Main findings

• Aid committed by DAC members to gender equality and women's empowerment in the economic and productive sectors amounted to USD 4.6 bilion on average per year in 2007-08.
• A small share of these USD 4.6 billion targeted gender equality or women's empowerment as the main ("principal") objective (2%).
• Lower priority was given to gender equality in the economic and productive sectors than in all sectors combined.
• Much of the aid targeting gender equality in the economic and productive sectors was allocated to agriculture/rural development (42%).
• There is scope for increasing investments in women's economic empowerment, in particular in the sectors of transport, energy, trade and employment.

Related links

• Homepage: Aid in support of gender equality and women's empowerment 
• Chapter 1. Aid in support of gender equality and women's empowerment: Statistical overview
• Chapter 3. Aid in support of gender equality in education and health
• Chapter 4. Aid in support of gender equality in Fragile and Conflicted-affected States
• Chapter 5. Aid in support of gender equality in humanitarian contexts (forthcoming)

Gender equality as a principal objective in the economic and productive sectors

Aid committed to gender equality in the economic and productive sectors amounted to USD 4.6 billion per year in 2007-2008. Only a small share of this aid (2%) targeted gender equality or women’s empowerment as its principal objective

• Dataset: Aid activites targeting gender equality and women's empowerment (CRS)