1. CLP’s Experience Measuring Women’s Empowerment: Lessons Learnt and Results

2. Approach to Measuring Women’s Empowerment Grounded in conceptual framework Rich data Not adequate Measurement based on one indicator Context-specific Community input Too time consuming Low response rate Subjective understanding of women’s empowerment Difficult to assess whether empowered Some indicators only apply to women in male- headed households LF IndicatorSurvey QuestionnaireScorecard

3. Women’s Empowerment: Context- Specific How do you define women’s empowerment? In your opinion, what are some indicators that are associated with women’s empowerment? Having a university education Having a career Having equal pay Freedom of movement Freedom from sexual harassment

4. Chars Empowerment Scorecard Indicators Household level Indicators: Joint decision-makingJoint decision-making Keeps family cashKeeps family cash Influences investmentsInfluences investments Independent incomeIndependent income Own savingsOwn savings Community level Indicators: Membership in a groupMembership in a group Ability to solve conflictAbility to solve conflict Attending meetings/trainingsAttending meetings/trainings Being asked for adviceBeing asked for advice Invited to social occasionsInvited to social occasions

5. Results

6. Results: Indicator-wise Most MetLeast Met Baseline 2015 Keeping family cash (43%) Own income (23%) Meeting/ training (0.5%) Group membership (0.6%) Meeting/ training (90%) Group membership (84%) Resolve conflict (51%) Invite to social occasions (57%)

7. Results: Impact of Having an Independent Income 1.6 x more likely to keep the family cash 4 x more likely to have personal savings 2.3 x more likely to be invited to social occasions 2.7 x more likely to attend meetings/ trainings 3.4 x more likely to be a member of a committee 12 x more likely to be considered ‘empowered’*

8. Lessons Learnt Use mixed methods to collect data Even some obvious things can be overlooked Community involvement in defining women’s empowerment results in a defendable approach Account for the possibility that respondents will tell you what they think you want to hear Acknowledge the risk that questions can be interpreted in different ways Definition of women’s empowerment is context-specific & likely to change over time

9. Thank you www.clp-bangladesh.org Event Schedule Registration 09.30 – 09.45 Welcome & CLP Overview 09.45 – 10.30 CLP’s Approach to M&E 10.30 – 11.15 - Q&A Tea 11.15 – 11.45 Market Lessons 11.45 – 13.00 - Graduation + Q&A - Women’s Empowerment + Q&A Lunch 13.00