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    Monitoring and Evaluation Practise Contributions to Gendered Policies and Gender Mainstreaming at Wits University
    (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023) Moeno, Sharon; Blaser-Mapitsa, Caitlin
    The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) released a report in 2014 and 2015 on several South African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This report made recommendations for these institutions, Wits University being one of them. These HEIs were advised to work on gendered transformation, empowerment, and gender equality and adopt the gender mainstreaming (GM) strategy to achieve these outcomes. However, information about GM in HEIs is limited. The perceived research gap in the lack of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of GM or gender policies and the indistinguishable impact of M&E practises on the achievement of GM results was identified; This research study sought to address this gap. A qualitative exploratory case study design with Wits University as the study site was used to investigate how M&E systems or practises contribute to the achievement of GM outcomes. Stratified purposive and convenience sampling were applied yielding 12 consenting participants with whom semi- structured interviews were conducted. According to the findings of the interviews, Wits does not have an internal M&E system or an official GM strategy, but elements of GM were recognised in policies and M&E practises. Factors such as resources and willpower were identified as contributing to achieving the GM outcomes. To improve the attainment of GM outcomes, it was proposed to establish an M&E system and an M&E unit