The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Capability Assessment tool is part of a series of user-friendly self-assessment tools designed to help various types of organisations evaluate their institutional capacity and progress in gender and DEI mainstreaming.  This comprehensive framework is built around key “Impact Drivers” for institutional change enabling organisations to assess their strengths and identify areas for improvement in embedding gender mainstreaming practices effectively.

This tool is based on an assessment model developed by Lut Mergaert, Marina Cacace and Marcela Linková, of which a first version originates from the EU-funded project CASPER (Grant Agreement number 872113). For more information about the model, see their article in Social Sciences, here. This assessment was developed by YW and adjusted for municipalities under the DiGiN project (Grant Agreement number 101144379).

Why use the DEI Capability Assessment tool?

This tool is designed to help municipalities to evaluate their progress on institutional DEI mainstreaming. By assessing the core “Impact Drivers” necessary for change, the tool allows your organisation to identify both strengths and areas for improvement.

What to expect

Upon completing the assessment, you will receive a detailed report outlining your organisation’s position across six stages of institutional development:

• Starting point
• Project
• Inception
• Growth
• Integration
• Institutionalisation

For each Impact Driver, you will receive feedback based on your organisation’s current level of institutionalisation. We encourage organisations to repeat the assessment every 12-18 months to track progress and drive long-term, impactful change.

How it works

• Complete the assessment: Answer a series of questions designed to evaluate key areas of your organisation’s DEI capabilities.
• Receive the report: After completing the assessment, you will receive a detailed report with insights and feedback tailored to your organisation.
• Monitor progress: We recommend repeating the assessment periodically to track your progress and ensure continuous improvement.

Ready to begin?

Click below to start your assessment and take the next step toward strengthening diversity, equity and inclusion within your organisation.

By completing these tools, you consent to the collection of your organisation’s data for the purpose of assessing your organisation’s institutional capacity for gender mainstreaming. While personal data (such as names and email addresses) may be collected, it will not be processed for the assessment or analysis. The personal data will only be used for administrative purposes and will not be shared or processed further. 

Your organisational data, collected through the tool, will be treated with strict confidentiality. Only authorised personnel of Yellow Window and ISAS will have access to this data. No identifiable organisational information will be shared with third parties without your consent. Aggregated anonymised organisational data from the assessment may be used for research and analysis purposes to improve our understanding of gender mainstreaming efforts across institutions, countries or regions as relevant. Your individual organisation’s responses will not be identifiable in any research outputs. 

The dataset, with all institutions’ data collected via this tool, is jointly owned by Yellow Window and ISAS. It is stored by Yellow Window on protected servers. 

You have the right to access, correct, or erase your data at any time. If you have any questions or concerns about your data or the assessment, please contact us at gender@yellowwindow.com.