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Objective:
The overall objective of the GAP is to identify, measure, and analyze social and gender equality dimensions  and barriers  related to: 

The specific objectives:
•Understand power dynamics at the household, community, and health service levels, including girls' and women’s position and decision-making ability about their marriage, use of family planning,seeking health care services, and their burden as caregiver in in the household that attributes gender norms in the family, community, and institutions(Patterns of decision making, social beliefs, and practice);
•Identify the status of distribution of health-related resources in the household and community (access to and control over resources)and assess the roles and responsibilities of women, girls, men, and boys in getting health services(Roles and responsibilities, Time use);
•Understand cultural taboos, myths and beliefs that create barriers for women and girls for MNH rights from institutional health services(Social Norms, Practices, and Beliefs, Safety, Dignity, Well-being);
•Explore the enablers of gender equality in the household and community for women and girls. What provides women and girls with empowering opportunities or the ability to equally access resources and health rights from institutional health services? 

Scope:
•Gender and social inequality, discrimination and barriers women and girls face relative to their male peers(Especially pregnant girls and women based on their socioeconomic status, disability, ethnicity, location etc.) about the sector across four dimensions of change, including at the individual level, the household or family level, community level, and society or at the institutional level. 
•The underlying root causes of gender and power issues across the socio-ecological models of change that pose barriers for women and girls to exercise their rights. 
•Six domains of the gender and power analysis

Research Team and Selection Criteria
The consultant (individual/firm)  is expected to facilitate the process to collect institutional review board  (IRB)approval. To  be  considered,  the  research  study  team  members  together must have demonstrated skills, expertise, and experience in:
▪Designing and conducting research using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods.
▪Conducting research and/or assessment in the field of Health, Nutrition particularly about maternal, and neonatal health.
▪Conducting research and/or assessment in the area of gender and power analysis.
▪Conducting ethical and inclusive research and/or assessment involving children and childparticipatory techniques.
▪Conducting ethical and inclusive research and/or assessment involving marginalised, deprived and/or vulnerable groups in culturally appropriate and sensitive ways.▪Managing and coordinating a range of government, non-government, community groups and academic stakeholders.
▪Extensive experience of theories of change and how they can be used to carry out situation analysis.
▪Report writing and presentation skills.