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World Bank Gender Action Plan

World Bank Gender Action Plan. Gender Equality as Smart Economics. Nilufar Ahmad Gender Coordinator Social Development. Objective. Advance women’s economic empowerment in client countries to: promote shared growth accelerate the implementation of MDG 3.

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World Bank Gender Action Plan

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  1. World Bank Gender Action Plan Gender Equality as Smart Economics Nilufar Ahmad Gender Coordinator Social Development

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

  3. Evolution of Gender Mainstreaming in WB • Early 1970s WID approach, appointment of WID advisors and focal points • OP on WID – 1994 • Bangladesh WID report 1990 • Gender Director Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), 2000 • Gender strategy 2002, country gender assessment (CGA) • Gender mainstreaming OP 2003

  4. Gender Equality as Smart Economics 2006 • MDG 3 (gender equality), especially women’s economic empowerment is lagging • For accelerating MDG 3 achievement, Bank needs to mainstream gender in economic sectors- infrastructure, Agriculture and Rural Development, Private Sector Development, Finance. • Increase access of women in 4 markets –product, financial, land and labor. • 22 Focus countries

  5. 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.

  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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