Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls

Annex C. Examples of a results framework

The Netherlands utilises a collaborative indicator system for results reporting in its development co-operation for gender equality and agenda for the empowerment of women and girls. To support and elevate the Strengthening Civil Society policy framework, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) created a system for results reporting called “basket indicators”. Basket indicators were designed to deliberately capture broad categories of results so that partners can develop and use systems for results reporting that are tailored to their own programmes and efforts yet still contribute to the MFA’s greater evaluation and monitoring framework.

Table C.1. Result Framework: including quantitative basket indicators and qualitative measurement

Impact area 1: All women and girls enjoy the right to a life free of violence	Impact area 2: Women influence decision-making and take leadership positions in public, private and civic sphere and their voices are heard	Impact area 3: Women’s economic rights, empowerment and entrepreneurship is strengthened		Impact area 4: Women participate meaningfully and equally in conflict prevention, peace- and state-building and women’s and girls’ rights are protected in crisis and (post-)conflict situations
Outcome 1. The enabling environment is strengthened to promote zero tolerance for all forms of violence against women and girls in public and private life	Outcome 2. The enabling environment is strengthened to promote women’s voice, agency, leadership and representative participation in decision-making processes in public, private and civic sphere	Outcome 3. The enabling environment is strengthened to promote women’s economic rights and empowerment and to encourage female entrepreneurship.		Outcome 4. The enabling environment is strengthened to promote women’s meaningful and equal participation and leadership in conflict prevention, peace- and state-building and protect women’s and girls’ rights in crisis and (post-) conflict situations at all levels
QUANTITATIVE BASKET INDICATORS					QUALITATIVE MEASUREMENT / guiding questions
1.1. # of laws, policies and strategies blocked, adopted or improved to eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls in public and private life (link Strengthening civil society - SCS2)	2.1. # of laws, policies and strategies blocked, adopted or improved to promote women’s voice, agency, leadership, and representative participation in decision-making processes in public, private and civic sphere. (link SCS2)	3.1. # of laws, policies and strategies blocked, adopted or improved to promote women’s economic rights, empowerment and entrepreneurship (link SCS2)		4.1. # of laws, policies and strategies blocked, adopted or improved to promote women’s meaningful and equal participation and leadership in conflict prevention, peace- and state-building and protect women’s and girls’ rights in crisis and (post-)conflict situations. (link SCS2)	Explain how, as a result of CSO L&A activities, governments, private sector, multilateral bodies and entities and societal groups change their laws, policies and strategies to support Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. From a learning perspective, please also consider explaining cases where L&A activities did not result in the desired change, and/or where other actors (not CSOs) were more important for bringing about change.
					In answering this question, it helps to consider…
					…describing the content and level (local, national, regional, international) of law, policy and strategy
					…explaining the advocacy process towards changes, reflecting on successful and unsuccessful strategies
					…describing the implementation process and extent of progress
					…explaining the advocacy process towards implementation, reflecting on successful and unsuccessful strategies
1.2. # of times that CSOs (disaggregated by women-led, youth-led or other and formal/informal) succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions on violence against women and girls, through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or movement building (link Strengthening civil society - SCS3)	2.2. # of times that CSOs (disaggregated by women-led, youth-led or other and formal/informal) succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions on women’s voice, agency, leadership and representative participation in decision-making processes in public, private and civic sphere, through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or movement building (link SCS3)	3.2. # of times that CSOs (disaggregated by women-led, youth-led or other and formal/informal) succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions on women’s economic rights, empowerment and entrepreneurship, through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or movement building (link SCS3)		4.2. # of times that CSOs (disaggregated by women-led, youth-led or other and formal/informal) succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions on promote women’s meaningful and equal participation and leadership in conflict prevention and peace- and state-building and protecting women’s and girls’ rights in crisis and (post-)conflict situations, through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or movement building (link SCS3)	Explain how CSOs have played a transformative role in decision making processes through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or movement building. From a learning perspective, please also consider explaining cases where CSOs were unable to play a transformative, and/or where other actors (not CSOs) were more important for this.
					In answering this question, it helps to consider…
					…explaining how CSO involvement changes decision making processes and policy discussions of targeted government, private sector and societal actors
					…explaining how and what frames introduced by CSOs are taken up by targeted actors, for instance by the media, in policy documents and in official speeches
					…explaining how and what CSO issues reach the agenda of targeted government, private sector and societal actors
1.3 # of individuals (disaggregated by type, age and gender) with improved attitudes and practises towards the elimination of all forms of violence, including harmful practices	2.3 # of individuals (disaggregated by type, age and gender) with improved attitudes and practises towards women’s voice, agency, leadership and representative participation in decision-making processes	3.3 # individuals (disaggregated by type, age and gender) with improved attitudes and practises on women’s economic rights, empowerment and entrepreneurship.		4.3 # of individuals (disaggregated by type, age and gender) with improved attitudes and practises on promoting women’s meaningful and equal participation and leadership in conflict prevention, peace- and state-building and protecting women’s and girls’ rights in crisis and (post-) conflict situations	Explain how, as a result of capacity strengthening and L&A activities targeted individuals, for example (central/ decentral) government staff and leaders, MPs, local leaders, private sector leaders, religious leaders, journalists, opinion makers, influencers, youth leaders, societal group leaders and other drivers of change changed their attitudes, practices and norms to support Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. From a learning perspective, please also consider explaining cases where capacity strengthening and L&A activities did not result in the desired change, and/or where other actors (not CSOs) were more important for bringing about change.
					In answering this question, it helps to consider…
					…describing the content of attitude, practise and norm changes
					…explaining the process towards changes, reflecting on successful and unsuccessful strategies
					…describing the implementation process and extent of progress
					…explaining how the improved attitudes and practises of targeted individuals in your program has led to social norms changes at different levels (local, national, regional, international).
Outputs	Strengthened capacity of women, women's rights organizations, CSO's, government & private sector to enhance women's rights, empowerment and gender equality
	QUANTITATIVE BASKET INDICATORS		QUALITATIVE MEASUREMENT/ guiding questions
Output indicators	5.2.1 # of organizations (disaggregated by women-led, youth-led or other and formal/informal) with strengthened capacity to advance women’s rights and gender equality (link Strengthening civil society - SCS5)		Explain the capacities and expertise developed for performing political roles and implementing advocacy strategies. From a learning perspective, please also consider explaining cases where CSOs were unable to increase their capacity.
			In answering this question it helps to consider…
			…explaining what different types of capacities different types of CSOs need for performing different political roles and implementing advocacy strategies
			…explaining how this is context-specific and tailors to the needs of CSOs and their constituencies
			…explaining the process of capacity building, what approach works and what doesn’t
	5.2.2 # of individuals with strengthened capacity (knowledge and skills) to advance women’s rights and gender equality (disaggregated by type, age and gender)		Explain how, as a result of capacity strengthening targeted individuals have improved knowledge and skills to advance women’s rights and gender equality. From a learning perspective, please also consider explaining cases where capacity strengthening did not result in the desired change.
			In answering this question it helps to consider…
			…explaining the content of the capacity building activities
			…describing the changes in knowledge in skills
			…describing the targeted individuals
			…explaining the process towards changes, reflecting on successful and unsuccessful strategies
			…describing the implementation process and extent of progress

Source: Women’s Rights & Gender Equality (WRGE) Result Framework - including quantitative basket indicators & qualitative measurement (internal document).