Evaluation of DFID Development Assistance: Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Phase II Thematic Evaluation: Voice and Accountability

This document describes an evaluation of DFID's Development Assistance on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, assessing its role in poverty eradication and human rights. The evaluation, conducted by Rachel Waterhouse and Sally Neville, employed database searches, literature reviews, and interviews, facing challenges like information extraction and weak institutional memory. It found that DFID has promoted women's political participation, gender mainstreaming in poverty reduction, and gender budgeting, but also faced resistance and methodological issues in impact assessment. Key outcomes include policy changes and increased women's decision-making participation, though the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms is unclear. The document concludes that DFID has contributed to gender equality, but more evidence and sustained institutional change are needed for long-term success. It also evaluates gender integration in poverty reduction strategy processes, suggesting a focus on process evaluation and the importance of gender-sensitive indicators. DFID's efforts have led to more opportunities for women, better gender analysis capacity, and mechanisms for gender equality, with the document providing references and a list of relevant abbreviations. **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: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Process evaluation
• Process methods: Other
• 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: March 2005

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