An evaluation of three components of the agenda for gender equality (AGE) within Status of Women Canada

The lead department supporting the implementation of the federal AGE is Status of Women Canada (SWC) In its overall efforts to support the achievement of three of these AGE goals, the work of three Directorates, each with its own distinctive, but complementary objectives and activities, were the subject of this evaluation. [...] The purpose of the evaluation is: … to obtain objective, evidence-based information on the relevance and impact of AGE, and to make recommendations, where appropriate, with a focus on identifying gaps in the attainment of certain goals and help determine future direction in terms of priorities EVALUATION METHODOLOGY This is a formative evaluation of the AGE and the three supporting directorates. [...] Thus, as stated in the Request for Proposals, the purpose of the evaluation is: … to obtain objective, evidence-based information on the relevance and impact of AGE, and to make recommendations, where appropriate, with a focus on identifying gaps in the attainment of certain goals and help determine future direction in terms of priorities. [...] The interviews for the SWC staff and management and for the federal respondents included questions about the AGE overall and each of the Directorates, because they each had familiarity with the full panoply of programming. [...] FINDINGS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AGE AND THE DIRECTORATES In our presentation of findings of the evaluation, we will address the AGE framework first and then the three Directorates.