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List of key documents: Tipsheets and DAC guidance on gender equality.

Gender Tipsheets
DAC Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Co-operation
DAC Source Book on Concepts and Approaches Linked to Gender Equality
DAC Policy Statement: Gender Equality: Moving Towards Sutainable, People-Centred Development
DAC Policy Statement: Progress towards gender equality in the perspective of Beijing +5
Gender Tipsheets
Spreading responsibility for integrating a gender perspective into development activities and policies is helped when staff have easy access to useful and readily useable background information. The Tipsheets provide suggestions on possible obstacles and tips on how to overcome them. Many are produced by SIDA (Sweden) and AusAID.
DAC Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Co-operation
Guidance for advancing gender issues in the development co-operation programmes of DAC Members.
DAC Source Book on Concepts and Approaches Linked to Gender Equality
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 Policy Statement: Gender Equality: Moving Towards Sutainable, People-Centred Development
The May 1995 High Level Meeting of the DAC, endorsed gender equality as a vital goal for development and development assistance efforts.
DAC Policy Statement: Progress towards gender equality in the perspective of Beijing +5
In 1995, inspired by the Beijing process, Ministers and Heads of Agencies endorsed the statement Gender Equality: Moving Towards Sustainable, People-centred Development. This affirmed the DAC's commitment to gender equality as a vital goal for development and to gender mainstreaming as a strategy to improve development results, tackle gender disparities and uphold respect for women's human rights.
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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