When Gender Becomes Political: Feminist Evaluation in an Era of Polycrisis

As global crises escalate, resources dwindle, and power imbalances deepen, the urgent question remains: how can evaluation and learning meaningfully shift power, prioritize care, and ignite transformative change? This session focuses on collaboratively building a meaningful vision for integrating feminist principles into evaluation in the face of explicit resistance to gender work. This think tank session will engage evaluation practitioners in critically examining feminist evaluation and learning principles amidst these challenges. We will move beyond theory to tackle real-world dilemmas. Participants will engage in collaborative ideation, focusing on core tenets of feminist evaluation. Together, we will identify critical gaps, generate actionable strategies that are realistic and practical given current realities, and reveal new ways of working towards a more equitable evaluation landscape. This session aims to cultivate a community of practice, fostering innovation and driving the evolution of feminist evaluation and learning as a powerful tool for social justice.
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