Hi there, I’m Heather Krause from Datassist. I’ve been working with women and data internationally for over a decade. I’m delighted to have the opportunity to add my voice and share a bit about the importance of including quantitative data — in addition to qualitative data — in research to incorporate a feminist perspective. Using …
In this infinite mysterious magical interconnected multi universe, my existence is on planet earth as Mira Savara. I hold a PhD, was previously with BBC World Service Trust, and am now an independent freelance consultant with the non-profit social research centre Shakti. No… Don’t stop reading, I am making a point. The introduction tells you that …
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Hello AEA365 readers! I’m Kate S. McCleary, Ph.D., researcher and evaluator at The LEAD Center within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On March 11th, my colleagues and I gathered for an office retreat to discuss our work as a Center and also to share themes in evaluation that are …
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Hi, I am Priya Alvarez, a feminist evaluator working at UN Women. During the past 12 months, I worked on an evaluation combining feminist and systems thinking approaches with Katrina Rojas/Universalia, Annalise Moser and Bob Williams. The evaluation assessed UN Women’s contribution to UN system coordination on gender equality and the empowerment of women (GEEW). …
I’m Rita Fierro from Fierro Consulting and I specialize in working with vulnerable populations in a more inclusive way. An inclusive conversation is one in which differences in perspectives are leveraged as opportunities instead of threats or ignored. Lessons Learned: To suggest to a client that a gender-responsive evaluation or an inclusive facilitation process is needed (along gender, race, ethnic, …
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Hi there! I’m Michael Bamberger and I have worked on gender evaluation with civil society, UN, foundations, and bilateral donor agencies. The longer you work in this field, the more you recognize the complexity of the processes and outcomes you are trying to understand. There is growing recognition that many development programs are complex. They …
Hi readers! I am Kelly Grace and have been working in gender equity in education in Cambodia through the Lehigh University and Caring for Cambodia (CFC) partnership. In 2014 our team in the department of Comparative and International Education at Lehigh University conducted an evaluation of the Gender Equity program at CFC schools in Siem …
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I am Svetlana Negroustoueva, chair of the Feminist TIG and an expert in gender-responsive M&E of international development projects across sectors. I believe that M&E is an underutilized vehicle to enrich knowledge on gender and vulnerability issues. Gender-responsive M&E processes are important for ensuring that targets are met and outcomes and impacts can be assessed …
Hello! We are Ghada Jiha and Bessa Whitmore, Program Co-Chairs of the Feminist Issues in Evaluation Topical Interest Group (Feminist TIG). The TIG was established to highlight and promote feminist approaches in the field of evaluation. Feminist approaches acknowledge multiple perspectives and realities by examining the intersections of gender, race, class and sexuality in the …
Hi, I am Rituu B Nanda and I work on M&E, community engagement, participatory action research and knowledge management. I work with multiple organisations like Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST), Anti-Slavery International, and Constellation. I moderate an international online community of practice (CoP) – Gender and Evaluation – under ISST’s project “Engendering Policy through …
