"A person does not need to be a feminist or an expert on feminism to implement the FEM. A person does need to view evaluation as a process that can effectively be used to address gender inequities and bring about social change for women." Join us for a two-day workshop on the Feminist Evaluation Model (FEM) with Donna Podems! This workshop will explore how Feminist Evaluation helps support more equitable evaluation practices, discuss the feminist evaluation context, and give hands-on tools to integrate feminist approaches to real-world evaluations. Please note that the workshops will be held online from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM on July 22 and 23, 2026. Workshop Structure: Framing Clarify objectives, participant expectations, and establish a safe space for dialogue. Activity: quick reflection on evaluation and its role in society (discussion). Evaluation Landscape Explain the distinction between evaluation and research, review social justice approaches, and position Feminist Evaluation in the evaluation field today, in that context, and the global agendas. Facilitate discussion on power and language and the role of FE in this context. Gender → Feminist Continuum Walk through gender-sensitive, responsive, transformative, and feminist approaches. Use case example and group work. Touch on the language of gender, sex, and sexual identity and a few other more common terms to FE. The FEM in Practice Introduce the FEM, a new feminist evaluation model, its four pillars, and its FEM principles. Apply to the stages of an evaluation. Feminist Evaluation Concepts in Feminist Evaluation and the FEM Discuss what knowledge construction in FE is. Activity on facts vs. assumptions, and end with a focus on what constitutes a credible evaluation. Introduce the FEM’s evidence framework as an example of a feminist process to construct knowledge. Feminist Backlash and Handling Pushback on using FE or the FEM Role-play responses to resistance and practice dialogue questions. Is FEM Appropriate? Use the 7 decision questions and apply them to participants’ real contexts. Closing Reflection, commitments, and key takeaways. Credentialled Evaluator Competency Domains: Reflective Practice Situational Practice Interpersonal Practice About the Facilitator: Donna Podems is the founder and director of OtherWISE. She brings 20 years of experience working with governments, civil society, nongovernmental groups, international donors, and foundations to conduct monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning and training. She holds a doctorate in interdisciplinary studies focused on Programme Evaluation and Organizational Development, and a Masters degree in Public Administration. She has lived and/or worked in the United States, Botswana, Burma, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of South Africa, Senegal, Somaliland, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Bosnia, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Belize, Nicaragua, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA, and Vietnam. She conducts her work across a range of technical areas including agriculture, HIV/AIDS, TB, health systems, youth interventions, education, human rights, environment, orphans and vulnerable children, community needs, and women’s empowerment. Her research focus is on evaluator competencies, process use, and feminist evaluation. Dr. Podems is a current Board Member for the American Evaluation Association (AEA), past Board Member for the South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA), and past Chairperson for the AEA's International Committee and the Feminist Evaluation TIG. She is a member of AEA, IDEAs, and SAMEA.