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GenderAnalysis, Assessments and AuditsManual & ToolkitFor use by ACDI/VOCA Staff and Consultants in completing gender studiesDeveloped by Lis Meyers, Independent Consulting and Lindsey Jones, ACDI/VOCA

Gender Analysis, Assessment, And Audit Manual & ToolkitAugust 2012TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 2I. WHAT IS GENDER ANALYSIS? ....................................................................................................................................... 2II. WHY DO GENDER ANALYSIS? ........................................................................................................................................ 2III. TYPES OF GENDER STUDIES ...................................................................................................................................... 3IV. PURPOSE OF TOOLKIT ................................................................................................................................................ 4PHASE 1. PREPARATION ............................................................................................................................... 61.1 PREPARING A SCOPE OF WORK ................................................................................................................................ 61.2 IDENTIFY THE GENDER STUDY TEAM ..................................................................................................................... 61.3 CLARIFY CLIENT EXPECTATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 81.4 CONDUCT A DESK REVIEW ........................................................................................................................................ 91.5 WRITE THE WORK PLAN ......................................................................................................................................... 121.6 TRAIN TEAM MEMBERS ........................................................................................................................................... 13PHASE 2. CONDUCTING FIELDWORK .................................................................................................. 152.1 FIELDWORK METHODOLOGIES ................................................................................................................................ 152.2 USING AN INTERPRETER .......................................................................................................................................... 272.3 NOTE-TAKING AND RECORDING ............................................................................................................................. 272.4 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 28PHASE 3. FROM ANALYSIS TO ACTION: ANALYZING FINDINGS AND MAKINGRECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 323.1 DATA ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................................ 323.2 DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 333.3 VALIDATE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS ......................................................... 343.4 REPORTING ................................................................................................................................................................ 383.5 DEBRIEF WITH CLIENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 393.6 ACTION PLANNING ................................................................................................................................................... 40TOOLS .................................................................................................................................................................... 43TOOL #1: ACTIVITY PROFILE - GENDER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................... 44TOOL #2: EXAMINING VALUE CHAIN RELATIONSHIPS ................................................................................................... 48TOOL #3: GENDER COMMUNICATION PROFILE ............................................................................................................... 50TOOL #4: DAILY ACTIVITY CLOCK...................................................................................................................................... 52TOOL #5: VALUE CHAIN ACTOR QUESTIONNAIRES ........................................................................................................ 53TOOL #6: DESIGNING SEMISTRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRES ......................................................................................... 59TOOL #7: COOPERATIVE AND FARMERS ORGANIZATION GENDER EQUITY DATA TOOL ......................................... 63TOOL #8: SCOR (SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS) ANALYSIS EXERCISE .......................... 71TOOL #9: INTERACTION GENDER AUDIT SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE............................................................................ 73TOOL #10: LINKS TO ADDITIONAL TOOLS........................................................................................................................ 77BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................................................ 79APPENDIX 1: SAMPLE SCOPE OF WORK ............................................................................................ 81APPENDIX 2: SAMPLE ACTIVITY SHEET ........................................................................................... 86APPENDIX 3: DATA ANALYSIS CHART FOR THE ACTIVITY PROFILE TOOL ................. 87i