1. A GENDER SENSITIVE APPROACH TO M&E Karen Austrian Population Council – Kenya July 29, 2014

2. Background Population Council – International, non-profit, NGO that conducts research world wide – Key body of work on adolescent girls – Asset building approach to working with girls

3. What is your definition of success? Go beyond just outputs – i.e. # of savings account, # of businesses opened Think about what you envision for your program beneficiaries more broadly – Differences for girls and boys? Think critically about the non-intended consequences of your program – Differences for girls and boys?

4. Choosing Indicators Make sure to measure: – Beyond output success – What you believe will differ between boys and girls – Potential non- intended consequences

5. Example of Unintended Consequences – Savings Account Only girls experienced more sexual harassment Models control for age, religion, school status, years of schooling and socioeconomic status ***p <.001; **p <.01; *p <.05; †<0.10

6. Conclusion Gender sensitive M&E goes beyond gender disaggregated (although don’t forget that!) Identify how your programs might: – effect girls and boys differently – have longer term effects – have unintended consequences Then MEASURE…or you won’t really know

7. Thank You For more information contact Karen Austrian at kaustrian@popcouncil.org