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Paris Declaration commitments and implications for gender equality and women’s empowerment

25-Aug-2006

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, signed in March 2005, establishes global commitments for donor and partner countries. This report focuses on how to ensure that a gender perspective influences the manner in which key issues on aid effectiveness are framed.

Why gender matters in infrastructure

30-Jun-2006

This report provides some suggestions on how gender equality issues can be incorporated into infrastructure projects in the energy, transport, water and irrigation sectors.
See also Why gender matters in infrastructure - presentation

Analysis of aid in support of gender equality, 1999-2003

29-Jun-2006

This report examines data on DAC members’ aid targeting the objective of gender equality in recent years.  It is based on donors’ reporting on bilateral official development assistance (ODA) commitments to the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Aid Activity Database and, in particular, the use of the gender equality policy marker to identify the relevant activities.

Negotiating the Economics of PRSs: a Reference Guide for the Non-Economist

29-Jun-2006

This Issues Brief is intended to strengthen the ability of different actors with limited knowledge of economics to more effectively engage in negotiations on the macroeconomic framework of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSs).

Joint workshop between the IANWGE and the Network on Gender Equality on "Aid modalities and the promotion of gender equality"

29-Jun-2006

A joint workshop between the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) and the Network on Gender Equality on "Aid modalities and the promotion of gender equality" was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 30-31 January, 2006. Read the summary report here.

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The GENDERNET has prepared a series of Issues Briefs examining the connections between gender equality, women’s empowerment and aid effectiveness.

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

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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