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Policies for Gender Equity through Development Policy Lending in Pernambuco

Policies for Gender Equity through Development Policy Lending in Pernambuco. Luis Felipe L ópez-Calva and Indu John-Abraham Poverty, Gender and Equity Unit (LCSPP) Latin America and the Caribbean region. Background Questions. Why Brazil? Why Pernambuco ?

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Policies for Gender Equity through Development Policy Lending in Pernambuco

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  1. PoliciesforGenderEquitythroughDevelopmentPolicyLending in Pernambuco Luis Felipe López-Calva and InduJohn-Abraham Poverty, Gender and Equity Unit (LCSPP) Latin America and the Caribbean region

  2. Background Questions • Why Brazil? • Why Pernambuco? • Why a DPL versus other instruments? • Why gender?

  3. Pernambuco and the Northeast of Brazil

  4. Why Pernambuco?: The interiorizaçãostrategy

  5. Why Pernambuco?: Pernambucoand Brazil

  6. Why Gender?: Economic Opportunities

  7. Why Gender?: Gender and Poverty in Pernambuco

  8. Why Gender?: Importance of Gender Equality in Pernambuco • Improving endowments with ground still to be gained: • Higher educational attainment for females • Relatively poorer health indicators • Limited economic opportunities • Low female labor force participation • Wage and income disparities • Weaknesses in agency • Relatively high rates of physical violence • Relatively high rates of sexual violence

  9. The How – Motivation for the Inclusion of Gender in the Pernambuco DPL Concordance within the Bank among the Board, CMU and Sector Unit DPL focused on opportunities and equity Receptiveness of the Borrower

  10. TheHow – Process of Inclusion of Gender in the Pernambuco DPL Clarityin theimportance of thepolicyreformwiththecreation of a permanentSecretariatforWomen Restrictions in the time perioddefinedbythe DPL Indicatorsopportunitytostrengthenthefocus of the agenda of theSecretariat Dialogue facilitating new perspectives and potentialfuturelines of work

  11. TheWho: The Secretaria da Mulher • SpecialSecretariatforWomensince 2007 • Focusonrights-based training • Job training in non-traditionalsectorsforwomen • Background of activism and advocacy • PermanentSecretariatforWomen in 2011 • Elevated position in thepoliticalhierarchy • Expansioninto new areas of work • Needtobetter define and developintotheir new role • Needforgreater M&E tofacilitatepolicydesign and implementation

  12. The What – Gender Component in Pernambuco DPL (Concept Stage)

  13. TheWhat – GenderComponent in Pernambuco DPL (ROC Stage)

  14. TheWhat – GenderComponent in Pernambuco DPL (NegotiationsStage)

  15. InitialReflections Importance of supportfrom Bank management Importance of equitytopolicy agenda of government Highlightstheimportance of genderequitytoan agenda of inclusive growth Definitionof indicatorscriticalto dialogue in shapingagenda

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