The Value of Qualitative and Quantitative Indicators
- CHANGE & DIFFERENCE
- certain TYPES have certain INFORMATION
VALUE
- qualitative <-> quantitative
- manifested <-> latent
- all indicators are CONSTRUCTED INSTRUMENTS
that we need to interpret according to the values
that are attached to them
Troubles with indicators
- OBJECTIVITY
- RELIABILITY
- VALIDITY
- VERIFICATION
- level of SIGNIFICANCE
Indicators of used in GEM pilot application
- Access Indicators (# of computers, telephones, internet, acces to
information, know how, effects of status, class, race, gender etc., power
and control, usefulness of information)
- Networking Indicators (strengthening of networks, improved level of
interaction, new networks, etc.)
- Advocacy Indicators (policy change at different levels – government,
institutions, etc.; catalyzation of action, generating public interest)
- Capacity Building Indicators (5 training projects tested, from how
many to what change it brought, how training improved lives of women
trained)
- Organizational Indicators (power structures, access to information,
management, etc.)
- Democratic Communication (new communication spaces, online
discussions, volume and quality of information relevant for women,
gender roles in these spaces, impact on decisions)