7.0. MONITORING AND EVALUATION Given the multi-sectoral nature of gender issues, monitoring and evaluation will be the responsibility of all implementing institutions involved. The Ministry of Women’s Affairs Gender and Community Development shall have a coordination and oversight role while ZIMSTAT and other research institutions will be critical partners in data collection. The following set of indicators will be used to assess the progress towards achieving the objectives of this NGP under each thematic area. Thematic Area Key Indicators for Monitoring Achievement Gender, Constitutional  and Legal Rights Number of legislative and policy reforms on the new constitutional provisions relating to gender equality  Number of viable institutions in place to implement and monitor constitutional provisions Gender and Economic  Empowerment Proportion of population by sex in employment; business ownership; economic decision making Proportion of women accessing financing facilities by sector Proportion of population by sex holding productive land Proportion of population by sex and sector in control of key economic assets Income distribution between men and women     Gender, Politics Decision Making and  Gender and Health    Proportion of men and women participating in key political decision making structures across all political parties Representation by gender in Parliament, Local Government, and Cabinet Representation by gender in key economic making decisions Representation by gender of people in key governance structures    Proportion of population by gender accessing health services Maternal and Child Mortality Proportion of male care givers Gender, Education and  Training   Gender Based Violence    Gender and Environment;    Gender, Media and ICTS.     Retention rate of girls in secondary schools Representation by gender in leadership positions in schools, colleges and junior parliament and youth council Proportion of women and girls accessing training opportunities that helps them engage in business, politics and decision making Incidences of gender based violence Proportion of gender based violence victims by sex Proportion of gender based violence perpetrators by sex Number of gender inclusive provisions in national environment action plans Nature of gender equality provisions in the Climate Change Response Strategy Proportion of population by sex sufficiently coping with climate change risks Proportion of population by sex accessing media and using ICTs Distribution of media houses ownership by gender Distribution of media news sources by gender Number of media reports positively projecting women 23

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