Gender and Business Environment Reform: What is “Best Practice”? – BERF (2016)

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BERF, 2016 – 32 pages

This report investigates how to make incremental improvements to existing programmes and learn more about how they can benefit women, whilst continuing to build on what is already working in the field. This report recommends the following:

  • Results should be disaggregated by gender for all programmes.
  • Ideally, a country-specific diagnostic should be conducted before programme activities are specified.
  • Diagnostics should include simple primary research to fill data gaps and to test whether official procedures are implemented as written.
  • Where primary research is not feasible, a lighter touch diagnostic analysis should be undertaken using the many existing sources of information.

 

Women, Business and the Law – WB (2021)

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World Bank 2021 – 134 pages

Women, Business and the Law is a platform and report that analyses laws and regulations affecting women’s economic inclusion in 190 economies. Every year, the project presents progress on eight indicators structured around women’s interactions with the law as they move through their careers: Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension.

This year’s study took place amidst a global pandemic that threatens progress toward gender equality. In this context, barriers were identified to women’s economic participation and reform of discriminatory laws encouraged. Important findings on government responses to the COVID-19 crisis and pilot research related to childcare and women’s access to justice are also included.

USAID’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy (2020)

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USAID, 2020 – 56 pages

The goal of USAID’s gender equality and women’s empowerment policy is to improve the lives of people around the world by advancing gender equality and empowering women and girls to participate fully in, and equally benefit from, the development of their societies on the same basis as men. It contains interesting information for agencies that are looking to create or update their policy. The document includes a snapshot of gaps and opportunities on 13 related topics, i.e. agriculture and food security, conflict and insecurity, economic growth, gender-based violence. Furthermore, it outlines several agency requirements regarding its culture and practices that support the successful implementation of this policy.

USAID Women’s Economic Empowerment and Equality (W3) Dashboard: Interactive tool compiling country-specific data on women’s economic, social, and political inclusion

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USAID, 2018 – online tool

The Women’s Economic Empowerment and Equality (WE3) Dashboard provides a quick assessment of women’s inclusion in the economy, showcasing the extent to which women have attained economic, social, and political empowerment. This interactive tool provides USAID and the broader gender community with a starting point for essential discussions about women’s economic integration.

On this Dashboard, users can:

  • Explore a country’s performance on WEE.
  • View and download supporting documents (i.e. methodology and indicators).
  • Customize a comparison table with countries, regions, sub-region, and income groups.
  • Download the entire dataset used to populate the Dashboard and its metadata.

 

Green Finance

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2019, DCED – 6 pages

This Guidance Sheet sets out the case for incorporating gender-responsive approaches to green finance in donor programmes; provides examples of how diverse gender and green finance approaches have been integrated into existing donor-funded activity; makes recommendations for future programmes.

Green Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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2019, DCED – 6 pages

This Guidance Sheet sets out some rationales for gender-responsive green innovation and entrepreneurship programmes. It provides examples of how diverse gender and green growth approaches have been integrated into existing donor programmes and it presents lessons learned and recommendations for future programmes.

 

 

Green Jobs and Skills Development

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2019, DCED – 5 pages

This Guidance Sheet sets out the case for incorporating gender-responsive approaches to green jobs and skills development in donor programmes. It provides examples of how such approaches have been integrated into existing donor-funded activity, and it offers recommendations for future programmes.

Green Value Chains

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2019, DCED – 6 pages

This Guidance Sheet sets out the case for incorporating gender-responsive approaches to value chain programmes. It presents examples of how diverse gender approaches have been integrated into the existing donor-funded activity. Furthermore, it offers success factors and recommendations for future programmes.

 

Macro-Economic Policies and National Green Growth Strategies

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2019, DCED – 8 pages

This Guidance Sheet sets out arguments for considering gender-responsive approaches in donor programmes focused on macro-economic policies and national green growth strategies. It includes examples of how diverse approaches have been integrated into existing programmes and gives recommendations for future programming.

An Introduction to Gender-Responsive Green Growth

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2019, DCED – 12 pages

This Guidance Sheet provides a brief introduction to the nexus of gender and green growth. Its purpose is to support practitioners working on the design and implementation of development programmes to consider the gender dimensions of green growth. It sets out the case for integrating gender into green economy programmes, presents case studies of existing donor projects, and provides guidelines and resources on how to incorporate a gender dimension in green growth processes and approaches.