Tools
Gender Impact Assessment
The gender impact assessment is one of the key analytical instruments. It was developed in the Netherlands in the early 1990s, following the realisation that the presumed gender-neutrality of policy measures has unintentional and often unforeseeable, yet far-reaching and frequently negative effects on gender relations in society and on women and men.
It is used to analyse or review the impact of measures on women and men as well as on gender relations. Its key function consists in identifying the equality policy effects of a specific measure (planned legislation, programmes, concepts, strategies, projects, etc.).
Vulnerabilty Assessment
The Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (CVCA) methodology faciliatates understanding of the implications of climate change for the lives and livelihoods of the people. By combining local knowledge with scientific data, the process builds people’s understanding about climate risks and adaptation strategies. It provides a framework for dialogue within communities, as well as between communities and other stakeholders. The results provide a solid foundation for the identification of practical strategies to facilitate community-based adaptation to climate change.
Participatory Vulnerability Analysis (PVA) is a tool developed by ActionAid which involves communities, local authorities and other stakeholders in an in-depth examination of what makes them vulnerable.
ActionAid Vulnerability Analysis Guide
Gender Equality Audit
This Manual provides gender audit facilitators with guidelines and practical instructions on the planning and implementation of participatory gender audits in an organizational context. Its content and structure are based on training materials that are being used to train facilitators undertaking participatory gender audits within the ILO.
Gender Disaggregated Data
To deepen the understanding of community livelihoods, needs and priorities, several projects identified the need to conduct either a Field Diagnostic Study or to analyse data already gathered on gender and poverty issues. It was this realization that formed the rationale for preparing this manual. The manual builds directly on practical experience gained while conducting FDSs.
Gender Budgeting
The report focuses on how to organise gender budgeting processes and methodologies and how to apply its methods and tools. It provides a flexible framework for use by countries depending on their specific situations and presents practical examples of gender budgeting.
The report gives an overview of gender budgeting initiatives and practices in different countries(Austria, Belgium Germany, France, Spain etc) , thus offering a wide selection of material to be used according to national circumstances. It does not provide countries with a fixed blueprint or tailor-made toolkit, which is neither possible nor useful given that budgetary processes are highly country-specific.
Drawing on the experiences of budget work in a number of countries, “Many a slip…” sets out a step-by-step process for analyzing a government’s budget to assess its compliance with its right to food obligations. While the focus is on right to food-related issues, the process described is readily adaptable to work on other rights as well.
FAO Guide on Budget Work to advance the Right to Food
This guide does not attempt to provide a blueprint for implementing a gender-responsive budget. This is not possible, since not only is every situation different but also adaptation to local contexts is essential to build capacity and ensure relevance and sustainability. Rather, the publication aims to provide practitioners with the basic information they need to understand GRBs and to start initiatives based on their own local situations.
Examples
Gender Impact Assessment
Participatory Vulnerability Assessment
Disaster Risk Reduction through Schools in Nepal
Gender Equality Audit
Gender Audit of Energy Policy and Programmes in Kenya
Independent Gender Equality Audit and Fianna Fáil Gender Equality Action Plan
Gender-Based Analysis by the Auditor Genereal of Canada
Gender Budgeting
Women's Budget Initiative (WBI)
Background Reading
Gender Impact Assessment
Vulnerabilty Assessment
Socio-economic impacts of natural disasters: a gender analysis
Pinning Down Vulnerability : From Narratives to Numbers
Gender Equality Audit
Worldbank: Where Do We Stand on Millennium Development Goal 3?
Gender Disaggregated Data
BRIDGE Gender and Indicators Overview Report
EVALSED Sourcebook on Methodology
Gender Budgeting
The Political Economy of Women’s Budgets in the South
