Box 18.
GAD checklist for designing and evaluating justice-related projects
Response Scor
(col. 2) e for Result
Element and the or
item/question Partl
item/
No y yes Ye comme
(col. 1 ) (2a) (2b) s eleme nt (col.
(2 nt 4)
c) (col.
3)
Project identification and planning
1.0 Participation of women and men in project 2.0
identification
(max score: 2; for each item or question, 0.67)
1.1 Has the project consulted women and men, 0.67
women’s groups, or NGOs on the problem or issue
that the intervention must solve and on the
development of the solution?
(possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67)
1.2 Have the inputs of women and men been considered in 0.67
the design of the project? (possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67)
1.3 Are both women and men seen as stakeholders, 0.67
partners, or agents of change in the project design?
(possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67)
2.0 Collection of sex-disaggregated data and 2.0
gender-related information prior to project
design
(possible scores: 0, 1.0, 2.0)
Has the project tapped sex-disaggregated data and
gender- related information from secondary and
primary sources at the project identification stage? OR,
does the project document include sex-disaggregated
and gender information in the analysis of the
development issue or problem?
3.0 Conduct of gender analysis and 1.83
identification of gender issues (max score: 2.0;
for each item or question, 0.67)
3.1 Gender division of labor and gender needs
(max score: 0.67; for each question, 0.33)
3.1.1 Are the needs of both women and men considered 0.33
in the situation analysis? (possible scores: 0, 0.17, 0.33)
3.1.2 Has the situation analysis considered how the 0.33
productive and reproductive roles of woman and man
clients, court personnel, judges or justices, police, and
other agents of the country’s pillars of justice affect their
access to justice (clients) or their duties in the judiciary or
agency? (possible scores: 0, 0.17, 0.33)
3.2 Access to and control of resources
(max score: 0.67; for each question, 0.33)
3.2.1 Has the situation analysis considered the gender 0.33
gaps in terms of the resources of women and men and
how this is likely to affect their access to justices?
(possible scores: 0, 0.17, 0.33)
3.2.2 Has the situation analysis covered the causes of 0.17
gender gaps in resources and access to justice?
(possible scores: 0, 0.17, 0.33)
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3.3 Constraints (possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67) 0.67
Has the situation analysis included a consideration of
the possible constraints to women’s and men’s
participation in the proposed project?
Response Scor
(col. 2) e for Result
Element and the or
item/question Partly item/
No Ye comme
(col. 1 ) (2a) yes s eleme nt (col.
(2b) (2 4)
c)
nt
(col.
3)
Project design
4.0 Gender equality goals, outcomes, and outputs 1.5
(max score: 2; for each item or question, 1)
4.1 Do project objectives explicitly refer to women and men 1.0
clients and officials and personnel of the pillars of
justice as project partners or beneficiaries?
(possible scores: 0, 0.5,1.0)
4.2 Does the project set gender equality outputs and 0.5
outcomes in terms of access, participation, and control?
(See text for examples.) (possible scores: 0, 0.5, 1.0)
5.0 Matching of strategies with gender issues 1.0
(possible scores: 0, 1.0, 2.0)
Do the strategies match the identified gender issues and
gender equality goals? That is, will the project eliminate
or at least reduce gender gaps and inequalities?
6.0 Gender analysis of the designed project 1.65
(max score: 2; for each item or question, 1)
6.1 Gender division of labor
(max score: 0.67; for each item or question, 0.22)
6.1.1 Were the needs of women and men considered 0.22
in the formulation and design of the project?
(possible scores: 0, 0.11, 0.22)
6.1.2 Will the project promote and enhance women’s 0.22
participation? (possible scores: 0, 0.11, 0.22)
6.1.3 Will the project avoid negative impact on women’s 0.22
status and welfare? (possible scores: 0, 0.11, 0.22)
6.2 Access to and control of resources
(max score: 0.67; for each item or question, 0.22)
6.2.1 Will the project address constraints to women’s 0.22
access to justice and ensure equal access of women and
men to justice? (possible scores: 0, 0.11, 0.22)
6.2.2 Will there be equal opportunities for woman and 0.22
man personnel of pillars-of-justice agencies to receive
training and other benefits from the project?
(possible scores: 0, 0.11, 0.22)
6.2.3 Does the project include measures to mitigate the 0.11
adverse effects on women’s access to and control of
resources? (possible scores: 0, 0.11, 0.22)
6.3 Constraints (max score: 0.67; for each item or question,
0.22)
6.3.1 Is the proposed project socially or culturally 0.22
acceptable and accessible to women? Can they use it?
(possible scores: 0, 0.11, 0.22)
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6.3.2 Will the project offer facilities and services that will 0.11
support both women’s and men’s participation at
different stages of the project?
(possible scores: 0, 0.11, 0.22)
6.3.3 Has the project designed measures to address 0.11
constraints to equal participation and benefits of women
and men? (possible scores: 0, 0.11, 0.22
Response Scor
(col. 2) e for Result
Element and or
item/question No Partl Ye
the
(2a) y s item/ comme
(col. 1 )
yes (2 eleme nt (col.
(2b) c) nt 4)
(col.
3)
7.0 Monitoring targets and indicators 2.0
(possible scores: 0, 1.0, 2.0)
Does the project include gender equality targets and
indicators for welfare, access, consciousness raising,
participation, and control? Examples of gender
differences that may be monitored:
- Access to the justice delivery system
- Participation of justices, judges, court personnel, mediators, and litigants
in gender training
- Satisfaction rate with the performance of various pillars of justice (courts, police, etc.)
- Participation in administrative and decision-making processes
- Rate of utilization of project outputs
8.0 Sex-disaggregated database (possible scores: 0, 1.0, 2.0
2.0)
Does the proposed project monitoring framework or
plan include the collection of sex-disaggregated data?
9.0 Resources (max score: 2; for each item or question,1) 1.0
9.1 Is the budget allotted by the project sufficient for gender 0.5
equality promotion or integration?
(possible scores: 0, 0.5, 1.0)
9.2 Does the project have the expertise to integrate GAD or to 0.5
promote gender equality and women’s empowerment? OR,
is the project committed to investing in building capacity for
integrating GAD or promoting gender equality?
(possible scores: 0, 0.5, 1.0)
10.0 Relationship with the agency’s GAD efforts 0.33
(max score: 2; for each item or question, 0.67)
10.1 Will the project build on or strengthen the agency/PCW/ 0.33
government’s commitment to the advancement of women?
(possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67)
10.2 Does the project have an exit plan that will ensure the 0
sustainability of GAD efforts and benefits?
(possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67)
10.3 Will the project build on the initiatives or actions of other 0
organizations in the area? (possible scores: 0, 0.33, 0.67)
TOTAL GAD SCORE— PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGN 15.31
STAGES
(Add the score for each of the 10 elements, or the figures in thickly bordered cells.)
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INTERPRETATION OF THE GAD SCORE
HGDG Score Description Corresponding Budget for the Year of the
Program that may be Attributed to the Agency
GAD Budget
Below 4.0 GAD is invisible 0% or NO AMOUNT of the program/project budget
for the year may be attributed to the GAD budget
4.0 – 7.9 Promising GAD 25% of the budget for the year of the
prospects program/project may be attributed to the GAD
(conditional pass) budget
8.0 – 14.9 Gender sensitive 50% of the budget for the year of the
program/project, may be attributed to the GAD
budget
15.0 – 19.9 Gender- 75% of the budget for the year of the
responsive program/project may be attributed to the GAD
budget
20.0 Fully gender- 100% of the budget for the year of the program may
responsive be attributed to the GAD budget
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