Gender Equality and Development

Aid in Support of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

04-Jul-2007

This report with tables and charts summarizes statistics on aid focused on gender equality and women’s empowerment extended by each DAC member in 2004-2005. See also individual donor charts .

Update of the Development Centre's Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base

05-Feb-2007

The Development Centre's Gender Institutions and Development Data Base (GID) has been updated. It is a new tool to help researchers and policy makers determine and analyse obstacles to women’s economic development. The GID is also now available through the OECD's on-line statistical database (OECD.Stat).

Effective Strategies for Promoting Gender Equality

21-Jun-2004

This new Tipsheet addresses the question:  How can we increase the liklehood of women benefiting equally from development activities?  What strategies have proven to be effective in the field?

Editor's Choice

These "Tipsheets" provide information on how and why gender equality is a crucial dimension in all development initiatives.

Gender Equality Tipsheets
Gender Equality in Sector Wide Approaches

Guidance for advancing gender issues in the development co-operation programmes of DAC Members.

DAC Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Co-operation

A valuable set of definitions of key concepts and approaches which guide and deepen the reader's understanding of gender equality issues and how to address them.

DAC Source Book on Concepts and Approaches Linked to Gender Equality