@article{3929bea80882487bafd7d946423a8bf7,
title = "Creating community‐based indicators of gender equity: A methodology",
abstract = "It appears that an almost unquestioned development pathway for achieving gender equity and women's empowerment has taken centre stage in mainstream development. This pathway focuses on economic outcomes that are assumed to be achieved by increasing women's access to material things, including cash income, loans, physical assets, and to markets. Gender equity indicators, which measure progress towards these outcomes, cannot escape reinforcing them. We argue that far from being neutral, indicators are embedded in political and ideological agendas that serve as guides to the appropriate conduct of those whose performance or behaviour is being measured. Drawing on participatory feminist, diverse economies and strengths based approaches, we outline a research methodology for developing community‐based indicators that recognises women's and men's participation and relationships in all spheres of life, including the {\textquoteleft}non‐economic{\textquoteright}. If indicators are grounded in local meanings and realities, we propose that community members can use them to identify aspirational goals for gender equity, and measure progress towards these goals.",
keywords = "empowerment, gender equity, indicators, measurement, participatory feminist development; Melanesia",
author = "Michelle Carnegie and Katharine Mckinnon and Katherine Gibson",
note = "Funding Information: The three primary partners for this research were Macquarie University, Western Sydney University and the International Women's Development Agency. In Fiji, partners included the Women's Action for Change and Fiji National University, and in the Solomon Islands, Union Aid Abroad APHEDA and Live and Learn. Independent Consultant Claire Rowland was a co-investigator on this research project and played a central role in the design, implementation, coordination and write up of research outputs, including indicator manual and tools. Di Kilsby, Independent Consultant, assisted with the design and implementation of Phase 2 indicator trialling and formulation workshop. Research Associates, Joanne Crawford and Claire Slatter, provided valuable suggestions, and Laura Hammersely provided research assistance. We gratefully acknowledge all of the women and men in the research sites who volunteered to participate in this research. We acknowledge the contributions of our co-researchers who assisted with data collection, translation and analysis during Phase 1 of the project, and many of whom participated in an indicator trialling and formulation workshop in Phase 2. In Fiji we thank Paula Daveta, Eroni Kacunisawana, Jeet Prasad, Rosi Saumtua, Jona Tawake, Pasepa Toga, Tom Tom Tuisawau, Sophia Vokili and Isimeli Wainiqolo. In the Solomon Islands we thank Bill Apusae, Matti Biara, Helen Kana, Wilton Laufiu, Frank Lave, Margaret, Lume Muse, Stephanie Polyn, Ben Salepo, Elmah Sese, Grayham Tahu, Eva Wagapu and Alex Wateouou. Finally we thank two anonymous reviewers for helpful feedback on this paper. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Victoria University of Wellington and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd",
year = "2019",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/apv.12235",
language = "English",
volume = "60",
pages = "252--266",
journal = "Asia Pacific Viewpoint",
issn = "0030-8978",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "3",
}