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DAC work in the area of gender equality (www.oecd.org/dac/gender) is conducted primarily through the Network on Gender Equality/ GENDERNET (former Working Party on Gender Equality).

GENDERNET is the only international forum where gender experts from development co-operation agencies meet to define common approaches in support of gender equality.

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Strengthening the Development Results and Impacts of the Paris Declaration through Work on Gender Equality, Social Exclusion and Human Rights

11-Apr-2008

This workshop shared the emerging analysis and experiences at field-level and identified and “show-cased” case studies  of direct relevance to the themes of the September 2008 High Level Forum (HLF-3) in Accra,which will review progress in implementing the Paris Declaration.

Aid in support of gender equality and women's empowerment 2005-2006

31-Mar-2008

This report with tables and charts summarizes statistics on aid focused on gender equality and women’s empowerment extended by each DAC member in 2005-2006.

Enhancing partnerships between multilateral and bilateral agencies to support partner country efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment

from 28-Jan-2008 to 29-Jan-2008

This joint biennial workshop of the DAC Network on Gender Equality (GENDERNET) and the United Nations’ Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) focussed on the role of multilateral agencies in delivering on commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment; how bilateral agencies can best support the efforts of  multilateral agencies; innovative practices in partnerships; opportunities to enhance and scale up work to support partner country efforts, and improved tracking of development assistance focussed on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Gender equality and aid delivery: what has changed in development co-operation agencies since 1999?

13-Jun-2007

Set against the background of the changes in aid delivery, this report examines practices and institutional approaches to gender equality and women’s empowerment in OECD DAC members’ development co-operation agencies. It presents the key findings and conclusions of a study conducted in 2006.

Guide for Non-Economists to Negotiate Poverty Reduction Strategies

03-Apr-2007

This paper is intended to strengthen the ability of actors with limited knowledge of economics to engage in negotiations on the macroeconomic framework of Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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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