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Despite all efforts undertaken in the past there is no comprehensive and rigorous analytical framework to consider all of the relevant variables in gender equality issues, although there have been a number of European Commission projects such as PRAGES, GENDERA, GenSET, STAGES and GENOVATE, which have explored the gender equality (GE) dimension with different foci. While all these previous studies have illustrated numerous evaluation approaches, concepts, indicators etc. to provide examples of measuring different kinds of impacts, a clear understanding of the mechanisms between different gender equality-related policy initiatives and interventions (inputs) and outputs/results is still not available. In order to address these challenges, EFFORTI (Evaluation Framework for Promoting Gender Equality in Research & Innovation), an EU funded project, aims to clarify the mechanisms between gender equality inputs and the expected results not only on gender equality itself, but also on research and innovation (R&I). The evaluation framework provides the theory and tools for analysing how gender equality-related interventions contribute to the achievement of the three European Research Area’s main objectives on gender equality and how those achievements affect the desired outcomes of (responsible) research and innovation. The uniqueness of the evaluation framework is that it goes beyond conventional research and innovation indicators, taking into account also evaluation dimensions like providing answers to the Grand Challenges and the promotion of Responsible Research and Innovation. With the rise of the idea of evidence-based policy-making (e.g. Nutley et al. 2002; Solesbury 2001; Sanderson 2002), expectations have grown regarding the use of scientific evidence in policy-making. At the same time, establishing causal relationships between policy interventions and observed changes poses a theoretical challenge as well as empirical and methodological problems. One approach to address these challenges is the theory-based impact evaluation approach (TBIE): In theory-based impact evaluation (TBIE), causality is often defined as a problem of contribution, not attribution. “Why and how” questions are typically being asked instead of “how things would have been without” like counterfactual approaches do. The goal is to answer the “why it works” question by identifying the theory of change (“how things should logically work to produce the desired change”) behind the program and assessing its success by comparing theory with actual implementation. The “theories” to be investigated on how gender equality and R&I outcomes interrelate (intervention logics), which in turn link the allocation of resources to the achievement of intended results and finally impacts are still to be developed. These might be complemented by academic theories about public interventions and already existing empirical evidence from former evaluations and impact assessments. The actual results of GE policies will depend both on policy effectiveness and on other context variables. Context factors are organizational structures and cultures, as well as national and regional structures, capabilities and policies. The application of a theory based impact evaluation approach will allow us to take these different levels of influences on policy effectiveness mechanisms and context systematically into account. Furthermore, it allows us to develop context sensitive and policy specific theories of change. SUSANNE BühRER, SyBIllE REIDl, EVANThIA K. SChmIDT, RAChEl PAlmEN, ClEmENS STRIEBING AND DORA GROO DOI: 10.22163/fteval.2019.332 EVAlUATION FRAmEWORK FOR PROmOTING GENDER EqUAlITy IN RESEARCh AND INNOVATION: hOW DOES GENDER EqUAlITy INFlUENCE RESEARCh AND INNOVATION OUTCOmES AND WhAT ImPlICATIONS CAN BE DERIVED FOR SUITABlE EVAlUATION APPROAChES?

Evaluation Framework for Promoting Gender Equality in Research and Innovation: How does gender equality influence research and innovation outcomes and what implications can be derived for suitable evaluation approaches?