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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 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 “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
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.
Bank Progress in Gender MainstreamingSocial Sectors Ahead of Non-Social Sectors
Guiding Principles • Selective coverage • Tailored to country • Evidence-based • Results-oriented • Success driven • Relies on incentives/results
Framework Policy level Agency level Make markets work for women Empower women to compete in markets
Framework Policy Level Agency Level Infrastructure
Interventions at the policy/agency level Policy Level Agency Level
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
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