Skip to main content

I want to measure the impacts of my initiative on governance… 
…by assessing its impact on equality and inclusion 

Aggregate indicator title

Gender equality 

Description

Equal participation of males and females; Gender perspective on science & technology content 

Domain

Governance

Qualitative/Quantitative

Quantitative & Qualitative

Primary/Secondary data

Primary and Secondary data

Source of data

Primary: Project partners, participants

Secondary: Project documentation; social media

Time series

Yes, ex ante and ex post

Unit of measurement (observation)

Absolute values & nominal 

Unit of analysis

Project/program

Analytical level (logic model)

Context, input, process, output, outcome, impact, and perception indicators

Links with indicators in other domains

N/A 

Data collection method(s)

Interviews with partners/facilitators; participant surveys/questionnaires; participant observations, Review of project documentations such as events diary (journals) filled in by organizers of events; Participant satisfaction questionnaires filled in by participants attending the event; social media analytics

Data collection item(s)

Not indicated, but can be derived from the 'indicator building' field

Indicator building

Process indicator:

  • Gender equality commitments / frameworks
  • # & type of events discussing gender dimension in science & technology*

Outcome indicator:

  • % of women attending events
  • % of women in Advisory Boards
  • % of women facilitators & collaborators
  • % of women initiating/leading citizen initiatives
  • % of women sharing feedback

Perception indicators:

  • General perception of gender equality issues in science & technology Perception/awareness of gender equality efforts / initiatives in science & technology
  • Perception/awareness of gender equality issues in science & technology relevant to their own lives
Availability of data

Low

Feasibility

Moderately resource demanding

Comments/caveats
Source of indicator definition

DITOs Consortium (2016)