Gender Mainstreaming in ADB

Strategic Directions and Approaches

Gender, Urban Development, Water Supply and Sanitation
Vientiane, November 2011

Shireen Lateef Senior Advisor (Gender)

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

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

Gender in Corporate Architecture

1998: Policy on Gender and Development
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

Strategy 2020
Core Sectors
Education Infrastructure Energy Transport Water supply and sanitation Irrigation Urban development and other infrastructure Finance Regional Cooperation

Gender Mainstreaming : ADB sectors 2010

CORE SECTORS Education 2010 Energy 2010
100% 11% 44% 53% 31% 73%

Finance Sector 2010

Other Infra 2010 Transportation 2010 Water 2010 OTHER AREAS Agriculture 2010 Health 2010 Public Sector Mgt 2010

75% 100% 14%

GM Rest of

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Gender Mainstreaming in ADB

Defines gender mainstreaming as an approach to gender equality and womens empowerment.

Translates gender mainstreaming into concrete strategies, actions, activities

Gender Mainstreaming 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

GAD Plan of Action 2010-2012

Roadmap" for translating policy into action.

Three key action areas:

country partnership strategies lending/ADF operations targets Policy dialogue and gender capacity development (partners and staff)

Gender Categorization System

1.

Gender Equity Theme (GEN)

Gender equality and womens empowerment (GEWE) as explicit 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

Projects with Gender Mainstreaming (2004 2010)

70%

60%
50% 40% 30% 36% 36% 33% 31% 42%

20%
10% 0% 2004 GEN 2005 EGM 2006 SGB

27%
23%

2007

2008 NGE

2009 GM-ADB

2010

Projects with Gender Mainstreaming (2004 2010)

70%

60%
50% 40%

53%

44%

45%

45% 38%

43% 42%

30%
20% 10%

36%

36%

29%
33% 27% 23% 31%

0% 2004
GEN

2005
EGM

2006
SGB

2007
NGE

2008
GM-ADB

2009
GM-ADF

2010

Projects with Gender Mainstreaming (2004 2010)

90% 86%

80%
70%

60%
50% 44% 45% 45%

53% 38%
36% 36% 29% 33% 43%

40%
30%

42%
27% 31%

20%
10%

23%

0% 2004
GEN

2005
EGM SGB

2006
NGE

2007
GM-ADB

2008
GM-ADF

2009

2010
GM-PGC

ADB Approaches Project Gender Action Plans

Gender Mainstreaming Tool
Targets Gender design features Time-bound actions Monitoring indicators Budget allocation

Gender Action Plan - Covenanted

Gender Mainstreaming in Projects

Gender analysis in project preparation Project Gender Action Plans GAPs) Gender targets and performance indicators in project DMF Inclusion of GAP in project documents (RRP) Inclusion of GAP in Project Administration Manual Gender specialists in project implementation teams Covenant for GAP implementation

Policy and Capacity Support

Promote policy dialogue
gender-responsive policy or law reforms Partner with national machinery for CGA/CPS Partnerships with development partners

Build DMC gender capacity

TAs and RETAs for capacity development support to national machineries/line ministries EA/IA capacity development project GAPs Regional lateral learning

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