Developed by the APC Women´s Networking Support Programme

GEM is a guide to integrating a gender analysis into evaluations of initiatives that use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for social change.

GEM provides a means for determining whether ICTs are really improving women's lives and gender relations as well as promoting positive change at the individual, institutional, community and broader social levels.

The guide provides users with an overview of the evaluation process (including links to general evaluation resources) and outlines suggested strategies and methodologies for incorporating a gender analysis throughout the evaluation process. GEM does not contain step-by-step instructions to conducting evaluations.

GEM is not simply an evaluation tool. It can also be used to ensure that a gender concerns are integrated into a project planning process.


ELEMENT 1: SETTING YOUR EVALUATION APPROACH
Worksheet 1: Understanding your approach to evaluation
Worksheet 2: Setting evaluation objectives that address gender and ICT considerations
Worksheet 3: Ensuring that gender considerations are integrated in forming an Evaluation Team

ELEMENT 2: INTEGRATING GENDER ANALYSIS INTO EVALUATION
Worksheet 1: Integrating gender and ICT issues into the process of defining the context and scope of the evaluation.
Worksheet 2: Set gender and ICT for social change indicators for the evaluation.
Worksheet 3: Identifying project stakeholders who are critical to addressing the gender equality and ICT for social change issues in the evaluation.

ELEMENT 3: DESIGNING METHODOLOGIES
Worksheet 1: Select and adapt methodologies to gather information.
Worksheet 2: Collect information and gather stories about gender equality and ICT for social change issues from your stakeholder communities.

ELEMENT 4: PUTTING EVALUATION RESULTS TO WORK
Worksheet 1: Incorporating learning into ongoing project and organisational work.
Worksheet 2: Planning how to disseminate or share evaluation results.