Assessing gender responsiveness of the Government-wide Monitoring and Evaluation System in South Africa
Date
2017-11-11
Authors
Dr Tirivanhu, Precious
Mr Jansen van Rensburg, Mandri
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Development Southern Africa
Abstract
There is growing recognition of the critical role that National Monitoring and Evaluation Systems can play in achieving sustainable development through enhancing effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of policies and programmes. The South African government legislated the Government-wide Monitoring and Evaluation System (GWMES) in 2009. The extent of gender responsiveness of the system has not been assessed yet gender mainstreaming ensures that gender needs, realities and
issues are consistently and specifically considered in policies, programmes and projects. The study utilises data from document reviews and key informant interviews to assess gender.
mainstreaming in the National Evaluation Policy (NEP) and the
GWMES using a gender diagnostic matrix. Results indicate that the
GWMES and NEP rank low in most gender-mainstreaming
dimensions. However, the study concludes that existing policies
and institutional frameworks if well supported by multiple
stakeholders are conducive for effective gender mainstreaming
within the GWMES in South Africa.
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Keywords
gender mainstreaming; National Evaluation Policy (NEP); Government-wide Monitoring and Evaluation System (GWMES); South Africa