Evaluation of DFID's Policy and Practice in Support of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

This document describes an evaluation of the Department for International Development (DFID)'s efforts in promoting gender equality and women's empowerment within its development programs. Despite DFID's commitment to these issues as essential for poverty reduction, the evaluation found inconsistencies in the application of gender mainstreaming across various sectors and countries, and a lack of a unified understanding of gender policies within the organization. The evaluation, which utilized interviews, field studies, thematic studies, and data from DFID's financial and monitoring systems, highlighted the need for improved guidance, resources, and cross-departmental learning to effectively integrate gender perspectives. While DFID has made notable contributions to gender equality, the evaluation suggests that focused and gender-aware actions need to be more consistently prioritized and integrated throughout all stages of policy and programming to achieve the intended goals. Recommendations include enhancing leadership commitment, establishing clear guidelines, and improving monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure gender equality is effectively mainstreamed in DFID's work. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Process evaluation
• Process methods: Focus groups or group interviews; Individual interviews
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: August 2006

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes