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Gender-Sensitive Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

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Module 1. Module 1: Sex-Disaggregation Is Not Gender Analysis

  1. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division (2016). Integrating a Gender Perspective into Statistics. Studies in Methods, Series F No. 111. United Nations.Read it free
  2. Kabeer, N. (1999). The Conditions and Consequences of Choice: Reflections on the Measurement of Women's Empowerment. UNRISD Discussion Paper No. 108. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.Read it free

Module 2. Module 2: Four Frameworks, and What Each One Can Measure

  1. Kabeer, N. (1999). The Conditions and Consequences of Choice: Reflections on the Measurement of Women's Empowerment. UNRISD Discussion Paper No. 108. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.Read it free
  2. Moser, C. O. N. (1989). Gender Planning in the Third World: Meeting Practical and Strategic Gender Needs. World Development, 17(11), 1799-1825.Publisher pageSubscription
  3. March, C., Smyth, I. and Mukhopadhyay, M. (1999). A Guide to Gender-Analysis Frameworks. Oxfam GB.Read it free

Module 3. Module 3: Intersectionality as a Measurement Problem

  1. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division (2016). Integrating a Gender Perspective into Statistics. Studies in Methods, Series F No. 111. United Nations.Read it free
  2. Crenshaw, K. (1989). Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics. University of Chicago Legal Forum, 1989(1), Article 8.Read it free
  3. International Institute for Population Sciences and ICF (2021). National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21: India. IIPS.Read it free
  4. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (2020). Time Use in India 2019. National Statistical Office, Government of India.Read it free

Module 4. Module 4: A Theory of Change With Gender Actually In It

  1. Kabeer, N. (1999). The Conditions and Consequences of Choice: Reflections on the Measurement of Women's Empowerment. UNRISD Discussion Paper No. 108. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.Read it free
  2. Moser, C. O. N. (1989). Gender Planning in the Third World: Meeting Practical and Strategic Gender Needs. World Development, 17(11), 1799-1825.Publisher pageSubscription
  3. UN Women Independent Evaluation Office (2015). How to Manage Gender-Responsive Evaluation: Evaluation Handbook. UN Women.Read it free

Module 5. Module 5: Indicators Beyond the Headcount

  1. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division (2016). Integrating a Gender Perspective into Statistics. Studies in Methods, Series F No. 111. United Nations.Read it free
  2. United Nations Development Programme (2010). Human Development Report 2010: The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development. UNDP.Read it free
  3. Alkire, S., Meinzen-Dick, R., Peterman, A., Quisumbing, A., Seymour, G. and Vaz, A. (2013). The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index. World Development, 52, 71-91.Publisher pageSubscription
  4. Malapit, H., Quisumbing, A., Meinzen-Dick, R., Seymour, G., Martinez, E. M., Heckert, J., Rubin, D., Vaz, A. and Yount, K. M. (2019). Development of the Project-Level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI). World Development, 122, 675-692.Free copy of the published versionPublisher page

Module 6. Module 6: Measuring Empowerment Without Measuring Compliance

  1. Kabeer, N. (1999). The Conditions and Consequences of Choice: Reflections on the Measurement of Women's Empowerment. UNRISD Discussion Paper No. 108. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.Read it free
  2. Sen, A. (1990). Gender and Cooperative Conflicts. In Tinker, I. (ed.), Persistent Inequalities: Women and World Development, pp. 123-149. Oxford University Press.Publisher pageBook
  3. Alkire, S., Meinzen-Dick, R., Peterman, A., Quisumbing, A., Seymour, G. and Vaz, A. (2013). The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index. World Development, 52, 71-91.Publisher pageSubscription
  4. International Institute for Population Sciences and ICF (2021). National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21: India. IIPS.Read it free

Module 7. Module 7: Time Use and Unpaid Care: the Denominator Decides

  1. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (2020). Time Use in India 2019. National Statistical Office, Government of India.Read it free
  2. United Nations Statistics Division (2016). International Classification of Activities for Time-Use Statistics 2016 (ICATUS 2016). United Nations.Read it free
  3. European Commission, IMF, OECD, United Nations and World Bank (2009). System of National Accounts 2008. United Nations.Read it free

Module 8. Module 8: Measuring Violence, Safely

  1. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division (2016). Integrating a Gender Perspective into Statistics. Studies in Methods, Series F No. 111. United Nations.Read it free
  2. International Institute for Population Sciences and Macro International (2007). National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), 2005-06: India. IIPS.Read it free
  3. International Institute for Population Sciences and ICF (2017). National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16: India. IIPS.Read it free
  4. International Institute for Population Sciences and ICF (2021). National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21: India. IIPS.Read it free
  5. World Health Organization (2001). Putting Women First: Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Research on Domestic Violence Against Women. WHO.Read it free
  6. World Health Organization (2016). Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Intervention Research on Violence Against Women. WHO.Read it free

Module 9. Module 9: Who Asks, Who Answers, Who Is Never in the Frame

  1. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division (2016). Integrating a Gender Perspective into Statistics. Studies in Methods, Series F No. 111. United Nations.Read it free
  2. World Health Organization (2001). Putting Women First: Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Research on Domestic Violence Against Women. WHO.Read it free

Module 10. Module 10: Feminist Evaluation and the Politics of a Finding

  1. UN Women Independent Evaluation Office (2015). How to Manage Gender-Responsive Evaluation: Evaluation Handbook. UN Women.Read it free
  2. United Nations Evaluation Group (2014). Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluations. UNEG.Read it free
  3. Brisolara, S., Seigart, D. and SenGupta, S. (eds) (2014). Feminist Evaluation and Research: Theory and Practice. Guilford Press.Publisher pageBook
  4. Patton, M. Q. Utilization-Focused Evaluation. Sage (first edition 1978; edition not specified in the module).Publisher pageBook

Module 11. Module 11: Qualitative, Participatory and Mixed, Done Seriously

  1. Davies, R. and Dart, J. (2005). The 'Most Significant Change' (MSC) Technique: A Guide to Its Use.Read it free
  2. UN Women Independent Evaluation Office (2015). How to Manage Gender-Responsive Evaluation: Evaluation Handbook. UN Women.Read it free

Module 12. Module 12: Markers, Budgets and the Accountability Gap

  1. Ministry of Finance, Government of India (2026). Expenditure Profile 2026-2027, Statement 13: Gender Budget. Union Budget.Read it free

Module 13. Module 13: Capstone — Design a Gender-Responsive MEL System

  1. Kabeer, N. (1999). The Conditions and Consequences of Choice: Reflections on the Measurement of Women's Empowerment. UNRISD Discussion Paper No. 108. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.Read it free
  2. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division (2016). Integrating a Gender Perspective into Statistics. Studies in Methods, Series F No. 111. United Nations.Read it free
  3. UN Women Independent Evaluation Office (2015). How to Manage Gender-Responsive Evaluation: Evaluation Handbook. UN Women.Read it free
  4. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (2020). Time Use in India 2019. National Statistical Office, Government of India.Read it free
  5. International Institute for Population Sciences and ICF (2021). National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21: India. IIPS.Read it free

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