GENDER EVALUATION
METHOLDOGY (GEM)
GENDER EVALUATION METHODOLOGY
For Internet and ICT Initiatives
by
Mothers for Mothers e-homemakers
Project Goals
To determine conditions that enable
women to be efficient teleworkers.
Methodologies
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Home visits
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Focus Group Discussions
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Survey - Questionnaire
Sample size
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Virtual team comprising Mothers for
Mothers’s core organizing team;
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Part-timers including freelancers and
entrepreneurs working from home.
ICT tools
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Telephone
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Fax machine
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Personal computer
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Internet/e-mail
Impact of teleworking on
women’s lives
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Increased confidence and happiness:
Improved ICT skills:
Better time management and reduce
unnecessary time wastage, e.g. traffic jam,
etc.;
Provides an avenue to own business;
Provides an avenue for foreign wives to
work.
Limitations of study
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Total sample size is only 66 –
relatively small for SPSS analysis;
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Total sample size of male is only 9 as
opposed to female teleworkers of 57.
Summary of Findings
Managing work from home
Difficult to separate
family life and work
Society perception –
“not real work”
Added family
responsibilities, e.g.
care for the elderly.
Children and spouse
are top priority
Female
Yes
Male
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Managing work from home
(cont’d)
Female
Yes
Male
Yes
Spousal support
Yes
Yes
Knowledge and technical
support to start off
Yes
Yes
Sharing of computer at home
Yes
No
Earnings sufficiently to
cover basic office
operational expenses
Sometimes
Yes
Increased involvement in
household chores
Productivity and efficiency
Likeliness of
interruption when
working
Difficulties in
completing work
Problem accessing the
Internet
Female
Male
Yes
No
Sometimes
No
Yes
Yes
Productivity and efficiency
(cont’d)
FEMALE
MALE
Working hours
Difficult to work in
the evenings and
weekends
Can work in
the
evenings
and
weekends
Having a dedicated
workstation
Sharing with other
family members
Yes
Data security
Yes
Yes
Characteristics of an efficient
teleworker
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Adequately equipped office
Having a dedicated workstation
Have sufficient block of time with
minimum distractions
Strong family support
Strong work discipline
Have interest in IT
Worked outside home before
Recommendations
In the immediate term
Review the initial findings to gauge the
experience of more teleworkers especially
male teleworkers.
In the long term,
Continuously develop, observe and
evaluate social changes on gender-specific
issues.