specific work (See UN Women Independent Evaluation Office, 2015, How to Manage Gender Responsive Evaluation. Evaluation Handbook).15 What does a gender-responsive evaluation methodology include? •
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The evaluation specifies how gender issues are addressed in the methodology, including how data collection and analysis methods integrate gender considerations and ensure that data collected is disaggregated by sex. The evaluation methodology employs a mixed-methods approach, appropriate to evaluating gender equality and women’s empowerment considerations. The evaluation employs a diverse range of data sources and processes (i.e. triangulation, validation) to guarantee inclusion, accuracy and credibility. The evaluation methods and sampling frame address the diversity of stakeholders affected by the intervention, particularly the most vulnerable, where appropriate. Ethical standards are considered throughout the evaluation and all stakeholder groups are treated with integrity and respect for confidentiality. 16
IMPORTANT: A gender equality and women’s empowerment perspective needs to be included throughout the TOR.
Where applicable, evaluations need to consider disability issues deriving from the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy and Technical Notes.17 Box 5 details the elements to be addressed: Box 5: Integrating disability issues in evaluations • • • •
The evaluation TOR pays adequate attention to disability inclusion. Evaluation teams have knowledge and/ or experience of disability inclusion where relevant. Evaluation questions cover different aspects of disability inclusion. Evaluation stakeholder mapping and data collection methods involve persons with disabilities and their representative organizations. • Evaluation findings and analysis provide data and evidence on disability inclusion. • The conclusions and recommendations of evaluations reflect findings on disability inclusion.
GEF terminal evaluations and midterm reviews have their own TOR structure and requirements, which cover the above with additional GEF-specific requirements. These requirements are outlined in the GEF guidelines for terminal evaluations and midterm reviews.18 All TORs undergo a post-evaluation quality assessment conducted by IEO through the ERC quality assessment process. Details of the five quality assessment questions for TORs are given in section 6.
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Access at: https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2015/4/un-women-evaluation-handbook-how-tomanage-gender-responsive-evaluation 16 Further guidance on key elements of a gender-responsive evaluation methodology is provided on p. 37-41 and p. 91-110 in the UNEG Guidance Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluations. Access at: http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/980 17 Access at: https://www.un.org/en/content/disabilitystrategy/ 18 Access at: http://web.undp.org/evaluation/guidance.shtml
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