Working from strengths to assess changes in gender equality

This paper describes an empirical application of a strengths-based approach (SBA) to assess changes in gender equality, and draws out implications for research, evaluation, and wider development practice. We outline what constitutes a strengths-based approach and present a case study where a participatory methodology informed by appreciative inquiry was used to investigate gender outcomes of two water, sanitation, and hygiene-focused development initiatives. We consider the value and limitations of taking an explicitly strengths-based approach to assessing gender outcomes, and also propose that there are important arguments for why SBAs might be usefully applied in addressing (not just assessing) gender equality.Travailler a partir des forces pour evaluer les changements sur le plan de l'egalite entre les sexesCe document decrit une application empirique d'une approche fondee sur les forces (AFF) pour evaluer les changements sur le plan de l'egalite entre les sexes, et en tire les implications pour les re...