Inclusive policies require inclusive evidence. The Gender, Inclusion, and Evidence in Program Design masterclass explores how data and research can be used to identify inequalities, evaluate program designs, and inform policies that leave no one behind. This two-day, in-depth course takes place at CERP Lahore from April 28 to 29, 2027, bringing gender specialists together to examine whether program designs genuinely account for gendered barriers to access and to distinguish between gender-blind, gender-sensitive, and gender-transformative approaches using real examples.
Participants will evaluate the evidence base behind an inclusion-focused intervention, apply an inclusion audit framework to a real or sample program, and propose a specific, evidence-backed design adjustment to improve outcomes.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Analyze how a given program design accounts for, or fails to account for, gendered barriers to access across sectors such as social protection, health, and education.
- Differentiate between gender-blind, gender-sensitive, and gender-transformative program design using concrete examples across different sectors and contexts.
- Evaluate the evidence base behind an inclusion-focused intervention for methodological or contextual weaknesses.
- Apply an inclusion audit framework to a real or sample program design, drawing on examples from social protection, health, education, or other relevant sectors.
- Propose a specific design adjustment to improve a program’s gender and inclusion outcomes, grounded in evidence discussed during the session.
Faculty
Hadia Majid
Associate Professor & Chairperson, Department of Economics, LUMS
Dr. Hadia Majid is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at LUMS. Her research agenda considers the impact of monetary and public resource constraints on individuals in Pakistan, with a special focus on women’s access to decent, empowering work. She has published in international journals and is currently editing a book titled Gender at Work in Pakistan. She has received grants from several agencies, including ESRC-DFID, Oxfam, IDRC, IGC, and IFPRI, among others, and has acted as a consultant for numerous government and non-governmental agencies on gendered labor market outcomes. A Fulbright scholar, she holds a PhD from The Ohio State University and an MSc from the University of Warwick.
Deadlines
- Early Bird: 7 April 2027
- Regular: 21 April 2027