Training on Gender-Sensitive Monitoring and Evaluation Practices

In today’s results-driven development landscape, effective Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) must go beyond numbers — it must reflect equity, inclusion, and impact. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of how to integrate gender perspectives into M&E frameworks, ensuring that programs and policies are inclusive, equitable, and impactful.

Participants will learn how to design and implement gender-sensitive M&E systems that capture the experiences, needs, and outcomes of both women and men. Through interactive sessions, real-world case studies, and practical exercises, this training empowers professionals to use gender-responsive data to improve program design, enhance accountability, and inform evidence-based policy decisions.

Duration

5 Days

Who Should Attend

• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) professionals.

• Gender specialists and program officers.

• Development practitioners and policy analysts.

• NGO and government project managers.

• Donor agency representatives and consultants involved in gender equality initiatives.

Organizational Impact

• Enhanced institutional accountability for gender equality outcomes.

• Strengthened capacity to implement and monitor gender-responsive programs.

• Improved data-driven decision-making for inclusive development.

Individual Impact

• Increased expertise in designing and managing gender-sensitive M&E systems.

• Enhanced analytical and reporting skills using gender-disaggregated data.

• Greater ability to influence policy and advocate for gender equity through evidence.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles and importance of gender-sensitive M&E.

• Design gender-responsive indicators and data collection tools.

• Apply qualitative and quantitative approaches for gender analysis.

• Integrate gender dimensions into evaluation frameworks and reports.

• Use gender-disaggregated data to inform policy and programming decisions.

Module 1: Introduction to Gender-Sensitive Monitoring and Evaluation

• Defining gender-sensitive M&E and its role in development effectiveness.

• Global frameworks and standards guiding gender-responsive evaluation.

• Aligning gender-sensitive M&E with institutional and policy objectives.

• Case Study: Integrating gender equity indicators into a national development program.

Module 2: Designing Gender-Responsive M&E Frameworks

• Developing logic models and theories of change with gender perspectives.

• Creating measurable gender indicators.

• Establishing baselines and setting gender-sensitive targets.

• Case Study: Designing a gender-inclusive M&E framework for a health intervention.

Module 3: Data Collection and Gender Analysis

• Methods and tools for collecting gender-disaggregated data.

• Addressing bias and ethical considerations in gender data collection.

• Techniques for qualitative and quantitative gender analysis.

• Case Study: Conducting gender-based needs assessment for community projects.

Module 4: Integrating Gender in Evaluation Design and Reporting

• Applying gender evaluation criteria and methodologies.

• Incorporating gender perspectives into evaluation questions and indicators.

• Communicating and visualizing gender-sensitive findings effectively.

• Case Study: Mainstreaming gender in an impact evaluation of an education project.

Module 5: Institutionalizing Gender-Sensitive M&E Practices

• Embedding gender-responsive practices within organizational M&E systems.

• Capacity building for staff and stakeholders.

• Using gender data for evidence-based decision-making and accountability.

• Case Study: Strengthening institutional M&E frameworks for gender equity and inclusion.