Measuring Performance and Gender Equality Results ADB

1. Measuring Performance and Gender Equality Results ADB Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Infrastructure Projects: Latin America and Caribbean Regional Workshop Lima, Peru – November 2009 Shireen Lateef

2. ADB’s Policy on GAD • Mainstreaming gender considerations in economic and sector work, including policy dialogue • Designing more projects with gender equality objectives • Mainstreaming gender equality in all ADB projects including infrastructure

3. Strategy 2020: LTSF Gender Equity: Driver of Change Country Partnerships Strategy Results Framework Knowledge Products Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women External Forum On Gender Gender and Development Cooperation Fund • Projects: • GAD theme • Gender • mainstreaming • Some gender benefits Gender Action Plan Institutional Framework

4. Gender Equality Results Framework ADB • Strategy 2020: Long-Term Strategy Framework – Results Framework includes - no. of projects with gender mainstreaming; ADF target • Roadmap for implementation of gender policy – GAD Action Plan (dept. targets) • Measuring and monitoring GAD performance • Gender Thematic Reports (every 2 years)

5. Loan Portfolio Classification Gender Categorization System 4 Loan Categories • Loan with Gender Theme – GD • Loan with Gender Mainstreaming • Loan with Some Gender Benefits • No Gender Elements

6. Gender Review of ADB Loan Portfolio Between 1998-2008 • Approximately 800 Loan documents reviewed for • Gender Theme – GD • Loan with Gender Mainstreaming • Loan with Some Gender Benefits • No Gender Elements

7. Monitoring GAD • Gender Theme Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women -outcome • Effective Gender Mainstreaming - GAP Gender analysis conducted; design features to facilitate and ensure women’s participation and access to benefits e.g., targets for scholarships, training, employment; female extension workers; joint-ownership of land, separate facilities (toilets), project specific gender strategies • Some Gender Benefits – HIV mitigation, education/health • No Gender Benefits

8. Gender Performance: ADB Loan Projects * GEN - Gender Equity Theme; EGM - Effective Gender Mainstreaming; SGB - Some Gender Benefits; NGE - No Gender Elements; SGM - Significant Gender Mainstreaming

9. Projects with Significant Gender Mainstreaming by Sector, 2008 Multisector ( 18%) Agriculture & Natural Resources (27%) Water & Other Municipal Infra. Services (5%) Public Sector Mgmt (9%) Education ( 18%) Industry & Trade ( 9%) Health &Social Protection ( 14%)

10. Projects with Gender Concerns by Sector, 2008 Agriculture & Natural Resources (17%) Multisector ( 20%) Water & Other Municipal Infra. Services (4%) Education ( 9%) Energy ( 9%) Transport & ICT ( 26%) Health &Social Protection ( 7%) Industry & Trade ( 4%) Public Sector Mgmt (4%)

11. Gender in Infrastructure Projects2006-2008 • 27%-30% GAD theme/GM • 35%-40% - Some gender elements • Total – average 35-45% of infrastructure loans address gender

12. Project-Specific Gender Action Plans/Strategies • Bundling of gender design features into a plan or strategy • GAD Plan mirrors each project component • Targets for women’s participation and access to project benefits • Gender design features • Time-bound actions • Monitoring indicators • Budget allocation • Gender Action Plan Strategy - Covenanted

13. Bangladesh: Third Rural Infrastructure Development Project

14. Bangladesh: Third Rural Infrastructure Development Project - Results

15. Project Gender Action Plans • Gender mainstreaming tool • Template easily replicated – how • Roadmap for implementation of gender mainstreaming design features • Easily monitorable • compulsory

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