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Independent Evaluation of Outcome 17: Gender mainstreaming with the support of Sweden and Norway Partnership Agreements

eval_number:

2341

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2341

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Gender equality

category:

Conditions of work & equality

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comments:

N/A

challenges:

Strong a sustained commitment to gender mainstreaming by country field office management & ILO HQ

success:

Good experience exists within the organization which can be shared and built upon in all regions

context:

Good collaboration between GED and the field offices

description:

Gender Mainstreaming under the PAs at field level: • ILO field offices need to ensure an enabling environment for the seed funds to grow. A key feature of this environment is a DWCP which has been gender mainstreamed and provides a foundation for gender mainstreaming across the board. • For this process to be widely implemented a clear conceptual framework for gender mainstreaming in technical cooperation needs to be developed and adopted. This work will be spear-headed by GED in consultation with the gender network. • Another enabling feature is the allocation of responsibility for overall coordination of gender mainstreaming activities to an ILO staff member who has an overview of the programme and is likely to have some longevity in that position. This person can be a programme officer or a gender specialist at country level backstopped from the region. The activities of short-term gender specialists or gender consultants in the office often lack coordination which can reduce the potential benefits. • The evaluation suggests that capacity in RBM needs to be enhanced in the programming process, and the links between development of the DWCP and the Outcome-based work planning and funding clarified at the field level so it is not simply perceived as a Headquarters exercise. • Gender mainstreaming is further strengthened in the country concerned if the ILO’s own efforts are linked into the UNDAF framework through established cooperation with national authorities and a broad range of donors and stakeholders.

administrative_issues:

Most of this work can be accomplished by existing ILO staff though additional resources may be needed for training & capacity-building.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/196586

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

Independent Evaluation of Outcome 17: Gender mainstreaming with the support of Sweden and Norway Partnership Agreements