Key Gender Resources
Workplaces: Worse for Women
2023
The Global Health 50/50's sixth annual report delves into workplace policies' role in fostering equal opportunities, specifically addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights. The report evaluates gender-related policies of nearly 200 global health organizations. It encourages the global health community to lead by example, framing sexual and reproductive health and rights as a human rights issue central to women's leadership.
Gender-Inclusive Approaches in the Energy Sector
2018
This Asian Development Bank tip sheet provides practical guidance for integrating gender into energy projects, emphasizing the importance of addressing women's specific needs, promoting gender equality, and enhancing the sustainability and effectiveness of energy initiatives in diverse social contexts.
Gender-transformative approaches: Good practices and future frontiers
2023
This ODI policy brief covers findings from a collaborative research and learning project on gender transformative approaches (GTAs) commissioned by the Government of Ireland. The brief identifies how the Government of Ireland and other donors can enhance the use of GTAs.
The SURGE Knowledge Hub
The SURGE knowledge hub provides a curated library of diverse resources related to gender equality in international development programming. It contains insights, case studies, and tools aimed at promoting gender inclusivity, addressing disparities, fostering equitable practices, and supporting informed decision-making in our practice.
I Know Gender: An Introduction to Gender Equality for UN staff
This eLearning course by UNICEF explains key gender concepts, the international gender equality framework, and gender mainstreaming within the UN system and program cycle. The intended audience is all UNICEF Gender Focal Points or any UNICEF staff member who would like to learn more about gender in international development.
Gender Toolkit: Integrating Gender in Programming for Every Child in Europe and Central Asia
2019
This link will take you to the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab's main page, which summarizes the Lab’s work and providers a searchable database of the Lab’s impact evaluations, reports, and briefs. Users can also access the other regional labs from this site.
Gender Service Delivery Standards
2022
This jhiepgo quality assurance tool outlines provides a framework for integrating gender considerations into service delivery, addressing the unique health needs of both men and women. The standards aim to enhance the equity, quality, and effectiveness of healthcare services globally.
Gender Equality in Europe and Central Asia
2022
This link will take you to the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab's main page, which summarizes the Lab’s work and providers a searchable database of the Lab’s impact evaluations, reports, and briefs. Users can also access the other regional labs from this site.
Building Responsive Investments in Data for Gender Equality (BRIDGE) Tool
2023
Data2X's Bridge Tool aims to enhance the impact of gender data initiatives by fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and effective strategies for advancing gender equality through data. It provides a step-by-step guide for project planning, implementation, and evaluation, offering practical insights, resources, and examples.
Strategy 2030: Responding to a Changing Asia and the Pacific
2023
This Asian Development Bank (ADB) webpage links to operational plans for each of the ADB's priorities under Strategy 2030, including “Accelerating progress in gender equality.” The operational plans include expected activities, outcomes, and new opportunities. The page also provides a link to the ADB’s Gender and Development theme.
SDG Indicators: Metadata Repository
The United Nations Statistics Division provides metadata for the Sustainable Development Goals. This resource offers information on indicators, methodologies, and definitions associated with Goal 5, enabling comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of progress toward achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls.
The World Bank Middle East and North Africa Gender Innovation Lab
This link will take you to The World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab's main page, which summarizes the Lab’s work and provides a searchable database of the Lab’s impact evaluations, reports, and briefs. Users can also access the other regional labs from this site.
OECD Gender Data Portal
The OECD Gender Data Portal showcases key indicators exposing gender disparities across education, employment, health, development, governance, digital, and energy sectors. It highlights the distance to gender equality, emphasizing areas requiring urgent action. Data spans OECD member nations and partner economies.
How to Engage Men in Nurturing Care Across the Life Stages
2022
This USAID infographic aims to enhance family well-being by encouraging men's active participation in nurturing care responsibilities throughout various life stages. It provides practical strategies and tools for promoting positive masculinity, involvement in caregiving, and fostering supportive environments.
Gender Toolkit: Integrating Gender in Programming for Every Child in South Asia
2018
The UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia designed this toolkit to assist staff in gender integration. It includes: 1) gender integration and UNICEF's approach to gender equality, 2) practical gender integration steps, and 3) gender integration guidance across the South Asia Regional Headline Results and its Complementary Results.
Gender Integration Marker
2024
The Gates Foundation Gender Integration Marker is designed for program officers to assess the level of gender integration within the design of an investment, using questions to guide rankings of gender unintentional, gender intentional, and gender transformative. It allows users to input their own answers and then walks through scoring.
DAC Guidance for Development Partners
2022
This handbook provides guidance for OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members and others on gender integration throughout the program cycle, and identifies opportunities to build support for funding gender equality programs across development and humanitarian sectors.
East Asia and Pacific Gender Innovation Lab
This link will take you to the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Region Gender Innovation Lab's main page, which summarizes the Lab’s work and provides a searchable database of the Lab’s impact evaluations, reports, and briefs. Users can access other regional labs from this site.
Beyond Gender Mainstreaming: transforming humanitarian action, organizations and culture
2023
This qualitative analysis examines the challenges and failures of gender mainstreaming within the humanitarian sector, concluding that gender mainstreaming cannot succeed in changing a sector built on patriarchal norms. The article instead argues that an approach rooted in behavior and culture change will be more effective in advancing gender equality.
Guide to Strengthening Gender Integration in Climate Finance Projects
2022
This WEDO resource provides a webinar guide on strengthening gender integration in climate finance projects. It offers practical insights and tools to enhance the incorporation of gender considerations in climate finance initiatives, aiming to promote gender-responsive approaches for effective and equitable climate action.
South Asia Gender Innovation Lab
This link will take you to the World Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab's main page, which summarizes the Lab’s work and provides a searchable database of the Lab’s impact evaluations, reports, and briefs. Users can also access the other regional labs from this site.
Latin America and the Caribbean Gender Innovation Lab
This link will take you to the World Bank’s Latin America and Caribbean Region Gender Innovation Lab's main page, which summarizes the Lab’s work and providers a searchable database of the Lab’s impact evaluations, reports, and briefs. Users can also access the other regional labs from this site.
Inclusive Language Guide
2023
This OXFAM resource provides guidelines on how to use inclusive language that respects diversity, avoids stereotypes, and ensures equitable representation of all genders. The resource aims to foster inclusive communication practices and contribute to a more respectful and gender-equitable discourse in various contexts.
Integrating Gender into Environment Projects in Fragile and Conflict Settings
2022
This World Bank blog discusses integrating gender into environmental projects in fragile and conflict-affected settings, using the example of Nigeria. The article emphasizes the importance of incorporating gender considerations in project design, implementation, and evaluation to enhance resilience and sustainability in such challenging contexts.
Gender-Based Violence Quality Assurance Tool
2021
This jhpiego Quality Assurance Tool provides a comprehensive framework for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of gender-based violence interventions, aiming to enhance healthcare responses to gender-based violence and ensure survivors receive appropriate and supportive care.
Gender Equality Indicators: What, Why, and How?
2007
This practice note prepared by the DAC Network on Gender Equality explores the need to develop indicators for measuring changes in gender equality. It addresses the political aspects of choosing measurements, provides broad principles, and offers questions for donors developing gender equality indicators.
Gender Data Portal
This World Bank data portal provides up-to-date gender statistics. Information is presented through engaging narratives and visualizations, enhancing comprehension of gender data and supporting analyses crucial for making informed policy decisions. Users can search the portal by topic, country, and indicators, as well as view data sources, data availability, and additional resources.
Feminist Activism Works!
2023
This Mama Cash literature review provides evidence on the impact of feminist activism on women’s rights. Priority was given to quantitative, cross-national, and longitudinal studies. Key themes of the literature review include violence against women, economic rights, reproductive rights, political participation and representation, and family law.
