Op-eds, research , thought pieces, and resources around intersectional feminism. I discuss feminism in our sector and within PMEL, since they’re different sides of the same 12-sided dice. There’s lots of ‘whys’ and plenty of ‘hows’ so pick a place to get started.
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Embracing the Complexity of Intersectionality
Intersectionality is a vital framework for understanding how diverse identities and experiences shape individuals’ and communities’ interactions with development processes. Rooted in the idea that various aspects of identity—such as race, gender, class, sexuality, and disability—do not exist in isolation but intersect in complex ways, intersectionality challenges us to move beyond one-dimensional approaches to development.…
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The Differences between Feminist and Gender-Transformative Evaluation
A comment on a recent webinar inspired this post since it sparked an interesting thread on the differences between gender and feminism as well. So, how are feminist approaches and gender-transformative approaches related, and how are they different? How do they complement each other? It’s essential to grasp the nuances between these two approaches. While…
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Resource: Queering Women, Peace, and Security
I came across this toolkit to add a queer lens to WPS work, which was developed by Colombia Diversa, based on their experience in the post-conflict space in Colombia. There is a recording of their launch event recently, and the toolkit is available here. I am particularly interested in the potential avenues for collaboration between…
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Resource: How Feminist MEL should centre Care, Trust, and Flexibility
I enjoyed this post on the Count Me In! website, which discusses the role of care, trust, and flexibility in feminist MEL. It focusses on feminist activism, and features contributions from former clients Urgent Action Fund Sister Funds. From my experiences of working with them, all UAF organisations have a deep understanding of embedding their…
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Resource: AWID Feminist Funding Ecosystem
AWID released this report a few years ago, though it’s still useful to our work in reshaping the funding ecosystem. As you’d expect, they focus on the role of power in the ecosystem and from page 39, they propose what a more equitable system could look like – balancing the roles of INGOs, local governments,…
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What is Planning? (The P in PMEL)
So what exactly is planning? I like the abbreviation PMEL because it illustrates the cycle of planning, monitoring, evaluating, and learning from our work. I’ve found it’s the most thorough process to ensure our programmes are meaningful to the people we work with and impactful. Planning is the first of these steps and can be…
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What is Monitoring? (The M in PMEL)
So what exactly is monitoring? I like the abbreviation PMEL because it illustrates the cycle of planning, monitoring, evaluating, and learning from our work. I’ve found it’s the most thorough process to ensure our programmes are meaningful to the people we work with and impactful. Monitoring is the second step, and just like planning, you…
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What is Evaluation? (The E in PMEL)
So what exactly is evaluation? There is a big difference between the evaluation I talk about here and an impact assessment, which I will discuss in a separate blog post! I like the abbreviation PMEL because it illustrates the cycle of planning, monitoring, evaluating, and learning from our work. I’ve found it’s the most thorough…
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What is Learning? (The L in PMEL)
So what exactly is learning? I like the abbreviation PMEL because it illustrates the cycle of planning, monitoring, evaluating, and learning from our work. I’ve found it’s the most thorough process to ensure our programmes are meaningful to the people we work with and impactful. Learning is the final stage of the loop, though since…
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Feminist Participatory Evaluation (FPE)
An intro to FPE as an approach to evaluation.
