Harmonized Gender and

Development Guidelines
(HGDG)
 Objectives of the Presentation
1.Familiarized with the objectives, principles,
application and features of the Harmonized
Gender and Development Guidelines (HGDG) to
GAD Planning and Budgeting; and

2.Able to accomplish Box 7a: Generic checklists

and other GAD Checklist for the project
identification and design stages as well as
identify mitigating strategies and corresponding
activities using sample project documents.
 • A tool to ensure that programs and
projects undertaken by the
government in their various stages
are gender responsive.
What is
the HGDG? • The formulation and development
of the HGDG was initiated by NEDA,
NCRFW, ODA-GAD Network with
funding assistance from UNDP and
ADB in 2004 to ensure that
programs and projects of the
government (from design to M&E)
are gender-responsive
Features of HGDG
The HGDG consist of 3 parts:

PART 1 - Program/Project Development Guidelines (Generic)- Set

of guidelines in the form of questions which can be applied to
project development in general regardless of sector or project
type

Part 2 – Sector Specific Design Guidelines - Set of guidelines for the

development of sector-specific programs or projects

Part 3 – Program/Project Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation -

Guidelines for the management, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of development projects.
 Part I: Program and Project Development:
10 Core Elements of a Gender-Responsive Project or Program
1. Participation of women and men in the identification of the
development problem;

2. Collection and use of sex-disaggregated data in the analysis of

the development problem;

3. Conduct of gender analysis to identify the gender issues that the

proposed project must address;

4. Goals, objectives, outcomes, and outputs that include GAD

statements that will address the gender issues in (3);

5. Activities that respond to the identified gender issues, including

constraints to women’s participation;
 Part I: Program and Project Development:
10 Core Elements of a Gender-Responsive Project or Program

6.Conduct of gender analysis of the planned project to anticipate

gender-related issues arising from the implementation of the
designed project;

7. Monitoring indicators and targets which include the reduction of

gender gaps or improvement of women’s participation;

8. Project monitoring and evaluation system that includes a sex-

disaggregated database;

9. Resources and budgets for the activities in (5); and

10.Planned coordination with Agency/LGU plans.

Elements of a Gender-Responsive Project Design
Element or
Things to Consider
Requirement
1. Participation of • Consult with women and men beneficiaries at the
women and men earliest stage of the project
in project • This will ensure that their concerns are taken into
identification of consideration
the development
problem and
design
2. Collection and use • Sex-disaggregated data and gender-related
of sex- information are necessary inputs to a
disaggregated comprehensive analysis of the situation
data in the • Primary or secondary data can be used
analysis of the
 Who are the intended project beneficiaries?
development
How many are women, men, children?
problem
 What are their profiles? Are they housewives?
with livelihood? working husbands? school
age children?
 Elements of a Gender-Responsive Project Design
Element or
Things to Consider
Requirement
3. Conduct of Do gender analysis. Sample basic questions to ask:
gender analysis  What gender issue will the project address?
to identify the
 What is the cause of the gender issue?
gender issues
that the  What resources are available to women and men
proposed beneficiaries?
project should  What resources do women have control over?
address  Who has control over the benefits derived from it?
 What are the pervading beliefs in the community
that affects or limits the participation of men and
women in the project?
 How should the project be designed so it becomes
responsive to women?
 Elements of a Gender-Responsive Project Design

Element or Requirement Things to Consider

4. Goals and objectives, Formulate project goals/objectives which

outcomes and outputs contributes to the following:
include GAD 1) increased economic empowerment of
statements that women
address the gender 2) protection and fulfilment of women’s
issues in # 3 human rights
3) gender-responsive governance
5. Activities include Plan activities that will address gender issues
those that address the identified in # 3
identified gender
issues, including
constraints to
women’s participation
 Elements of a Gender-Responsive Project Design
Element or
Things to Consider
Requirement
6. Conduct of • What practical gender needs are responded
gender analysis of to by the project? strategic gender needs?
the planned
• Who decides to use or dispose of the resource,
project to
service or facilities? (management)
anticipate
gender-related • Are there gender gaps in the
issues arising from access/use/management of resources? What
the are these?
implementation
of the designed • Will the project reduce gender gaps between
project women and men? How?
• Will the project mitigate constraints and
promote women and men participation in
project activities and benefits? How?

• Will it improve the status of women? How?

 Elements of a Gender-Responsive Project Design

Element or Requirement Things to Consider

7. Monitoring indicators • Sample indicators and targets:

and targets which  30% increase of women project
include the reduction beneficiaries participating in the
of gender gaps or
management of water supply system
improvement of
women’s  10% increase in women adopting FP
participation methods
 30% increase in women participation in
barangay disaster risk response teams
8. Project monitoring • Monitoring and reports should be sex-
and evaluation disaggregated
system that includes
sex-disaggregated
database
Elements of a Gender-Responsive Project Design

Element or
Things to Consider
Requirement

9. Resources and • There should be budget allocation provided

budgets for the for the planned activities that will address the
activities in # 5 gender issues in #5 and facilitate integration of
GAD in the project

10. Planned • Proposed project should be in line with the

coordination with agency/LGU’s GAD efforts
PCW or the
agency’s GAD plans
 Part II: Introduction to Program and Project Development :
Specific Sectors
This part offers 16 GAD checklist for various sectors:
1. Agriculture and Agrarian Reform 9. Justice

2. Natural Resource Management 10. Information and Communication

Technologies
3. Infrastructure 11. Microfinance

4. Private Sector Development 12. Labor and Employment

5. Education 13. Child Labor

6. Health 14. Migration

7. Housing and Settlement 15. Funding Facilities

8. Women in areas of Armed Conflict 16. Tourism

 Part II: Introduction to Program and Project Development
: Specific Sectors
The specific sector checklist to ensure that the project
or program are:
consistent with the sector thrusts and its
implementation is within the mandate of the
proponent or implementing agency, the objectives
of GAD-related policies, plans;

includes gender analysis and ascertain gender

impact;

specifies relevant gender equality and women’s

empowerment objectives, outcomes and outputs;
 Part II: Introduction to Program and Project
Development : Specific Sectors
The specific sector checklist to ensure that the project
or program are:
Includes activities and strategies that would
address gender issues or needs;

commits human and financial resources;

has a gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation

system that specifies GAD-related indicators and
targets; collection of sex-disaggregated data and
information
Let’s have an exercise…
Example 1: Use of Generic Checklist

RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROJECT

Guide for Scoring: Generic Checklist

1. Put a check in the appropriate column (2a

to 2c)under “Response” to signify the degree
to which a project proponent has complied
with the GAD element: under col. 2a if
nothing has been done; under col. 2b if an
element, item, or question has been partly
complied with and under col. 2c if an element
item, or question has been fully complied with.
2. A partial and a full yes may be distinguished as follows.

For Element 1.0, a “partly yes” to Item 1.1 means meeting

with male officials and only a woman or a few women who
also happen to be officials in the proponent or partner
agency or organization; or with male and female officials
and some male beneficiaries.

In contrast, full compliance involves meeting with female

and male officials and consulting other stakeholders,
including women and men that may be affected positively
or negatively by the proposed project.

A “partly yes” to Item 1.2, on the other hand, means inputs

or suggestions may have been sought from woman and
man beneficiaries but are not considered at all in
designing project activities and facilities. >
For Element 2.0, “partly yes” means some
information has been classified by sex but may
not be key to helping identify key gender
issues that a planned project must address.

In contrast, a full “yes” implies that qualitative

and quantitative data are cited in the analysis
of the development issue or project.
 Done Score Gender
Element and item/question No Partly Yes for an issues
(col. 1) (2a) (2b) (2c) item/ identified
element (col. 4)
* (col. 3)
1.0 Involvement of women and men 0
(max score: 2; for each item, 1)
1.1. Participation of women and men in 0 Issues & concerns
have already
beneficiary groups in problem identification been identified
(possible score: 0, 0.5, 1.0) but no mention
in the document
on the
participation of
community,
women, men;
community is
only seen as
beneficiaries, not
participants.

0 No participation of
1.2 Participation of women and men in women & men in
beneficiary groups in project design (possible design, project
design will be
score: 0, 0.5, 1.0) undertaken by the
Waterworks
engineer.
 Done Score Gender
Element and item/question No Partly Yes for an issues
(col. 1) (2a) (2b) (2c) item/ identified
element (col. 4)
* (col. 3)
2. Collection of sex-disaggregated data and 0 Note: No data
cited on
gender related information (possible scores: intended
0, 1.0, 2.0) beneficiaries,
just mere
mention of
small rural
communities
as
beneficiaries,
no specific
name of
barangays/LGU
s as target
beneficiaries.
For Element 3.0, a “partly yes” to Item 3.1 means a
superficial or partial analysis has been done by
focusing on only one or two of the concerns (gender
roles, needs, perspectives, or access to and control of
resources)

a “partly yes” to Item 3.2 means an analysis of either

constraints or opportunities, instead of both, or an
analysis of constraints and opportunities only by
women or by men, has been done.

– For Element 4.0, “partly yes” means having a

gender equality statement incorporated in any
of the following levels: goal, purpose, or output.
A full “yes” requires the integration of gender
equality in at least two of the three levels. >
 Done Score Gender
Element and item/question for an issues
(col. 1) No Partly Yes item/ identified
(2a) (2b) (2c) element (col. 4)
* (col. 3)

3.0 Conduct of gender analysis and 1.0

identification of gender (max score: 2; for
each item 1)
3.1 Analysis of gender gaps and inequalities .5 Only analysis
related to gender roles, perspectives and of access to
needs, or access to and control of resources water
supply(analy
(possible scores: 0, 0.5, 1.0)
sis of access
only)
3.2 Analysis of constraints and opportunities .5 Only analysis
related to gender roles, perspectives and of
needs, or access to and control of resources constraints
to economic
(possible scores: 0, 0,5, 1.0)
activities
TOTAL GAD SCORE-PROJECT IDENTIFICATION 1.0
STAGE
For Element 4.0, “partly yes” means having a
gender equality statement incorporated in any of
the following levels: goal, purpose, or output,

A full “yes” requires the integration of gender

equality in at least two of the three levels.

For Element 5.0, “partly yes” means having gender

equality strategies or activities but no stated gender
issues that will match the activities,

A full “yes” requires an identified gender issue and

activities seeking to address this issue.
 Done Score Gender
Element and item/question for an issues
(col. 1) No Partly Yes item/ identified
(2a) (2b) (2c) element (col. 4)
* (col. 3)

4.0 Gender equality goals, outcomes and 1.0 1.0 No clear

outputs gender
(possible scores: 0, 1.0, 2.0) equality
objective
of
but aims to
Does the project have clearly stated gender improve way
equality goals, objectives, outcomes or of life of
outputs? communities
5.0. Matching of strategies with gender issues 1.0 1.0 No clear
(possible scores: 0, 1.0, 2.0) activity
mentioned/s
trategies,
Do the strategies and activities match the
but with a
gender issues and gender quality goals plan to
identified? respond to
issue on
access
For Element 6.0, a “partly yes” to Item 6.1 means women or girls
comprise less than a third of the project’s indirect or direct
beneficiaries;
Item 6.2 means the project focuses on affecting socioeconomic
status with no consideration of women’s empowerment;
Item 6.3 means mitigating strategies deal only with minimizing
negative impact on welfare, with no regard for status.

A full “yes” to an item under Element 6.0 means women or girls

constitute at least a third of the project beneficiaries (Item 6.1),
the project will impact on both material condition and status
(6.2), and the project seeks to minimize negative impact on
women’s status as well as welfare (6.3). >
 Done Score Gender issues
Element and item/question for an identified
(col. 1) No Partly Yes item/ (col. 4)
(2a) (2b) (2c) elemen
t* (col.
3)
6.0. Gender analysis of likely impact of the project .99
(max score: 2; for each item or question, 0.67)

6.1. Are women and girl children among the direct .33 Communities
or indirect beneficiaries? (possible scores: 0, 0.33, are
0.67) beneficiaries

6.2. Has the project considered its long-term 0.33 Consideration

impact on women’s socioeconomic status and on economic
empowerment? (possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67) opportunities of
the
beneficiaries
6.3. Has the project included strategies for 0.33 Considers
avoiding or minimizing negative impact on impact on
women’s status and welfare? (possible scores: 0, livelihood but
0.33, 0.67) not on
welfare of
women
For Element 7.0, “partly yes” means the project monitoring
plan includes indicators that are sex-disaggregated but no
qualitative indicator of empowerment or status change.

For Element 8.0, “partly yes” means the project requires the
collection of some sex-disaggregated data or information,
but not all the information will track the gender-
differentiated effects of the project.

A full “yes” means all sex-disaggregated data and

qualitative information will be collected to help monitor the
GAD outcomes and outputs.
 Done Score for Gender
Element and item/question an item/ issues
(col. 1) No Partly Yes element identified
(2a) (2b) (2c) * (col. 3) (col. 4)

7.0 Monitoring targets and indicators 0 No gender

(possible scores: 0, 1.0, 2.0) equality
indicators,
no
Does the project include gender equality
monitoring
targets and indicators to measure gender plans.
equality outputs and outcomes?

8.0. Sex-disaggregated database requirement 0 Absence of

(possible scores: 0, 1.0, 2.0) data or
statistics
Does the project M&E system require the
collection of sex-disaggregated data?
For Element 9.0, “partly yes” means there is a budget for GAD-related
activities but not sufficient to ensure that the project will address
relevant gender issues (9.1), or to build GAD capacities among project
staff or the project agency or to tap external GAD expertise (9.2).

For Element 10.0, a “partly yes” response to Item 10.1 means there is a
mention of the agency’s GAD plan but no direct connection is made to
incorporate the project’s GAD efforts into the plan;

Item 10.2 means there is a mention of other GAD initiatives in the project
coverage but no indication of how the project will build on these
initiatives;

Item 10.3 means the project has a sustainability plan for its GAD efforts
but no mention is made of how these may be institutionalized within the
implementing agency or its partners.
 Done Score Gender
Element and item/question for an issues
No Partly Yes
(col. 1) item/ identified
(2a) (2b) (2c)
element (col. 4)
* (col. 3)

9.0. Resources (max score: 2; for each question, 0

1.0)
9.1. Is the project’s budget allotment sufficient for 0 No clear
gender equality promotion or integration? OR, will allocation for
the project tap counterpart funds from integration
agency/partners for its GAD efforts (possible of GAD in the
scores: 0, 0.5, 1.0) project
9.2. Does the project have the expertise in 0 No clear
promoting gender equality and women’s articulation
empowerment? OR, does the project commit itself in building
to investing project staff time in building capacities the
within the project to integrate GAD or promote capacities of
gender equality? (possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67) project
proponents
on GAD
 Done Score Gender
Element and item/question for an issues
No Partly Yes
(col. 1) item/ identified
(2a) (2b) (2c)
element (col. 4)
* (col. 3)
10.0 Relationship with the agency’s GAD efforts 0
(maximum score: 2; for each question or item, 0.67)
10.1 Will the project build on or strengthen the 0 No
agency’s commitment to the empowerment of articulation
women? (possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67)

IF THE AGENCY HAD NO GAD PLAN: Will the

project help in the formulation of the
implementing agency’s GAD plan?
10.2. Will the project build on the initiatives of 0 No mention
actions of other organizations in the area? on
(possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67) collaboratio
n
10.3. Does the project have an exit plan that will 0 No exit plan
ensure the sustainability of GAD efforts and
benefits? (possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67)
TOTAL GAD SCORE – PROJECT DESIGN STAGE 3.99
Interpretation of GAD Scores
Maximum score: 20 points
 0-3.9 : GAD is invisible
 4.0-7.9 : Has promising GAD prospects
(“conditional pass”)
 8.0-14.9 : Gender sensitive
15.0-20.0 : Gender responsive
Part III: Program and Project Implementation,
Management and Monitoring and Evaluation (PIMME)
2 Sets of Concerns in Project Management

A. Gender Mainstreaming:
Support of project leadership;
Commitment and technical competence of the
project management staff to address gender
issues in the project;
Willingness to tap external GAD expertise to
develop internal capacity;
Enforcement of GAD procedures and processes.
Part III: Program and Project Implementation,
Management and Monitoring and Evaluation (PIMME)

2 Sets of Concerns in Project Management

B. Post Project Sustainability:

Involvement of regular agency personnel in
implementation of GAD activities;

Capacity development of agency officials and

personnel in undertaking GAD initiatives;

Institutionalizing project GAD strategies through

their incorporation in the agency ’ s GAD action
plans;
Part III: Program and Project Implementation,
Management and Monitoring and Evaluation (PIMME)

4 Core Elements of Project Management and Implementation

1. Supportive top management; (2 points)

2. Technically competent staff or consultant; (2 points)

3. Committed Philippine government agency; (2 points) and

4. GAD implementation processes and procedures (2 points)

Part III: Program and Project Implementation,
Management and Monitoring and Evaluation (PIMME)

5 Core Elements of Project Monitoring and Evaluation

1. Project monitoring system includes indicators that measures

gender differences in outputs, results and outcomes; (2
points)
2. Project database includes sex disaggregated data and
gender related information; (2 points)
3. Gender equality and women’s empowerment targets are
being met; (4 points)
4. Project addresses gender issues arising from or during its
implementation; (2 points)and
5. Participatory monitoring and evaluation processes (2
points)
 Rating project implementation,
monitoring and evaluation
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Add the score for project

management (Box 16) to that for M&E
(Box 17)
 Maximum score: Project
management: 8; monitoring and
evaluation: 12

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 INTERPRETING THE GAD RATING AT PIMME STAGE
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Maximum score: 20
0-3.9: GAD is invisible in project implementation (Projects
needs GAD technical assistance or advice in all
areas)
4.0-7.9: Project implementation has promising GAD prospects
(Project earns “conditional pass”, needs technical
assistance on GAD in some areas)
8.0-14.9: Project implementation is gender-sensitive (Project
needs GAD technical advice in a few areas)
15.0-20.0: Project implementation is gender-responsive (Projects
to be commended)

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WHAT DO THE RATINGS MEAN?

Gender-Responsive
Gender-responsive programs / projects
substantively address gender issues identified
through a gender analysis of sex-
disaggregated data and gender-related
information; in the case of funding facilities,
one that successfully promote gender
responsiveness among its funded projects.

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WHAT DO THE RATINGS MEAN?

Gender-Sensitive

Gender-sensitive programs / projects recognize and

acknowledge differences in roles, needs, and
perspectives of women and men, possible
asymmetries in their relationship, and the possibility
that actions or interventions will have different effects
on and results for women and men based on their
gender, but do not actively seek to address these
issues.

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SALAMAT PO!

Philippine Commission on Women

www.pcw.gov.ph
Outline of Presentation
I. Policy Imperatives on GAD
Mainstreaming
II. GAD Mainstreaming
Defined
III. Philippine GM Strategy
IV. Gender Mainstreaming
Evaluation Framework
 International Mandates for GM
• UN-CEDAW – promotes equality in all
fields; affirmative action for women;
and protection of women from
violence;

• Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) –

calls for actions on 12 areas of
concern affecting women and girl-
children;
International Mandates for GM
• Espoused by the UN, World Bank and many
bilateral aid agencies
• Echoed in the Millennium Development
Goals:
MDG 3 – Gender Equality & Empowerment
of Women
MDG 3 Task Force – GM as a tool to put in
place the systems for accountability
Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA)
•Adopted MAINSTREAMING as a strategy
or PLATFORM FOR ACTION emphasizing 2
aspects:

• Requires the integration of equality

concerns into the analyses and
formulation of policies, programs and
projects, to ensure positive impact on
women and reduce gender
disparities; and

• Inclusion of the interests, needs,

experiences and visions of women in
the definition of development
approaches, policies and programs
and in determining the overall
development agenda
 Mandates on GM for LGUs
• Sec 14, Art II, 1987 Philippine Constitution – “The
State recognizes the role of women in nation
building and shall ensure the fundamental
equality before the law of women and men.”;

• RA 7192, Women in Development and Nation

Building Act – promotes the integration of women
as full and equal partners of men in development
and nation building;

• General Appropriations Act (GAA) – directs local

government units to formulate a GAD plan, the
cost of which shall not be less than 5% of their
yearly budget
 Mandates on GM for LGUs
Magna Carta of Women (MCW)- RA 9710:
Chapter VI: Institutional Mechanisms

• Gender Mainstreaming as a strategy to

implement the MCW(Sec. 37)

• All government agencies, offices, bureaus,

instrumentalities, SUCs, GOCCs and LGUs shall
pursue the adoption of GM as a strategy to
promote and fulfill women’s human rights and
eliminate gender discrimination in their
systems, structures, policies, programs and
processes.
 Mandates on GM for LGUs
Magna Carta of Women (MCW): RA 9710
• Integration of gender Executive-Legislative
Agenda (ELA), Comprehensive Development
Plan (CDP), Comprehensive Land Use Plan
(CLUP), Provincial Development and Physical
Framework Plan (PDPFP), and Annual
Investment Plan (AIP).

• All LGUs shall develop and pass a GAD Code to

support efforts in recognizing, respecting,
protecting, fulfilling and promoting women’s
human rights towards the attainment of
women’s empowerment and gender equality,
following the guidelines issued by the PCW.
What is the “Mainstream”
It consists of:
(1) interrelated set of dominant ideas (views
about gender roles promoted by culture);

(2) development directions; and

(3) mechanisms for decision making on

resource allocation (in resource distribution
among social and economic programs).
What is GAD Mainstreaming?
• Processes and
strategies to ensure
the recognition of
gender issues on a
sustained basis

• A strategy to ensure
that the concerns for
gender equality is
considered in the
mainstream
What is GAD Mainstreaming?
• Inclusion of a gender perspective
in the design and implementation
of plans and programs to carry
out LGU mandates

• Allocating adequate logistics for

the conduct of gender-responsive
activities in the regular LGU
programs.
“GAD Perspective”
– Recognizes the imbalance in the status of
women and men

– Challenges gender roles that treat women as

passive recipients and beneficiaries of
development assistance

– Stresses the need for women to organize

themselves and participate in development
processes
 GAD Mainstreaming
• Implies more than just ensuring
equal numbers of women and men
in current initiatives or structures.

• Involves changing policies and

institutions to actively promote
gender equality.
 Gender Equality

GOAL: make gender equality

as a fundamental value
in development choices
and institutional practice

GAD Mainstreaming
 GAD Mainstreaming

HENCE, efforts to achieve gender

equality are brought into the
“mainstream” decision making
criteria and processes and are
pursued from the center rather
than the margins (e.g. case of
Quezon Province)
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 GAD Mainstreaming
mechanisms Elimination
of women/
gender
decisions issues

resources

resources

decisions
mechanisms
 The Philippine
Gender Mainstreaming (GM) Strategy

Development
Women’s
Planning
Empowerment & Programs, projects and
activities
Gender Equality

Institutional
Development
 LGU policies and work
environments
 The Philippine
Gender Mainstreaming (GM) Strategy
GAD mainstreaming requires interventions in various
stages of the development planning process

• planning
• Programming and budgeting
• Implementation
• monitoring and evaluation.

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 THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING CYCLE

Planning

Monitoring
Programming
and
& Budgeting
Evaluation

Implementation
Gender
Mainstreaming
Evaluation
Framework
 Gender
Mainstreaming
Evaluation
Framework

5th Regional GAD Convention:

“Challenges on Mainstreaming Gender and Development
in the Context of ASEAN Integration”
27-29 May 2015 │ Splash Oasis Resort, Los Baños, Laguna
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What is GMEF?
• Provides a holistic view of the
gender mainstreaming process
• Tool to track and assess progress
of gender mainstreaming
activities
• Used as a planning, monitoring
and assessment tool
• Useful for GAD Focal Points,
members of their TWGs and
other GAD committees
GMEF Validation Process
O v e r s i g h t : P C W M a n C o m and T S D C h i e f

Input Methods Output

GMEF Team: •Data Collection of existing GA Tools •Updated GMEF
•PCW TSD (Chief • Desk review of related materials and banig with gender
+ Technical GA tools indicators
Officers) •1st Validation writeshop sessions* enhanced and
•PCW In-house with TSD technical officers and validated
consultant Consultant •Updated and
•PCW ManCom •PCW Chief review and assessment validated GMEF
•GMEF • 2nd PCW Validation with GMEF scoring guides
practitioners practitioners with descriptors
•Pre-test to 5 Cabinet clusters
•GMEF revision and enhancement
Agencies that Initially
Pre-tested the GMEF

CSC NAPC

DND
(PA, PAF, VMMC and AFP) TESDA
 Evaluation Process
 The agencies were encouraged to administer the
draft GMEF comment on the descriptor matrix
 It was evaluated on four points:
 General Impression
 Revised Descriptors (Banig)
 Revised Organizational Questionnaires
 Revised Scoring System
GMEF version 2014
• Gender analysis tool in assessing
organizational GM stages with the
combined benefits of a gender audit,
gender impact assessment and HGDG
• Results will assist organizations in locating
and responding to gender gaps and needs
towards women empowerment and
gender equality
 FEATURES OF THE ENHANCED GMEF

A. GAD MAINSTREAMING
LEVELS
 Levels of Gender Mainstreaming
Level 5
Replication and
Level 4 Innovation

Level 3 Commitment
GAD enhancement and
Application institutionalization

Level 2
Installation of
strategic mechanisms
Level 1
Foundation
Formation
 Raise people’s awareness
Level 1 on gender
Foundation
Formation Generate support for
gender mainstreaming
 Put in place the key

people, necessary Level 2
policies, support Installation of strategic
structures, systems and mechanisms
mechanisms to facilitate
and sustain gender
mainstreaming

Irregular application of

GAD concepts and tools
 Level 3 Integrate and consolidate
gender efforts to produce
GAD Application
intended or desired impact
on women

Integrate GAD in the MFOs,

mandates and performance
indicators
Implement continuous
monitoring, evaluation
and improvement of  Level 4
gender mainstreaming Commitment
efforts enhancement and
institutionalization

Incorporate GAD in all

aspects of the agency’s
operations 
Institutionalized GAD Level 5
programs are replicated Replication and
in other organizations 
Innovation
(agencies and LGUs)

Policies, people, enabling

mechanisms and PAPs are
further enhanced based
on results of GAD M&E 
 POLICY PEOPLE ENABLING PROGRAMS AND
MECHANISMS PROJECTS
 Issuance of  Top  Providing  Formulation
broad policy management initial funds of strategies
statements express for GAD on how to
supporting support for activities advocate GAD
GAD (e.g. GAD  Preliminary and conduct
participation  Identification training on of IEC
Stage 1 in Women’s and GAD campaigns
Month sensitization conducted for  Activities for
Foundation Celebration of key people key people mainstreamin
Formation activities) (e.g. identified g GAD are
 Review of members of identified
existing GFPS) (e.g. coming
policies (e.g. up with a
Hiring draft GAD
policies) Plan or inputs
for a GAD
Code)
POLICY PEOPLE ENABLING  PROGRAMS AND
MECHANISMS PROJECTS
 Integrating  Assigning unit  Creating units  Reviewing
GAD in Vision, heads to take and PPAs that
Mission, accountability mechanisms respond to
Goals of the on GAD for GAD GAD concerns Stage 2
LGU  Conduct of budgeting  IEC materials
 Formulation TOT on GAD (e.g. GAD are Installation of
of specific database developed strategic
 Formulation
gender
responsive
developed)
 Monitoring of guidelines
mechanisms
policies (e.g. system on the to integrate
GAD Code) implementati GAD in the
 Establishment on of GAD program of
of GAD plans and the LGU
mechanisms 
judicious use
(e.g. of GAD
LCATVAWCs, Budget
etc.) developed
 POLICY PEOPLE ENABLING PROGRAMS AND
MECHANISMS PROJECTS
 Amending  Integrating  Regular GAD  Implementati
policies for GAD in budget on,
Stage 3 clientele to performance allocation monitoring
integrate GAD contracts and (and and
GAD  Integration of its evaluation utilization) evaluating GR
Application GAD in LGU  Women  Use of sex PPAs
plans beneficiaries disaggregated  IEC materials
have data in the for
participation formulation beneficiaries
in decision- of LGU plans are
making developed
processes  Use of gender
(e.g. case of analysis tools
Pavia) (e.g. HGDG)
 LGU are used in
customized the
GAD modules development
developed and
implementati
ons of PAPs
 Stage 4
POLICY PEOPLE ENABLING PROGRAMS AND Commitment
MECHANISMS PROJECTS enhancement and
 Implementing  Adopting  Institutionalizi  Enhancing institutionalization
, monitoring incentive ng tools, approaches to
and schemes on systems and PPA planning,
evaluating GR GAD capacities on programming,
policies (e.g.  All LGU staff GAD implementing
case of Naga sensitized on  Partnership , monitoring
and Quezon) GAD with PCW, and
 Continuous  More women academe, evaluation
monitoring of employees CSOs are  Partnership
impact of occupy existing with clients
policies strategic  Gender-based are
positions in indicators for established
the LGU M&E are  Extent of GAD
institutionaliz integration in
ed PPAs regularly
assessed and
evaluated
 FEATURES OF THE ENHANCED GMEF

B. GAD MAINSTREAMING
ENTRY POINTS
 Policy ENTRY POINTS
Official statements in OF GENDER
support for GM, e.g.,
E.O.s, memoranda,
MAINSTREAMING
specific guidelines

People
Sponsor - with power to Programs,
projects &
legitimize change;
Change agent- actually making

activities
the change, eg. Focal points;
Target-people in the bureaucracy,
field workers, clients
Advocate- wants to achieve Flagship programs
change but lacks power to are strategic entry
sanction it
points

Enabling Systems and mechanisms

installed, including the funds
Mechanisms allocated for GAD activities
FEATURES OF THE ENHANCED GMEF

C. GMEF DESCRIPTOR
MATRIX (BANIG)
 LEVEL 4
LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 Commitment LEVEL 5
Foundation Installation of Strategic LEVEL 3 Enhancement and Replication and
Formation Mechanisms GAD Application Institutionalization Innovation

1.1 Policies articulating 2.1 Policies reflecting the 3.1 GAD 4.1. GAD policies of 5.1 Gender responsive
support to GAD organization’s interest for agenda/Strategic the organization policies replicated by
Mandates and gender mainstreaming Framework on resulted in bridging other organizations as
establishing four issued GAD adopted by gender gaps clients model/standard by
essential elements of the organization (internal and external) other organizations
GAD Planning and 2.2 Policies addressing the
Budgeting issued gender needs of the 3.2 Organizational 4.2. Policies continually
clients (internal and and sectoral plans developed and/or
1.2 Existing policies external) of the integrated with enhanced based on the
reviewed for organization issued GAD perspective results of gender
consistency with analysis
emerging GAD issues 2.3 Policies issued by the 3.3 Sector specific
and issuances organization use gender- GAD policies 4.3 Vision, mission and
accordingly fair language and images formulated by the goals of the
organization organization integrated
1.3 Broad statements of with GAD perspective
intentions or aspirations
reflecting the
organization’s support
for GAD related
activities issued
POLICIES
(13 descriptors)
 LEVEL 1 LEVEL 4
Foundation LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 Commitment LEVEL 5
Formation Installation of Strategic GAD Application Enhancement and Replication and
Mechanisms Institutionalization Innovation

1.1 People in strategic 2.1 Top management directs the 3.1 Top management 4.1 GFPS members able to 5.1 Top management
positions designated to be implementation of the GAD PB directs integration of GAD in serve as GAD resource raise GAD concerns
members of the GFPS the organization’s PAPs and persons within the during high level
performance indicators organization, including in meetings/discussions
regional offices and attached
agencies 5.2 Organization’s staff
1.2 GFPS members 2.2 Program implementers 3.2 GFPS and program 4.2 Top management directs members recognized as
attended appropriate and trained on GA and use of GA implementers integrate the monitoring of the GAD experts and tapped
relevant trainings on GAD tools GAD in the development of organization’s GAD efforts by other organizations
the organization’s GAD
efforts

1.3 Top management 2.3 Concerned staff members 3.3 Concerned staff 4.3 Concerned staff members 5.3. External clients
attended Basic GAD trained to collect SDD members utilize SDD for calibrate GAD efforts to recognized as GAD
Orientation or GST GAD to enhance the address emerging gender champions by reputable
organization’s GAD efforts issues local, national and
international
1.4 Staff members attended 2.4 Male employees involved 3.4 Top management 4.4 Top management and organizations
Basic GAD Orientation or and appreciative of the support the appointment of concerned staff members
GST organization’s GAD efforts qualified women staff reflect GAD functions in their
members to leadership performance contracts or
positions TORs

1.5. Top management and 2.5 Clients (internal and 3.5 Women assume critical 4. 5 Concerned staff members
GFPS members aware and external) oriented on the GAD roles and authority in the develop tools and/or KPs on
conscious of GAD-related efforts of the organization organization GAD
policies and mandates

1.6. Top management allow 2.6 Clients (internal and 3.6 Clients (internal and 4.6 Clients (internal and
staff members to external) articulate gender external) participate in the external) participate in the
participate in GAD-related needs/issues in the planning and planning and implementation
activities development of the implementation of the of the organization’s GAD
PEOPLE organization’s GAD efforts organization’s GAD efforts efforts

27 descriptors
 LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1 Installation of Strategic LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5
Foundation Formation Mechanisms LEVEL 3 Commitment Enhancement Replication and Innovation
GAD Application and Institutionalization

1.1 GFPS or similar GAD 2.1 Functional GFPS 3.1 Other GAD Mechanisms 4.1 Other GAD Mechanisms 5.1 GFPS recognized and
mechanism established based on established coordinates, contributes towards the awarded as a model GAD
created/reconstituted in provisions of PCW 2011- monitors and reports progress of attainment of its desired mechanism by reputable
accordance with MCW 01 implementation impact local, national and
and pertinent policies international organizations
issued by oversight on gender mainstreaming
agencies

1.2 Exploratory activities 2.2 Other GAD 3.2 At least 30% of the total 4.2 At least 70% of the total 5.2 Other GAD Mechanisms
initiated with PCW or mechanisms established organization budget utilized to organization budget utilized to recognized as models by
other agencies, implement GAD activities based implement GAD activities other organizations
institutions and/or on GAD PB based on GAD PB
individuals to facilitate
gender mainstreaming
established

1.3. Data collected 2.3 At least 5% of the 3.3 GAD budget utilized 4.3 Database with SDD 5.3 100% of the total
towards the total organization budget judiciously* generates sector-specific organization budget utilized
establishment of utilized to implement knowledge products on women to implement GAD activities
database with SDD and GAD activities based on and men based on GAD PB
enhancement of M&E GAD PB
system*of the 2.4 Engagement with 3.4 Partnership with agencies, 4.4 M & E system of the 5.4 Centralized GAD
organization agencies, institutions and institutions and individuals organization tracks the desired database established and
individuals to facilitate towards the strategic gender-related outcomes and accessible to regional and
gender mainstreaming implementation of GAD impacts of the organization’s attached offices, clients and
established programs established GAD efforts partner organizations

2.5Organization 3.5 SDD/gender statistics utilized 4.5 Knowledge Management 5.5 KM system integrated
generates sex- by the organization in 3 or more System of the organization has with GAD and replicated by
disaggregated levels of the development GAD-related knowledge other organizations
data/gender statistics” planning cycle products

ENABLING MECHANISMS
(23 descriptors)

LEVEL 1
Foundation Formation
1.1 International/ national
/local GAD-related events
observed by the organization
1.2 Basic GAD orientation or
GST conducted for the
organization’s clients (internal
and external)
1.3 Consultations with clients
(internal and external) to
identify gender issues and
corresponding strategies
conducted
1.4 Consultations with PCW
and relevant organizations/
individuals on GAD
mainstreaming conducted
1.5 Existing IEC materials and
KPs reviewed and revised to
ensure use of gender-fair
language and images
1.6 GAD corner set-up
LEVEL 2
Installation of Strategic
Mechanisms
2.1 GAD agenda or strategic GAD
framework formulated
2.2 GAD Plan and Budget (GPB)
developed based on the GAD agenda,
emerging issues, new international
and national GAD mandates and
result of gender analysis
2.3 GAD deepening sessions for GFPs
and concerned staff members based
on results of TNA or updated GAD
policies and tools conducted
2.4 GA tools applied in the review,
enhancement or development of
PAPs
2.5 Facilities and services that
address gender issues and concerns
of clients (internal and external)
established
2.6 Orientation module for
employees with gender sensitivity as
core competency developed
2.7 IEC materials on GAD for clients
(internal and external) developed and
disseminated
2.8 GAD section in organization’s
website created
LEVEL 3
GAD Application
3.1 Implementation of GAD PAPs
monitored
3.2 Organization’s and GAD PB
and GAD AR prepared, timely
submitted and endorsed
3.3 Capacity development on
GAD conducted and sustained
for clients (internal and external)
3.4 Capacity development on
GAD to develop internal GAD
experts conducted
3.5 GA tools regularly applied in
the development planning cycle
3.6 GAD website regularly
updated
3.7 Organization’s KM as a
mechanism to transfer of
knowledge on GAD set-up
LEVEL 4
Commitment
Enhancement and
Institutionalization
4.1 Implementation and
monitoring of international,
national and local GAD
mandates sustained and
institutionalized
4.2 Sector specific GAD
capacity development
sessions conducted for clients
(internal and external)
4.3 Regular application of GA
tools to assess gender-
responsiveness of PAPs.
Including ODA-funded
projects conducted
4.4 Sustainability action plan
for GAD efforts developed
4.5 Impact evaluation of GAD
efforts of the organization
conducted
PAPs
30 (descriptors)
LEVEL 5
Replication and
Innovation
5.1 Organization is
recognized as a GAD
learning hub for its
notable GAD efforts
5.2 Convergence model
resulting from
partnerships recognized
and replicated by other
organizations
5.3 GAD KPs and GAD IEC
materials used by other
organizations
5.4 Existing
award/incentive system
of the organization
integrated with GAD
perspective
 FEATURES OF THE ENHANCED GMEF

D. GMEF ORGANIZATIONAL
ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONNAIRE
 Organizational Assessment Questionnaire -
PEOPLE

1.1 People in strategic positions designated to be

members of the GFPS

1.2 GFPS members attended appropriate and relevant

trainings on GAD
 PARTS OF THE
ENHANCED GMEF
The Tool as Instrument to Assess the
Progress of Gender Mainstreaming

Part I – The Organizational Assessment Tool

 Designed to assess and evaluate the
magnitude of mainstreaming efforts pursued by
the agency including its attached units and
bureaus
 Aims to identify strengths and developmental
areas of gender mainstreaming efforts of the
agency
 Evaluation of four entry points*
Part II – The Scoring Guide
• Helps assess the progress stage of mainstreaming
• Situates where the agency is in the mainstreaming
process
• Provides for instructions for consolidating the results of
the organizational assessment
• Ratings pertain to the stages of the framework
• High scores: strong points
• Low scores: areas for improvement
 LEGEND OF SCORES
RANGES LEVEL DESCRIPTION
1-7 points 1: Foundation Formation
Level Per
Entry Point 8-14 points 2: Installation of Strategic Mechanisms
15-19 points 3: GAD Application
20-23 points 4: Commitment Enhancement and
Institutionalization
24-25 points 5: Replication and Innovation
RANGES LEVEL DESCRIPTION
0-30 points 1: Foundation Formation
Over-all
Level 31-60 points 2: Installation of Strategic Mechanisms
61-80 points 3: GAD Application
81-95 points 4: Commitment Enhancement and
Institutionalization
96-100 points 5: Replication and Innovation
FEATURES OF THE ENHANCED GMEF

D. GMEF SCORE SHEET

 GENDER MAINSTREAMING EVALUATION FRAMEWORK (GMEF)
ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT TOOL

SCORE SHEET

Name of Organization Assessed: ____________________________

Date Administered: _______________________________________
Inclusive Period of Assessment: ____________________________
CHED GMEF
Assessment
Results
SALAMAT PO!

Philippine Commission on Women

www.pcw.gov.ph