Professor Sally Theobald application for the Women and Girls Empowerment Senior Research Fellow
Lead Research Organisation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Department Name: International Public Health
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Sally Theobald (Principal Investigator) |
| Description | • Representation and participation in the Education, Gender and Inclusion Research meetings, away days, strategic planning |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | • Representation and participation in the FCDO Social Development Cadre meetings |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | • Representation and participation in the FCDO external gender challenge board |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | • Strategic engagement with directors on gender and equity |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Establishing a network of SRFs |
| Organisation | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | My contribution : Initiating an informal network of SRFs to work together and support interdisciplinary and cross sectoral working |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partner contributions: a support network, an exchange between fellows |
| Impact | None |
| Start Year | 2025 |
| Description | Gathering and synthesising evidence on gender, equity and rights in conflict |
| Organisation | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | My contribution: wrote an SRF note synthesising the evidence here and adapting the conceptual framework from the Lancet commission on gender, peace and health to across all the sectors in the RED division in FCDO. Shared the concept note and presented it to the social development cadre. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Responding, discussion and dialogue. Invite to further discussions |
| Impact | Outputs are currently confidential |
| Start Year | 2025 |
| Description | Support on gender equity and inclusion across the Research Evidence Department in FCDO |
| Organisation | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | My contribution: As UKRI/FCDO SRF in gender I work across all the FCDO RED sectors including for example, health, education, agriculture, technology and humanitarian contexts. I have been providing technical support and assistance on: 1. Evidence notes to inform policy and practice in these areas with a particular focus on gender and equity; 2. Ideas/concept/business cases for future funding 3. Strategies to ensure equity (gender, disability, inclusion) is integrated in the design of research funding proposals, 4. Methods and approaches for equity. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partner contribution: Dialogue and discussion; taking up some of the suggestions; linking with other colleagues 24/25 Tick policy & public services here |
| Impact | None that can be shared at this point |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Supporting work and action on equity and health |
| Organisation | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | My contribution: Worked with K4DD to develop a session on equity and health and respond to the needs of health cadre colleagues. Partnered with Sushil Baral, Director of HERD International in Nepal to develop and run this session. Delivered on 3/3/25. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partner contribution: Responding, discussion, dialogue. |
| Impact | Outcomes will be shared shortly |
| Start Year | 2025 |