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Gender Mainstreaming in ADBStrategic Directions and Approaches

Shireen Lateef

Senior Advisor (Gender)

Gender, Urban Development, Water Supply andSanitation

Vientiane, November 2011

The views expressed in this paper are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy ofthe data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The countries listed in this paper donot imply any view on ADB's part as to sovereignty or independent status or necessarily conform to ADB's terminology.


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Outline

Gender in ADBs corporate architecture Corporate Gender targets Gender Mainstreaming Strategy Gender Plan of Action

Project Gender Categorization system Project GAPs Policy and Capacity support for DMCs


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Gender in CorporateArchitecture

1998: Policy on Gender andDevelopment

2008: Strategy 2020 Gender as Driver of Change Results Framework 2012 Targets

40% ADB projects 50% ADF projects

Results reported annually DEfR 2010 Planning Directions


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Strategy 2020

Core Sectors

Education InfrastructureEnergyTransportWater supply and sanitation

IrrigationUrban development and other infrastructure

Finance Regional Cooperation


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14%

100%

75%

73%

31%

53%

44%

11%

100%

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Public Sector Mgt 2010

Health 2010

Agriculture 2010

OTHER AREAS

Water 2010

Transportation 2010

Other Infra 2010

Finance Sector 2010

Energy 2010

Education 2010

CORE SECTORS

GM

Rest of

Gender Mainstreaming : ADB sectors2010


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Gender Mainstreaming

in ADB

Defines gender mainstreamingas an approach to gender equality andwomens empowerment.

Translates gender mainstreaming intoconcrete strategies, actions, activities


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GenderMainstreaming

Strategies

Country Strategies and Programs + CGAs

Policy Dialogue on Gender Corporate Gender and Development Plan of Action

Gender Categorization System

Gender Action Plans mainstreaming tool Gender knowledge Products and Tools

Sector gender checklists

Gender Capacity Development


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GAD Plan of Action2010-2012

Roadmap" for translating policyinto action.

Three key action areas:

country partnership strategies

lending/ADF operations targets Policy dialogue and gender capacity

development (partners and staff)


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Gender Categorization System

1. Gender Equity Theme (GEN) Gender equality and womens empowerment (GEWE) asexplicit project outcome

Directly supports GEWE

2. Effective Gender Mainstreaming (EGM)

GEWE substantially integrated but not explicit outcome Directly supports EGWE

3. Some Gender Benefits (SGB) Gender partially integrated and does not meet EGM criteria Indirectly supports GEWE Gender addressed in mitigation

4. No Gender Elements (NGE) Gender not integrated in design


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36% 36%33%

23%

27%

31%

42%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

GEN EGM SGB NGE GM-ADB

Projects with Gender Mainstreaming(2004 2010)


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36% 36%33%

23%

27%

31%

42%

44% 45% 45%

29%

38%

43%

53%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

GEN EGM SGB NGE GM-ADB GM-ADF



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36% 36%33%

23%27%

31%

42%

44% 45% 45%

29%

38%43%

53%

86%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

GEN EGM SGB NGE GM-ADB GM-ADF GM-PGC



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ADB ApproachesProject Gender Action Plans

Gender Mainstreaming Tool

Targets

Gender design featuresTime-bound actions

Monitoring indicators

Budget allocationGender Action Plan - Covenanted


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Gender Mainstreamingin Projects

Gender analysis in projectpreparation

Project Gender Action Plans GAPs)

Gender targets and performanceindicators in project DMF

Inclusion of GAP in projectdocuments (RRP)

Inclusion of GAP in ProjectAdministration Manual

Gender specialists in projectimplementation teams

Covenant for GAP implementation


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Policy and CapacitySupport

Promote policy dialogue

gender-responsive policy or law reforms

Partner with national machinery for CGA/CPSPartnerships with development partners

Build DMC gender capacity

TAs and RETAs for capacity development supportto national machineries/line ministries

EA/IA capacity development project GAPs

Regional lateral learning


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