This document summarizes discussions around defining gender-related intermediate development outcomes (IDOs) for the CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework (SRF). It outlines the rationale and proposed indicators for a new gender IDO focusing on women's control over resources and participation in decision-making. Specifically, it discusses measuring women's participation in decisions around their own labor, income, and group organizations. The document also provides an update on integrating gender considerations more broadly throughout the SRF and calls for further input on priorities for international agricultural research.

1. Update on Gender in CGIAR
Intermediate Development
Outcomes (IDOs)
Nancy Johnson, IFPRI
A4NH Gender-Nutrition Methods Workshop II, December 2-4, 2014
Bioversity International - Rome, Italy

2. Overview
• Background on IDOs
• Current version results framework
• Issues for discussion

3. Revised Common IDOs (from CRP-IDO Working Group Oct 2013)
Productivity - Improved productivity in pro-poor food systems
Food security - Increased and stable access to food commodities by rural and urban poor
Nutrition - Improved diet quality of nutritionally-vulnerable populations, especially women and children
Income - Increased and more equitable income from agricultural and natural resources management and
environmental services earned by low income value chain actors
Gender & Empowerment - Increased control over resources and participation in decision-making
Capacity to Innovate - Increased capacity for innovation within low income and vulnerable rural
communities allowing them to improve livelihoods
Adaptive capacity - Increased capacity in low income communities to adapt to environmental and
economic variability, shocks and longer term changes
Policies – More effective policies, supporting sustainable, resilient and equitable agricultural and natural
resources management developed and adopted by agricultural, conservation and development
organizations, national governments and international bodies
Environment - Minimized adverse environmental effects of increased production intensification
Future Options - Greater resilience of agricultural/forest/water based/mixed crop livestock, aquatic
systems for enhanced ecosystem services
Climate - Increased carbon sequestration and reduction of greenhouse gases through improved
agriculture and natural resources management

4. May 2014 meeting to define Gender IDO
1. Rationale and ideas on measurement for 2 main indicators for the Gender
IDO:
– Women’s control over resources
– Women’s Participation in Decision Making

5. Women’s Participation in Decision Making
Rationale: Decision-making refers to decision-making by
individuals about their management of agriculture and natural
resources and related life choices... Increased participation in
decision-making includes both a greater degree of participation
in specific decisions that relate to women’s own wellbeing and
that of their households and an expansion of the range of
decisions and available choices in which women (and their
families and communities) can participate.
Measurement: This indicator is based on participation in three
areas of decision-making
– Decisions over own labor
– Decisions over own income
– Decisions made in groups or collective organization.

6. From latest draft of the CGIAR SRF (Oct 22, 2014)

7. Where are women?
• Mission: To harness science and innovation to
meet the multi-sectoral challenges of the 21st
century with a focus on enabling the poor and
women to benefit from economic growth in
the agri-food sector in the face of climate
change
• Many IDO and sub-IDO indicators are
specifically are measured for women

8. Where is gender?
• Part of the research strategy
– One of the sub-principles underlying the research strategy is
that CGIAR research will “foster and promote gender equity”
– From discussion cross-cutting science initiatives
• “A gender lens will ensure that developed and promoted products and
services are either gender neutral or specifically address the needs of
women actors along the value chain to increase their influence over
resources and decision-making processes” (p 15).

9. Issues for discussion
• SRF is a work in progress, but needs to be
finalized soon.
– Consultation process is ongoing (see next two slides)
• Work on indicators of women’s empowerment is
ongoing
• CRP willingness/ability to commit resources to
gender research, in the absence of a gender IDO?

10. Dear A4NH Partners,
The CGIAR is developing a new Strategy and Results Framework, that will guide both the structure and
content of the CGIAR’s research over the next years. We have been asked to forward the information
below on providing input and feedback into the developing Strategy and results framework. Please see
below, and provide your input as soon as you can.
Many thanks,
John
John McDermott
Director, The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
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What should be priorities for International Agricultural Research for Development?
As the first part of the GCARD3 consultations, CGIAR and GFAR are inviting stakeholders and partners
to share their inputs and feedback on international research priorities, as proposed in the draft
Strategy and Results Framework for future work of the CGIAR.
The consultation has been launched here: http://ifpri.us5.list-manage1.
com/track/click?u=c2f9baea83698b4cd1f826c85&id=3b8b188932&e=0818c2f548

11. We appreciate that this is a busy time of year and do hope that you can take some time to participate
in the consultations. Your opinions and comments are very much valued in ensuring that the CGIAR has
a robust and inclusive Strategy and Results Framework that reflects its role and guides its future work.
A summary document for the consultation is available at: http://ifpri.us5.list-manage.
com/track/click?u=c2f9baea83698b4cd1f826c85&id=ac78abee04&e=0818c2f548
There are many ways by which you can have your say on these plans:
• a dedicated email address has been set up to receive feedback directly - partnerships@cgiar.org • a
survey at http://ifpri.us5.list-manage.
com/track/click?u=c2f9baea83698b4cd1f826c85&id=51eac569ad&e=0818c2f548
• an online version of the Strategy and Results Framework is available for comments at
www.cgiar.org/srfe-consultation • there will be weekly ‘call-in’ programs set up for conversations and
questions (schedule to be announced)
All feedback and comments will be collected and publicly shared on a dedicated online space at
www.cgiar.org/srfconsultation
Respond and feel invited to share this widely with your contacts please!
Thank you in advance for your productive comments and suggestions towards strengthening the SRF.