirneeds.

o Didnotrespondtotheirneeds.

c.Wasthewaytheprojectwas

implementedconducivetothe

participationofwomen?

a. Werethereguidelinesonhowtoinvolve

womeninprojects?

b. Howactivelywerewomeninvolved?

d.Howdidtheparticipationof

womeninprojectdesignand

implementationaffectthe

achievementoftheoverallproject

objectives?

a. Howactivelywerewomeninvolvedinproject

designandimplementation?

b. Werethereanychangesindesigninresponse

tofeedbackfromwomen?

c. Howdidthesechangesaffecttheoverall

efficiencyofthedifferentprojectcomponents?

• 4.OUTPUTSANDOUTCOMES(IMPACTS):Achievementofgenderresponsiveprojectobjectives

A.DIRECTGENDER-RESPONSIVEOUTPUTS:

a.DirectGenderOutputs

i. Increasednumberofwomenrecruited.

ii. Increasednumberofwomentrained.

iii. Rateofwomen’sadvancementincreases.

iv. Consultationmechanismswithwomenareput

inplace.

v. Busandservicedesigntakesgenderissuesinto

consideration.

vi. Genderissuesareincludedinworkshopsto

disseminatelessonsfromtheproject.

a. Theprojectdocument.

b. Interviewswithprojectstaffandpartnerimplementingagencies.

c. Expertsandkeyinformants.d. Householdincomeandexpenditure

surveys.

e. Passengerandtransportsurveys.f. Socialmediaanalysis(twitterandsuch

like)iffeasible.

g. Participantobservation(theresearcherspendstimetravellingonbusesto


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• observesexualharassmentandother

issuesaffectingwomenpassengersand

drivers/conductors.

h. Participantobservation(observertravellingonbuses).

i. Focusgroupswithbeneficiaries,

projectstaffandcivilsociety.

j. Audioandvideorecordingsofproject

activities.

k. Projectmonitoringandprogress

reports.

l. ApplicationofOECD-typeratingscale.

•

B.SECONDARYGENDER-RESPONSIVEOUTPUTS

b.Secondarygenderoutputs.

i. Routeplanningandservicefrequencytakes

intoconsiderationwomen’sspecifictransport

needs.

ii. Serviceplanningtakesintoconsideration

gender-relatedsecurityandsafety.For

example:

o Driversandconductorsaretrainedhowto

addresssexualharassmentonthebuses.

o Busstopsarewelllightedandarenot

locatedclosetobarsorotherareaswith

greaterriskforwomen.

o Additionalsecurityisprovidedforwomen

travellingtoandfromworkatnight.

o Driversandstaffaretrainedtorespect

womenpedestrians[studiesinanumberof

countrieshavefoundthatdriversdonot

slowdowntoallowwomenpedestriansto

safelycrosstheroad,andsometimes

driverswillnotcompletelystopsothat

womenhavetogetoffwhenthebusisstill

moving].

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iii. Numberofwomenpassengerssteadily

increases.

C.DIRECTGENDERRESPONSIVEOUTCOMES

c.Directgenderoutcomes

i. Increaseinproportionofwomenemployedby

thebuscompany.Proportionincreaseoverthe

lifeoftheproject.

ii. Increaseinproportionofwomeninnon-

administrativepositions(drivers,mechanics).

iii. Increaseinwomen’searnings.

iv. Increaseinproportionofwomeninmanagerial

positions.

v. Hasthework/livebalanceimprovedfor

womenworkers?D.SECONDARYGENDERRESPONSIVEOUTCOMES

d.Secondarygenderoutcomes

i. Women’ssafetyimprovescomparedtoother

buscompaniesandformsoftransport.

ii. Genderresponsiverouteplanningcontributes

toreducingwomen’stimeburden.

iii. Women’incomeincreases(duetogreater

accesstojobopportunitiesthroughmore

convenienttransport.

iv. Children’shealthimprovesasgender-

responsivetransportplanningmakesiteasier

forworkingmotherstotakechildrentothe

doctor.

v. Children’sschoolattendanceimprovesasitis

easierforworkingmotherstotakechildrento

school.

•

3. Women’sparticipationin

leadershipandmanagementof

projects

a. Theproportionofprojectorganizationleadersand

managerswhoarewomen

a. Projectmonitoringreports.

b. Interviewswithprojectstaff.

c. Projectprofiles.

d. Audioandvideorecordings.

e. Observation.

f. Expertandkeyinformantinterviews.

4. Women’sroleinproject

decision-making

a.Whatisthelevelofcontributionofwomentoproject

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ii. Womenplaysomerole.

iii. Womenplayverylittlerole.

B.OUTCOMES:Assessinggenderresponsiveoutcomes.

• •

5. Projecteffectsonwomen’s

empowerment

a. Participationincommunityorganizations.

b. Participationindecision-makingincommunity

organizations

c. Impactsonwomen’sstatusinthehousehold.

d. Accesstoandcontroloverresources.

e. Participationindecision-making.

f. Geographicalmobility.

g. Strengtheningsocialcapital.

a. Theoryofchange.

b. Monitoringreports.

c. Projectdocument.

d. Expertsandkeyinformants.

e. Casestudies.

f. Analysisofsocialmedia.

g. Audioandvideorecordings.

h. Focusgroups.

i. Observation.

j. Rapidsurveys.

k. Projectprofiles.

l. Self-reportedratingscales.

m. Harvard-typetimeuseandaccesstoandcontrolofresources

checklists.

6. Assessingsocialandeconomic

outcomesforwomen

i. Girl’sandwomen’seducation.

ii. Personalsecurity.

iii. Geographicalmobility.

iv. Strengtheningsocialnetworksandsocial

capital.

v. Accesstoinformationabouttheoutsideworld

andaboutthecommunity.

vi. Reducingtimeburdens.

7. Doprojectsaddresswomen’s

needsandpriorities[***Note:

thismaybeincludedunder

efficiency].

a.Proportionofwomenwhosayprojects:

i. Respondeddirectlytotheirneeds.

ii. Respondedsomewhattotheirneeds.

iii. Didnotrespondtotheirneeds.

8. Identifyingunintended

outcomes.

a. Didtheprojectshaveanyunintended

(unanticipated)positiveoutcomesforwomen?

b. Didtheprojectshaveanyunintended

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• SUSTAINABIITYANDRESILIENCE:

3. Whatevidenceistherethat

women’sadvancesinthe

companyarelikelytobe

sustained?

a. Didtheproportionofwomenrecruitedincrease,

anddidtheincreasecontinuethroughoutthelifeof

theproject?

b. Didtheproportionofwomenwhoreceived

advancements(promotion)increaseanddidthese

increasescontinuethroughoutthelifeofthe

project?

c. Didthenumber/proportionofwomenreceiving

trainingincrease,anddidtheseincreasescontinue

throughoutthelifeoftheproject?

d. Opinionsofdifferentstakeholdergroupsonthe

likelihoodthattheimprovementsinpointsa-cwill

besustained.

a. Sustainabilitychecklists.

b. Casestudies.

c. Observation.

d. Focusgroups.

e. Individualinterviews.

4. Havewomeninthecompany

learnedcopingmechanismsfor

workingandadvancingina

male-dominatedwork

environment?

a. Whatwerethechallengesfacingwomenworkersto

sustaintheirprogress?

b. Whatweretheopinionsofotherstakeholder

groups?

c. Didwomenreportthattheyhadlearnedanycoping

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Appendix 8: Links to the gender indexes

1.AfricaGenderEqualityIndex

https://www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/topics/quality-assurance-results/gender-equality-index/

2.SDGIndicators

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/21252030percent20Agendapercent20forpercent20Sustainablepercent20Develop

mentpercent20web.pdf

3.TheGender-RelatedDevelopmentIndex(GDI)

http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/gender-development-index-gdi

4.GenderEmpowermentMeasure(GEM)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_Empowerment_Measure

5.SocialWatchGenderEquityIndex(GGI)

http://www.socialwatch.org/taxonomy/term/527

6.WorldEconomicForumGenderGapIndex(GGI)

https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-gender-gap-report-2016

7.AfricaWomen’sProgressScorecard

http://www.uneca.org/sites/default/files/PublicationFiles/agdi_2011_eng_fin.pdf

8.ThematicIndicators

FAOhttp://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/ess/ess_test_folder/Workshops_Events/AFCAS_19/AFCAS_05_7_2_b.pdf

UNESCOhttp://uis.unesco.org/en/glossary-term/gender-parity-index-gpi


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Appendix 9: Strengthening the dissemination and use of gender-evaluation findings.

1.TheunderutilizationofevaluationsThereisextensiveevidencethatevenmethodologicallysoundevaluationsarefrequentlyunder-utilized

(BoxA9.1).MostofthesefindingsareequallyapplicabletoGREbutthereareadditionalfactorsthatcan

alsoconstraintheutilizationofgender-responsivefindings.First,manyprojectsdonothavespecific

genderobjectives,orgenderobjectivesaredefinedverynarrowly.Inbothcases,findingsrelatingto

potentiallyimportantgender-relatedsecondaryandtertiaryoutcomesmaynotbeconsideredrelevantif

theywerenotincludedintheresultsframework.ThecasestudiespresentedinPartIIprovidemultiple

examplesofexcludedgenderissues.Second,projectstaffmayberesistanttoacceptingthefindingsof

genderanalysiswhichtheyfeelunfairlycriticizethemfornothavingaddressedgenderissuesthatwere

notincludedintheprojectdesign.Third,thewayinwhichGREfindingsarepresentedisoftennotlinked

directlytodevelopmentobjectives,butaddressesbroaderconcernssuchaswomen’sempowermentor

humanrights.Fourth,GREoftenneedtomakeastrongercaseforthevalueaddedofthetimeand

resourcesinvestedinaddressinggenderissues.Fifth,IEOsmaynothaveadisseminationstrategythat

ensuresthefindingsareaccessibletothewiderrangeofstakeholders(forexample,civilsocietyand

women’sorganizations)thatarethepotentialadvocatesandimplementersoftheevaluationfindings.

Finally,stakeholdersoftenarguethattheGREfindingsarenotbasedonafullunderstandingofthelocal

contextandthatrecommendationsarenotrealisticwithinthelocalpoliticalandculturalscenario.

2.StrategiesforpromotingtheutilizationofGREevaluationsGiventhenatureoftheIEOmandate,notalloftheutilizationstrategiesdiscussedintheliteratureare

applicabletoIEOs.Inparticular,therequirementforindependenceandthefactthatevaluationsare

conductedex-postmeansthatmanyoftheutilization-focusedevaluationstrategies(Patton,2008)that

BoxA9.1Reasonswhyevaluationfindingsareoftenunderutilized

• Badtiming:thereportistoolatetocontributetopolicydecisionsoritcomestooearlybefore

agenciesarefocusingontheseissues.

• Lackofflexibilitytorespondtotheinformationneedsofstakeholders.

• Wrongquestionsareaskedandfindingsnotconsideredusefulorrelevant.

• Evaluationsaretooexpensiveandmaketoomanydemandsonagencystaffandresources.

• Simplisticanswersaregiventocomplexissues.

• Evaluatorsdonotunderstandthecomplexitiesofthelocalcontext.

• Localexpertsarenotconsulted/involvedintheevaluation.

• Findingsarenotpresentedinawaythatiseasilyaccessibletodifferentstakeholders.

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requireregularinteractionwithimplementingagenciesarenotdirectlyapplicable.Thefollowingare

someofthestrategiesforpromotingGREutilizationapplicabletoIEOs:

a. Developadisseminationstrategythataddressesalloftheissuesidentifiedintheprevious

section,includingthespecificgender-relatedconstraintsandopportunities.

b. Ensurefindingsandrecommendationsarealignedwithprojectdevelopmentobjectives.Many

GREfindingsaddressbroaderissuessomeprojectstaffmaynotfindrelevantorcannot

implement.Thispresentsastrategicchallengeasmanyoftheseissuesrelatingtoempowerment,

humanrightsandinclusionarecriticaltodevelopment.Findingsmustbeintegratedwitha

capacity-buildingstrategythatcanhelpagenciesreviewandbroadentheirapproachestosocial

aswellaseconomicdevelopment.

c. Relatedtothepreviouspoint,utilizationofGREevaluationfindingscanonlybeachievedifthey

arebasedonafullunderstandingofthelocalpolitical,economicandsocialcontext.Changesin

deeplyengrainedsystemsofsocialcontrolrequirethestrategicidentificationofpotential

interventionpointsthatarerealisticwithineachlocalcontext.

d. Using“carrots”(incentives),“sticks”(sanctionsandpunishments)and“sermons”(showof

supportfromrespectedfigures)toencourageutilization(MacKay,2007).Anexampleofan

incentivemightbetheavailabilityofagenderfundthatcouldbedrawnontosupport

implementationofsomeoftherecommendations.

e. IEOsmayneedtodevelopinnovativecommunicationmechanisms(suchasuseofsocialmedia,

smartphones,collaborationwithcivilsociety,shorterpublicationstargetedtoparticular

audiences).

f. Ensuringthatagreedactionsongenderfindingsareincludedinthemanagementactionplans

thatmostIEOsusetomonitorimplementationofthemanagementagreementsand

commitmentsonevaluationrecommendations.

3.DevelopinganorganizationallearningstrategyIEOsshouldcoordinatewithagencycapacitydevelopmentunitstostrengthenstaffunderstandingof

genderissuesandoutcomesandhowtheyshouldbeaddressedinthedesignoffutureprojects

(programsandpolicies).GREreportsprovidevaluableteachingmaterialastheyillustratehowagency

genderpoliciesandstrategiesactuallyoperateinthefield.Thiscanalsohelpbuildawarenessofthe

importanceofbuildingthecollectionofdataongenderindictorsintoprojectM&Eandmanagement

systems.

4.BuildinggenderindicatorsandfindingsintokeyagencyreportsIEOshouldworktoensurethatgenderindicatorsareincorporatedintokeyagencyreportsandpolicy

documentsaswellasintomostIEGproducts.Chapter2describedthedifferentkindsofindicatorsthat

couldbemainstreamed(seeSection2.7).Thefollowingaresomeoftheindicatorsandevidencethat

couldbeincorporatedintodifferentagencyreports.

BoxA9.2UsefulreferencesonutilizationofGREevaluations

UNWomenIndependentEvaluationOffice(2015)HowtoManageGender-ResponsiveEvaluation:EvaluationHandbook.Chapter7Useandfollow-up.

Bamberger,M,M.Segone&S.Reddy(2014).Nationalpoliciesforsustainableandequitabledevelopment:Howtointegrategenderequalityandsocialequityinnationalevaluationpoliciesandsystems.EvalPartners,UNWomenandIOCE.

KarkaraN(undated).“Advocatingforevaluation:Atoolkittodevelopadvocacy

strategiestostrengthenanenablingenvironmentforevaluation”.


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a. Disaggregatingstandardsocio-economicindicatorsbysex.

b. Presentinggenderchecklists.

c. IncorporatinggenderintotheOECD/DACstandardratingscales.

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iManyevaluationsrelyondatacollectedatthelevelofthehousehold.GREevaluatorsarguethathouseholdleveldata

ignoresimportantdifferencesinhowfoodandotherresourcesaredistributedamonghouseholdmembers.Disaggregated

analysisiscriticalforGREaswomenandgirlsoftenreceiveasmallershareoffoodsothatmalnutritionratescanbe

higher.

iiForexample,CaseStudyNo.1(theVillageInvestmentProject)includesoutputindicatorsforeachoftheProject

Components(capacitybuildingandempowerment,villageinvestmentsandmanagement).Forthevillageinvestments

component,tensetsofoutputindicatorsaremeasuredforcoresectorsincluding:peopleattheprojectlevelwith

improvedwatersupply,constructionofwatersupplypoints,directfemaleandmaleprojectbeneficiaries.

iiiMixedmethodsareusuallyunderstoodtocombinequantitativeandqualitativemethodsfromtwodifferentsocial

sciencedisciplineswhilemulti-methodapproachesinvolvecombiningdifferentresearchandevaluationmethodsfrom

withinthesamediscipline.However,thedistinctionisnotveryclearandsomeoffersprefertocombinethetwo

approaches.

ivOftenmostoftheevaluationbudgetmightbeinvestedinaquantitativesurveysoastoachievemaximumstatistical

power.Anotheroptionmightbetoreducethesamplesizeandtoinvestsomeoftheresourcesinqualitativemethodssuch

asfocusgroups,keyinformantinterviewsandsoforthCombiningtheseindependentestimatesmightproducemore

usefulandmeaningfulresults.However,increasingvalidityrequiresthatQUALdataisselectedtoensureitis

representativeandcanbecomparedwiththeQUANTfindings,

vAnexampleofacommondifferenceiswhenaQUANTsurveyisaskingaboutchangesinincomesincethestartofthe

projectwhileQUALinterviewsarefocusingmoreonfeelingsofeconomicsecurityandvulnerabilitytoeconomiccrises.

Sometimessurveysfindthatincomehasgoneupbutthatmanypeoplefeelmorevulnerableandinsecure.Itoftentakes

theresearcherssometimethatthesequestionsareexploringdifferentissues.vi BetterEvaluation(http://www.betterevaluation.org/en/approach/realist_evaluation)definesagenerativemechanismsasfollows:Strictlyspeaking,theterm‘generativemechanism’referstotheunderlyingsocialorpsychological

driversthat‘cause’thereasoningofactors.Forexample,aparentingskillsprogrammayhaveachieveddifferent

outcomesforfathersandmothers.Themechanismgeneratingdifferent‘reasoning’bymothersandfathersmayrelateto

dominantsocialnormsabouttherolesandresponsibilitiesofmothersandfathers.Additionalmechanismsmaybe

situatedinpsychological,socialorotherspheres.Contextmatters:first,itinfluences‘reasoning’and,secondly,generative

mechanismscanonlyworkifthecircumstancesareright.Goingbacktoourexample,theremaydifferentsocialbeliefs

abouttherolesandresponsibilitiesofmothersandfathersindifferentcultures,whichmayaffecthowparentsrespondto

theparentingprogram.Whetherparentscanputtheirnewlearningintopracticewilldependonarangeoffactors–

perhapsthetimetheyhaveavailable,theirownbeliefsaboutparenting,ortheirmentalhealth.Finally,thecontextmay

providealternativeexplanationsoftheobservedoutcomes,andtheseneedtobetakenintoaccountduringtheanalysis.

viiAtypicalresponseisthatwomenactuallyenjoythistraveltime(andcarryingheavyburdensontheirhead)time

becausetheysingandchatwiththeirfriendsastheywalk.

viiiAfrequentlycitedexampleconcernstheroleofthemother-in-lawonchildnutrition.Themother-in-lawisfrequently

nottargetedinnutritioneducationprograms,butshecanpreventherdaughter-in-lawfromapplyingthelessonlearned

innutritioneducationprograms.

ixAnumberoforganizationssuchasUNWomen,USAID,DIFDandCAREinternationalhavedevelopedchecklistsforstaff

toassesshowwellgenderissueshavebeenaddressedinthedesignandimplementationoftheirprograms.Forexample,

DFIDstaffareaskedquestionssuchas:“Havewecountedallwomenandgirls?”,“Havebothwomenandmenbeen

consulted?”,“Haveweinvestedequallyinwomenandmen?”,“Dowomenandgirlsreceiveafairshare(ofprogram

resources?)”.