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World Bank Gender Action Plan

World Bank Gender Action Plan. Gender Equality as Smart Economics. Mayra Buvinic Director, PRMGE May 17, 2007. Objective. Advance women’s economic empowerment in client countries to: promote shared growth accelerate the implementation of MDG 3. Rationale.

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World Bank Gender Action Plan

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  1. World Bank Gender Action Plan Gender Equality as Smart Economics Mayra Buvinic Director, PRMGE May 17, 2007

  2. Objective Advance women’s economic empowerment in client countries to: • promote shared growth • accelerate the implementation of MDG 3

  3. Rationale “Forget China, India and the internet: economic growth is driven by women.” The Economist, April 2006. • Natural fit between core competencies of World Bank & IFC and Action Plan objective

  4. Bank Progress in Gender MainstreamingOperations Ahead of Analysis Source:Lending results from QAG reviews of new lending portfolio. Analytical work results from PRMGE review of ESW completed each year (PAs, core ESW, and CASs). * Based on available data, results for lending operations were aggregated for FY04-05.

  5. Bank Progress in Gender MainstreamingSocial Sectors Ahead of Non-Social Sectors

  6. Guiding Principles • Selective coverage • Tailored to country • Evidence-based • Results-oriented • Success driven • Relies on incentives/results

  7. Framework Policy level Agency level Make markets work for women Empower women to compete in markets

  8. Framework Policy Level Agency Level Infrastructure

  9. Interventions at the policy/agency level Policy Level Agency Level

  10. Action 1: Engender Operations & Technical Assistance in Economic Sectors Action 2: Implement Results-Based Initiatives Action 3: Improve Research & Statistics • . • Core Objective • Empower women to compete in: • Product markets • Financial markets • Land markets • Labor markets Four Action Areas

  11. Advisory Council Executive Committee (Partners, Donors, GAD Board, (OPCS, PREM, Regions , EGCG, Senior Bank Staff) INF, IFC, LEG,) Action 1 Action 2 Action 3 DEC, PREM RVPs, NVPs, IFC PREM Sector s taff UNIFEM/ICRW Country t eams Feedback Loop Focus c ountries Oversight, Management, and Implementation

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