About the Book: Voices and Values: The politics of Feminist Evaluation
Over the last several years, regular evaluation of development programs has
become essential in measuring and understanding their true impact. Feminist and
gender-sensitive evaluations have gradually emerged, drawing attention to
existing inequities—gender, caste, class, location, and more—and the cumulative
effect of these biases on daily life. Such evaluations are also deeply
political; they explicitly acknowledge that gender-based inequalities exist,
show how they remain embedded in society, and articulate ways to address them.
Based on four years of research, Voices and Values offers critical insight into
how gender, class, and nationality inflect and affect sociological research.