Gender-responsive evaluation for a sustainable future for all

Positive impacts are how an intervention can help promote gender equality, whether directly or indirectly, and advance equal rights, opportunities and responsibilities of women and men in all their

Example

Transportation policies that consider the needs of caregivers, who are disproportionately women, can have a positive gender impact. For instance, providing suitable seating on public transport or accommodating pushchairs and other equipment can make it easier for caregivers to travel with children or older relatives. Equally, given that women are more dependent on public transport, putting more emphasis on affordability, travel patterns and sustainability can expand a more sustainable transport system and create new opportunities for women to access education and employment. 

Negative impacts are how an intervention creates inequalities, reinforces or worsens existing gender inequalities and discrimination, whether directly or indirectly, or otherwise negatively affects specific groups of women and men because of their sex and gender and how gender intersects with other characteristics.

Negative impacts that lead to discrimination based on sex, among other grounds, are prohibited under Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Example

Automating and digitalising the transport sector may be seen as a positive development that can benefit everyone equally. However, these transformations can have different gender impacts. Automation can negatively impact women and girls, by increasing the fear and risk of violence, harassment and sexual assault that women and girls experience when using public transport, especially at night-time. This is because automation can result in fewer staff in stations, carriages, etc., contributing to the perception that nobody is around to assist if needed.^[2]