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Reflections on Gender Transformative Research
The latest blog from WorldFish Director General, Stephen Hall, on his blog Expiscor.
For any organization trying to decide how best to achieve development impact, a good place to start is with a ‘Theory of Change’, or ToC. Formally defined as “a statement of the interconnected causal pathways that describe the types of interventions that bring about desired outcomes”, a ToC can be more plainly said to be a description of what you need to do to make a difference.
I was fortunate to recently attend a workshop here in Penang on Gender Transformative Research (GTR) in Agricultural Development, where ToCs were discussed. This was an important discussion because, as I explained in my last post, not all researchers are agreed about whether GTR should be pursued by agricultural research organizations. Without a compelling rationale that forms part of a clear theory of change that situation is likely to persist. Continue reading.
Photo credit: Uttar Pradesh, India, 2010. © Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
