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Mayra Buvinic Director, Gender and Development Group World Bank

World Bank Group’s Gender Action Plan (GAP). Mayra Buvinic Director, Gender and Development Group World Bank. gender equality as smart economics. Gender coverage in operations increased in the economic and social sectors since the launch of the GAP. Why is this important?.

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Mayra Buvinic Director, Gender and Development Group World Bank

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  1. World Bank Group’s Gender Action Plan (GAP) Mayra Buvinic Director, Gender and Development Group World Bank gender equality as smart economics

  2. Gender coverage in operations increased in the economic and social sectors since the launch of the GAP.

  3. Why is this important?

  4. Why is this important? Gender equality is smart economics Increased gender equality in households, markets and society Mother’s greater control over decision-making in households Women have better access to markets Women have better education and health Increased women’s labor force participation, productivity and earnings Improved children’s well-being Better health and educational attainment & greater productivity as adults Income / consumption expenditure Differential savings rate Current poverty reduction and economic growth Future poverty reduction and economic growth

  5. GAP (2007-2010) • Mainstreams gender in Bank economic sector operations • focused on 4 markets: land, labor, financial, and agricultural products. • Supports analytical work and tools to build the evidence base and influence Bank staff and policy in the long-term. • Works with financial incentives (not mandates)

  6. GAP • To date, the GAP has mobilized $68.2m and allocated $40.4m (226 initiatives) Note: Figures exclude PRMGE-led initiatives.

  7. E.g. CCT in Malawi • After one year, the IE has found large impact of CCTs on girls’ school enrollment, reductions in early marriage, teenage pregnancy, and risky sexual behavior. • Cash transfers provided to adolescent girls and/or their parents for girls to return to school or stay in school. • Results: • Probability of getting married and becoming pregnant declined by more than 40% (marriage) and 30% (pregnancy). • The incidence of the onset of sexual activity was 38% lower among program beneficiaries than controls. • Source: Baird, McIntosh, Ozler. 2009

  8. E.g. Ethiopia Rural Land Certification Project • GAP-funded study on rural land certification in Ethiopia leads to nation-wide program. • 6 million land use certificates issued, depending on district, between 40% and 90% held jointly by husband and wife. • Main finding of GAP-funded impact evaluation: Joint titles led to significant improvements in land productivity*. • Finding led to nation-wide scaling up of joint titling, supported by IDA funding (part of $30 million project). • *Source: Deininger (2008)

  9. E.g. Firm Certification Pilot in Egypt • Creates jobs, training and career advancement in private firms. • 10 firms are participating in the pilot. • Approximately 800 employees have been trained on gender equity policies (e.g. recruitment, training, career development and sexual harassment prevention.) • 8 companies have started the certification process, and 7 are slated to receive the gender equity seal . • In 1 company, Olympic Group (with 7,500 employees) , the percentage of women employees increased from 15% from to 18% in just 1 year of project implementation (Jan 2008 -Dec 2008).

  10. The GAP has made a difference GAP experience shows that:- Incentives can work (matched funding) - Large funds for gender can be leveraged with small inputs - The demand for gender and economics activities is high, much room to scale upOne result:GAP mechanisms enlarged the pool of staff working on gender issues in the Bank. % of Bank staff not previously working on gender that applied for GAP funding

  11. But challenges remain .. While gender coverage in project design increase, the quality of gender analysis in project design can still improve.

  12. But challenges remain .. and the quality of project supervision and monitoring for gender remains poor. Attention to Gender Issues, Quality-at-Entry and Supervision , FY02-07 Source: World Bank Quality Assurance Group, Quality at Entry Assessments QEA5-7 and Quality of Supervision Assessments QSA5-7.

  13. What’s Ahead

  14. What’s Ahead • 1 year to GAP completion (December 2010). • Zoellick’s commitment to increase gender investments in IDA 16. • Presentation a GAP Transition Plan to the Board (Spring 2010). • Possible 2012 WDR on Gender Equality.

  15. Management Commitments • Improve country-level gender diagnostic coverage • Favor gender integration into core ESW. • Strengthen results framework and monitoring systems • Results framework by Sectors/Regions, with time-bound targets for measurable output indicators in GAP Transition plan. • Strengthen management accountability • Yearly OVP review meetings chaired by MD. • Change capacity-building model to customized training • E.g. DIME Initiative

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