Planning and managing feminist evaluations

This guide from Global Affairs Canada provides an approach and process for commissioning and managing feminist evaluations.

This resource and the following information were contributed by Dr Jules Sisk, PhD.

Authors and their affiliation

Data and Evaluation Bureau - Global Affairs Canada – Government of Canada

Key features

The guide covers the following:

• What is feminist evaluation at Global Affairs Canada?
• Questions to ask when considering a feminist approach to evaluation
• Planning and designing a feminist evaluation
• Ethical considerations in evaluation
• Develop the evaluation terms of reference
• Managing feminist evaluations

How have you used or intend to use this resource?

Feminist evaluation approaches can be applied to, and benefit, all projects, regardless of the sector or action area. The approach outlined in the guide should be adapted based on the specific needs of the partners and stakeholders, on the project context, and on the availability of resources.

Why would you recommend it to other people?

This document was developed by the Data and Evaluation Bureau at Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to provide information and guidance on feminist evaluations to GAC staff responsible for commissioning international assistance project evaluations. It is not intended to provide methodological guidance for evaluators wishing toundertake evaluations with a feminist lens. However, other organizations may find this document useful as a practical guide to commissioning feminist evaluations.